Reflective essay

Characters:

Sinag-Tala – a daughter of a known basket weaver in their village who was accused of theft.

Walang-Gulat/Magiting–son of a chief who rules the Pasigan clan.

Lakambini – daughter of the Rajah who is attracted to Walang-Gulat.

Pirang-Kawayan – father of Sinag-Tala.

 story:

When Sinag-Tala was two and a half years old, her grandmother gave her a pallid pearl and a lily which will symbolize her. Sixteen flower seasons had passed since first she came and still she had no pearls – only that little pale one. One day, Lakambini asked her to weave a beautiful basket for the mother of Walang-Gulat. She went to the riverside to gather bamban reeds and young bamboo joints to be used in the basketweaving. There she met Magiting and the two of them enjoyed each other’s company. Magiting decided to marry Sinag-Tala. Lakambini was enraged when she knew of this and plotted to accuse Sinag-Tala of stealing her pearls. The judge ordered Sinag-Tala to dip her hand into a cauldron of boiling water to get a stone. If her hand gets burned in the process, she will be proven guilty. To everyone’s surprise, Walang-Gulat appeared together with his men to bring other gems in exchange for Sinag-Tala’s freedom. But the judge insisted on going through with the trial. Out of nowhere, Pirang-Kawayan appeared with despair in his eyes and suddenly stabbed Sinag-Tala. Lakambini was already too late to tell the truth for Sinag-Tala was already dying.

lesson: 

Do not succumb into jealousy for it may lead one to do vile things. 

One’s wealth or status is never a standard when it comes to love. 

Learn to forgive people especially when they are your family.

Regret and guilt will only come after the mistake.

Conclusion:

This story presents the downside of letting emotions getting the best outof a person and the consequences that comes with it

“Maguindanao Pearl” 

Is a classic tragic love story. It is a pity that the protagonist died in the end but nonetheless, it has delivered significant lessons especially on love. Whether you are poor or wealthy, it doesn’t matterwhen love makes its magic. It has also showed that loving someone can be treacherous. When jealousy, despair, or anger, eats you up, it can cause much havoc in someone’s life so emotions must be controlled through proper thinking. Once the mishap is done, it can never be turned back and regret will consume you. So with this said, people should really use the brain over the heart.