Kabaliktaran sa inaasahan ni Julia Barretto, 23, ang nangyayari ngayong 2020.
Umasa si Julia na magiging maganda ang 2020, lalo pa’t nasangkot siya sa ilang kontrobersiya noong 2019.
Kabilang sa isyung kinasangkutan ng Kapamilya actress ay ang paratang na siya ang third party sa hiwalayang Bea Alonzo at Gerald Anderson, noong July 2019.
Pagsapit naman ng October, nasa headlines ang pamilya Barretto dahil sa away sa pagitan ng ina ni Julia na si Marjorie Barretto at mga kapatid nitong sina Gretchen at Claudine.
Kaya naman mahihinuha sa Instagram post ni Julia noong mismong Bagong Taon, January 1, na sabik siya para sa bagong simula sa 2020.
Mensahe niya: “feeling really optimistic about 2020.
“Thankful for the year it has been.
“It was a year of courage, strength and most of all bravery.
“Life has proven, yet again, that the sun always rises.
“Feeling really optimistic about 2020.”
“Love and light.”
Pero first quarter pa lamang ng taon, tumama ang COVID-19 pandemic sa buong mundo.
JULIA BARRETTO LOOKING FOR THE SILVER LINING
Sabi ni Julia, hindi inasahan ng marami ang malawakang epekto ng health crisis.
Sa kabila nito, mas gusto pa rin daw niyang ituon ang atensiyon sa positibo.
“I think I remember that post," pagtukoy niya sa kanyang New Year Instagram post.
"I said, like, I’m feeling being really positive about the year that was coming, which was 2020.
“And, you know, we really never know what was going to happen.
“I think this pandemic really came as a surprise for all of us.”
Ibinahagi ito ni Julia sa YouTube Live ni Tim Yap noong May 26, Martes.
Nakatulong daw kay Julia ngayong 2020 ang mga natutunan niya mula sa matitinding isyung hinarap noong 2019.
“But, I think, one of the things that I really learned from last year that I am able to bring this year is just find a silver lining into every situation.
“I think last year was really a good year for learning, like, survival, compassion, and appreciation really, of the simple things.”
Ganito raw ang ginagawa ng mga tao ngayong may pandemic.
“I think that’s what we’re all doing now.
"We just gonna find ways to survive and help other people survive as well, because a lot of people really need our help also and compassion for everybody.”
Sa kasalukuyang krisis, nakita raw ni Julia ang kahalagahan ng mga simpleng bagay, gaya ng oras kasama ang mga mahal sa buhay.
Paliwanag niya: “I wish I savored the moment more.
"So now, when we’re all back to normal, hopefully soon, now we're all gonna be more present and less on our phones, more conversations, more effort to see people that are important to us.
“I really pray this pandemic never happens again, but we have to find the silver lining.
“We have to come out of this pandemic having something that we really learned and a better person."
Nito lang ding Mayo ay inamin ni Julia sa isang podcast na limang taon na siyang mayroong anxiety disorder.
Nagkuwento ang aktres tungkol sa hirap ng isang taong may ganitong mental issue.
Hindi tinukoy ng aktres kung ano ang dahilan ng pagkakaroon niya ng anxiety disorder.
Pero nagsalita raw siya tungkol dito para magkaroon ng awareness ang publiko, at para mas maunawaan ang pinagdaraanan ng mga taong may ganitong kondisyon.
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