ILANG beses ding nabigo, na-reject at nawalan ng pag-asa noon si 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray bago tuluyang naabot ang kanyang mga pangarap sa buhay.
Hindi rin naging madali para sa girlfriend ni Sam Milby ang naging buhay at career niya, lalo na noong nagsisimula pa lamang siya sa pagiging modelo.
Sa katunayan, dumating din siya sa puntong parang gusto na niyang sumuko dahil sa sunud-sunod na challenge na dumating sa kanyang buhay. Nawalan din daw siya ng tiwala sa sarili dahil sa ilang beses na rejection.
Kuwento ni Catriona sa ginanap na virtual mediacon para sa kanyang single na “Raise Your Flag” under Star Music, 18 years old siya nang magtungo rito sa Pilipinas pagka-graduate niya ng high school sa Australia.
“There’s been multiple points where I felt like giving up, or I didn’t feel like I was good enough, or capable enough.
“One of them was when I was quite young. I was 21, I was breadwinner of my parents at that time,” pagbabalik-tanaw ng Pinay beauty queen.
Aniya pa, “I didn’t have any work opportunities coming in. And it just felt like I kept getting nos. Like, every single opportunity kept closing on me.
“And I was just, like, ‘Is there something wrong with me? Is there something that… I don’t know, na may kulang?’ Or ‘Am I not good enough? Don’t have I anything to offer?’ Na parang, I questioned everything about myself.
“I questioned if I had even made the right decision to live in the Philippines at that time. And I felt like such a disappointment to my family. And it was a very hard time for me,” lahad pa ng dalaga.
Ngunit ani Cat, hindi talaga siya tumigil hangga’t hindi niya naaabot ang kanyang pangarap. Nang dahil sa mga naranasang pagkabigo, mas tumibay pa raw ang pananampalataya niya sa Diyos.
“It was really through strengthening my faith, which is really when my faith journey started as a Christian. That really pulled me out of that, and also I was introduced to volunteerism, which then introduced me to pageantry,” pagpapatotoo pa ni Catriona.
Mensahe pa ni Cat, “So, all of a sudden, I felt na parang si Lord was guiding me talaga. It’s just like, ‘Wait lang, anak. I have something for you. Just wait lang. Be patient lang.’”