Sometimes life seems so difficult when you live in ordinary life,simple family and simple living.At the age of 9, Jazel has already seen some of life’s harsh realities. Growing up in poverty in the Philippines, this young boy, his sister, and his classmates face significant hardships just to get to school every day. Despite their circumstances, Jazel and the other children have such pure hearts that they share with their school mates — even though they too have almost nothing. * * * On school mornings, Jazel and his eldest sister, Meltchie, 10, wake up at 5. “We need to leave early, as we still have to climb the mountains for school. We don’t want to be late,” Jazel says, speaking in Cebuano, their native language. The children’s flag ceremony starts at 7:30 a.m., and class follows shortly thereafter. Jazel, Meltchie, and their schoolmates walk over a stream and through the woods to get to school, which is located on top of the mountain. While walking through the woods, they share laughter so they do not have a tiring walk to school.