Makahiya is a plant whose name means "touch me not" because it closes its leaves everytime someone touches it. It is like the daughter of the couple in the legend of makahiya. The moral lesson in the legend is about confidence. The mere fact that we are given life, that is something to be proud of and to be confident of. Though we should not overdo it, it would not harm us to be a little confident because the life we have should be shown to others and not to be kept to ourselves alone.
