"I always deem of how they would live in the future when they cannot move forward both of their feet to the gush of the existent world."
Sometimes, I could not stop weighing myself against other people. I carry it out in the most dejected point in my life. It is not that I am not at ease with what I have in life bearing in mind the fact that my parents never fall short to provide. The purpose of that is not to take the life of other people who I compare myself with but to make me grasp that I am truly blessed.
In the process of realizing my significance, I always draw closer to the situation wherein I happen to be aware of the situation of the poor sector of the society. I always deem of how they would live in the future when they cannot move forward both of their feet to the gush of the existent world. I constantly ask myself if I could aid them with their current situation. I discern that I can, I’m just waiting for that chance to come and amend me to become a better person.
I am really frightened of what the future has for me. I would have to endure a lot of risks to carry on. If I, who study really hard now to prepare myself for the real battle, am uncertain of what will happen to me, what more for these people who are not sure of their lives in the present? How will they survive in the future if they cannot make a better plan for themselves in the present? How sad, isn’t it? But it is the veracity.
The documentary film of Ateneo entitled “Minsan Lang Naging Bata” made me think profoundly of how education revolves in all of us who are auspicious to have it. We, who are components of a respected academe like San Beda, should be gratified that we would not need to spare a time for work just to earn a living. Moreover, we must be more grateful that we did not become victims of child labor unlike those kids in the film who were forced by their parents to trade their education for work.
Such learning gives us a better possibility of getting hold of a brighter future. Once a person is successful in his fulfillment for a program in an institution, lots of job-opportunities and higher pay-schemes come into place as a result of the rigid work. However, if you were not able to embrace your guts, then you are wasting the opportunities that you could have had. If such things happen, look around. Think of others who aspire for your position more than you do.
As for now, when we all have is a diminutive idea of the circumstances that might take place in the next few years, we should be true to our principles in life. One must not be a mediocre in his/her studies. The purported excellence is not just for ourselves who study hard but also for our loved ones who for all the time succor us, the community where we fit in, and our future family that we envision. Above all, being true to our God-given education is itself a means of reverence to the Lord who blesses us all for here and eternity.
