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Sighs

The frenzied weather blew intense rains as a howling of wind took its place in a dark atmosphere outside my window. Nebulous clouds foretell of a week-long storm that has arrived in the vicinity.

I browse through web pages, trying to pass the time in a nine-hour passage. Truth be told, I wish I were in the deep depths of my blanket, amidst a sea of pillows and furry toys. I am lethargic, yet in need of some form of creative revelation to betide.

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

There is no way to get around your true passion. Sooner or later you will have to deal with it-either with joy because you've finally found it, or with regret because you weren't brave enough to pursue it. The choice is always yours." - George Yang, Mcdonald's Philippines founder

When people hear or read of a success story in the pages of a newspaper or in local tv news and see that a Chinoy (Chinese-Filipino) is behind it, the initial reaction will always be, "Intsik kasi, kaya ganun." (The person's Chinese, he is bound to be successful.) Should that always be the case? Should they always get the credit? I have nothing against Chinese people, in fact I admire them for their labor that always entail sweat, blood and tears, but I am positive that there are also other Filipinos who can outshine them - like me. I am kidding, but I am trying to prove a point here and I am just at the beginning of my realization.

"Hindi tayo kasama sa liga ng mga 'yan, kakaibang tiyaga ang meron sila. Hindi mo kaya yan." (They are out of our league, their patience and skills are like no other. You do not have such qualities.) My mom would always say when I ask if I can be like them. I was never discouraged whenever she would say those things, I was actually challenged to say the least.

At this day and age, as I live among the Y Generation, as people will stereotype the youths of today...the 'adults' would always complain, "Instant gratification yan mga yan, hindi sila sanay sa hirap kaya mahihirapan sila umangat sa buhay." (The kids today are so used to instant gratification that they will have a hard time going up the ladder of success.)

I do not want to be a part of that statistic - the "I-am-happy-to-graduate-kaya-okay-na-'to" syndrome. Sadly, because of the infamous crab mentality of the Filipinos today, instead of inspiring the youth to pursue their dreams, the lack of drive amongst us pushes each of us down.

At this point I wish I lived in the era of my parents were it was difficult to make a living but it taught you to strive harder to succeed. If only I could relive those times and make a change on my own but I know such vigor is only but sand seeping through my fingers. Where's the determination is us? Are we happy where we are at, now? Or do we desire to make things better even at a bloody cost?

Some people are satisfied in just getting a diploma and marching down the aisle during college graduation, but I strongly believe that our passions do not end there, it is merely just the beginning. I believe in the power of continuing education - whether it may be a job experience or a Master's degree.

Today, I realized how fortunate we are that everything we need is under our fingertips, but we are just wasting our opportunities because we are either scared of taking risks and failing or just merely getting out of bed to live our life-long dream.

We must get up and chase the course that has been planned for us even before we were born or dread of losing it in the process.

To you, my fellow youth, let's prove the world wrong, that we are just late bloomers taking our time. But now that the moment is right we will seize the day and bask in the rewards of our drudgery.