Sunday, August 26, 2007



Kids are incredibly amazed at how cartoon characters get themselves working with powers to aid them in times of need-- even if it is not a crucial situation they are still permitted to use them (at least most of them) with the smallest amount of liability bestowed upon their very backs. True enough, I carried on this childhood outright fantasy even at a ridiculous bold age of fifteen. To think that I am big enough to know that humans have only their own capabilities and talents to rely on, getting some dosage of wild childhood dreams recaptured once again and trapped in the bottle labeled, "unattained visions" gave me back my fragile, juvenile dreams I used to keep. As a kid, I cannot brush away the truth at how awe-stricken I was as I watched movies and read books with characters who possess such unbelievable superpowers. Relatively, I kept myself the question, which had no reasonable parallel answer to for quite a long while, but I do wish to give credit at this moment.


"If I were bestowed with superpowers, where will I use them?"


1. SELF-LOVE


It will be part of my duty to grant people the will to love themselves and in return, they have to put their utmost worries behind and try to live a life fulfilling their aspirations. Learning to love yourself is probably not the greatest love of all, but it is the seed from which everything roots out. Before you can fully love a person, you would have to be able to love yourself first.


2. ELIMINATE DIRTY POLITICIANS


I want to clear out all unnecessary lies imprinted upon the very obvious faces of politicians who, without feeling even an ounce of guilt, continue their wrongdoings without noticing the harm they are doing to the country-- we may be pulling down the ratio of dollar to peso but we are bit by bit being pulled down (even more) by the gravity of self-inflicted politian hands eager to grasp an incredible amount of money coming from no other but the citizens themselves. Taxes are now being paid but are lives getting any better?


3. SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT


Let's face it.. We are under some crucial environmental condition that is getting nastier by the minute. Bracing the reality about Global Warming is such a huge load. The truth is, I do not think everyone is well-informed about the situation, specially those living in remote areas. And to think that our lives and those of the future generations rely solely on the environment, human existence might actually come to an end in the most drastic way: drowning. The unpredictable weather and variation of weather conditions among areas with a relatively close span dictates the severity of the whole thing. Sad to say, even though there are quite a number aware about this situation, we still continue damaging the beauty Mother Nature holds at her finest.


4. ERADICATE WORLD HUNGER


People under the ruling of some poor local government (i.e. the Philippines) suffer a great extent because of their leaders wrong doings. The politicians live in a hefty palace-like grand mansion in contrary to the unprevileged living along the streets. How come politicians do not do concrete actions towards them? Are they simply turning a blind eye to reality in hoping that one day it would just eventually disappear with the magic wand of a wizard or fairy of some sort? Buzz! Wrong! Millions are likely sleeping with an empty stomach; some are even feeding on Rugby. You could see real skinny kids whose duty starts at daybreak, selling materials they have and at night, begging solely for money. My heart is pierced with this unexpected reality. Those in very remote areas are also not being given attention to, or in this case may be given some attention but very limited. Only a few percent of Filipinos eat three meals a day. And that is something unbearable that even my own self cannot process.


5. WORLD PEACE


Terror threats are everywhere. You go on a plane: possibility of hijack; You enter some store: there might be a bomb; You go somewhere: you might get kidnapped. I do not know how wrong these people think or whether they are even in their right mind. Take the recent happenings in Iraq for instance. Millions have fled their homes in search for some safe evacuation center, partly away from danger but still near the midst of it. Bombings everywhere. Killing people seem to have been some form of recreation. This is what people cannot explain about themselves. The conflicting cultures and religions can be blamed in behalf of all aspects bringing about the shaping of a dangerous environment. It is not a suprise anymore that Philippines is part of the terror threats. Just a few ship-days away, Mindanao, on the far south, has the most recent violent happenings, ranging from the actual killing of Abu Sayaff members and Marines; to being headed; and even, mutilated. Wherever does it state in the bible that killing is part of God's plan? And whever did the people get the notion that revenge is the key to solving a conflict? Yes, revenge provides satisfaction but it results to a mere unlimited chain of revenge. Lucky are the people who are spared from terror threats and death but unlucky are the people who think that violent events result to peace.




These, my friends, are the top five things I would grant once I am bestowed superpowers. I have also simple matters to wish for: good health, protection, excellent grades, a promising future and even, finding the one. But even so, I think I would need to grant myself open-mindedness specially to new happenings. And talking about new happenings, I have to prepare myself and brace the fact that Ms. Martinez is not our Statistics teacher anymore. Because of the lack of teachers within our school and a couple of teachers granted maternity leave, they had to renew schedules and unfortunately, we were the first section to be eliminated from Ms. Martinez's class. (Nonetheless, she is still our Algebra teacher.) I am not sure how I can cope up easily with this sudden change but I do hope to catch up with the replacement's style of teaching (There are rumors that the substitute is Ms. Opiniano). Otherwise, I would grant myself the opportunity to basically flunk-- this of which I'm not allowing myself to fall into. On the contrary, I think the coming of the new teacher would open up doors to new, exciting opportunities. However, tough as this may seem, I think I am ready for the challenge. So, bring it on!