Crimes made
by minors are too rampant to be unnoticed. Theft and murder are just few of the
offences they have committed against their own fellowmen. Have they been locked up in jail of what they
have done? Have they been persecuted of what they did? Have they suffered the
pain their victims endured? No- they are freed and protected by the law.
Consequently, they fear not. These young individuals of the present further
obliterate the name of Rizal who defined them as the nation’s hope by remaining
under another’s wings; staying parasitic, frivolous, indolent and inefficient.
Indeed, the youth is a bitter pill to swallow.
With the eyes that witness these obnoxious events however, will we
continue lighting candles in the wind? Will we not ignite the fire of rebirth?
The answer
lies not just in the hands of the concerned but it also takes the palm of the
involved. The society and the youth themselves must work hand in hand to be
able to make the difference we’ve been longing for; the difference that will
justify the works of our forefathers who might have already hauled them over
the coals. Tolerating and considering their mistake is no beneficial to both
sides. One must make them realize they are not a free caste who can do what
they want to do. Everything has its consequences to be faced.
If only
they have been sent to school, if only they have been educated, if only they
were morally taught as well; there would be no fingers pointed at them at this
being then. Hence, education for all is evidently what is shouted by many.
Access to free knowledge must be implemented throughout the nation. Yes- it has
been one of the government’s priorities. But why are there minors carrying a
heavy basket of cabbages in the market instead of writing in a paper at school?
Selling a box of mineral water along the streets instead of reading books?
Knock Knock to the administration.
People
often say “wala ka’y pulos!” Psychologically, the young ones believe it, do it
and live with it. Instead of continually belittling and criticizing them for
being this and that, why not give them encouragement to prove they may stumble
and fall but will always rise and stand again. In this fresh beginning, their minds
and hearts just need a little push, and a little trust. It is not to see in
order to believe that they can, it is to believe that they can in order for us
to see. Because like the Molave, it just need a keen sea rch to be visible. Furthermore, opportunities must be provided
for them to show what they got; put them in the field where they’ll shine.
Far
different from the past’s youth, I spoke without taking into consideration that
I am one of today’s. I may not be one of those who held knife in their hands or
stole wallets from other’s pockets but I am a youth of today. I may not be one
of those out-of-school-youth but I am a youth of today. But instead of boasting
that off, I am doing my best to give justice to the name of our ancestors. In
addition, I who’s blessed enough share what I learned to those who are not.
Being a role model to them is the best thing that I can do for them to realize
they are not just that, they are something worth being proud of.
“The Youth
is the hope of the nation”-Jose Rizal. So cliché, yet it has been remarkable
through ages. It is better not to remain remarkable however; it must be lived
with by everybody. By being the hope of one another, the youth deserves the
light of rebirth. To believe is to see. Just keep holding on. We’ll witness the
difference at dawn.
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