haiku...

Sunrise

Bright light of the sky,
A new hope for everyone
It's morning again.

Disciples

Loving each other
They share same culture and faith:
Blessed sons of God.

Self-reliance

This essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson is really an inspiring one. Emerson urges the reader to be bold and unafraid to voice his inner thoughts to the world at large. Emerson cites Moses, Plato and Milton as examples of men who used non-traditional thinking for their time and were unafraid to voice their own original thoughts and ideas. He suggests that it takes practice for a man to become aware of his thinking and to recognize when he has an original thought.
Emerson states that each person has to produce according to his own ability, without striving to imitate another. Each person is unique in his ability, and each individual creates something only he is capable of producing. The common experiences of humankind have a unique response in each individual. Each person is responsible to strive to his utmost and do his best, no matter what the task. If one slacks off in his labor, no work of genius will result. He counsels the reader to trust himself and to work within the circumstances in which he is been born. He also praises youth and youths' ability to hold fast to their ideals even in the midst of great opposition. Just because children or young people are not as articulate as older people, it does not mean that they have no power. Emerson warns "seniors," or adults, that youth can make adults become unnecessary.
He also believes that one must be a nonconformist in order to be a man. There is no idea that should be considered too accepted to be questioned. Emerson believes that most men are virtuous as a way of feeling less guilty. He thinks it better to live a less virtuous life if it is more sincere. Rather than being concerned about repentance, Emerson would rather just live his life as it unfolds. He does not believe a man's actions are necessarily a good indication of his character. Emerson is confident of his own worth and does not need any other person to tell Emerson he is worthwhile. One should not miss reading this essay.

What if...

What if I am not a DOST scholar?

Will I be here at NDMU?

What if I did not take physical science as my field of specialization?

Will I take biological science instead?

What if I fail in one of my subjects this semester?

Will I pursue my course?

What if I and my boyfriend broke up?

Will I still be happy as what I am now?
What if I got a serious sickness?

What would it be?

Will there be someone who would care for me?
What if I will die tomorrow?

Will I leave tears in the eyes of my loved ones?

How many of them will attend the funeral?
What if my father is alive now?

Will I still long for a father’s love and care?
What if I am a boy?

What would be my name? Will I still have many friends?
What if I was born in a different family?

Will they love me the way my family do?
What if I am not a Filipino?

Do I still have to study the Philippine history?

What would be my nationality?
What if I was born during the time of Jesus Christ?

Will I go with Him as the disciples do?
What if I am the most intelligent person in the world?

Will I still find difficulty in physics and calculus?
What if I am the richest person in the world?

Will I still have a lot of friends?
What if I fail to pass the teacher’s board exam?

Will I still become a teacher? What would my future be?
What if I am a princess?

Will I be as beautiful as the Disney princesses?

Will I have a happy ending? Who will be my prince?
What if I lost my mind?

Will I have someone to look after me?
What if no one loves me?

Will I be a complete creature?
What if I perfect my exam in thermodynamics?

Will I jump as high as I could because of too much happiness?
What if I get lost to a place where I can see no people?

Will I find my way back home?
What if I will be kidnapped?

Will I be brave enough to escape from them?

Will there be people who would worry?
What if I do not exist?

Will there be someone who is similar to me?
What if I am a politician?

Will I build nations or destroy them?
What if my mother aborted me when I’m still in her womb?

Will I struggle to cry for justice?
What if I fall asleep for 100 years?

Will I woke up in a different world?
What if there is no God?

Will I exist?