THEY ARE DESTINED WITH THE BAD BOYS ✔

CHAPTER 59

<GRADUATION DAY>

3rd person pov.u

Lahat ng estudyante ay nakasuot ng toga.

At naghihintay na lang na umakyat ng stage at kumuha ng diploma.

Sunod sunod ng tinawag ang mga studyante mula lower section hanggang sa highest section

"At ang huli ay nga estudyanteng nangaling sa nataas na section...." sabi ng MC.

Nagsitayuan na ang section nila nicole at umupo..

"Mr. Joshua Alcantara" sabi ng mc at umakyat na ng stage at nakipag shakehands at kinuha na ang diploma at bumaba ng stage at pumwesto sa gitna.

"Ms. Bianca Alviar" sabi ng mc at ganun din ang ginawa ni bianca pagkakuha ng diploma bumaba na at pumwesto sa gitna kasama si josh.

"Ms. Casey Choi" sabi ng mc at kinuha ang diploma at pumwesto sa gitna

"Mr. Carlo Choi" sabi ng mc at ganun din ang ginawa niya.

"Ms. Tiffany Javier" sabi ng mc at ganun din ang ginawa ni tiffany

"Mr. Daryl Jimenez" sabi ng Mc

"Mr. Luke Andrew Laxamana" sabi ng mc.
Umakyat si luke sa stage at halatang gulat na gulat ang member ng X6 at lalong lalo na si Gail dahil hindi nila inaasahang uuwi si luke. Kinuha niya ang diploma at pumwesto na sa gitna.

"Mr. Tristan Montereal"

"Mr. Jester Montereal"

"Mr. Nathan Salvador"
Sabi ng MC at inaanounce na ang mga honors.

"And our honor student...
Ms. Kaye Alonzo ... our cum laude,and Best in Science" sabi ng mc at nagpalakpakan ang lahat.
Umakyat ng stage si Kaye at kinuha ang diploma at sinuotan siya ng 2 medal.

"Next our magna cum laude is Ms. Gail Rivera, Best in English, and an outstanding leader" sabi ng Mc at umakyat ng stage at kinuha niya yung diploma at sinuotan siya ng tatlong medal at lahat ay nagpalakpakan.

"And Our summa cum laude, Best in math, Best in History and  best in Filipino class is .... Nicole Montealegre" sabi ng Mc at umakyat si nicole,kinuha ang diploma at sinuotan siya ng apat na medal.

Nagbigay ng speech si nicole

"I AM HERE BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THE BEST STUDENT IN XMU

Now, before any of you say that I am a self-absorbed, egotistic, or arrogant being, let me ask you a question: what does it mean to be the best? If we are going to define the said word according to the standards of our society, the best may mean the most intelligent, the most talented in any given skill, the most gifted of all, or simply the one who has all that he needs and is greater than anyone else.

However, that is not how I see it.

Growing up, believe me, that is exactly how I grasped the concept. The more medals you get means you’re the smartest. The more trophies you received, the better. And the higher your grades, the better you are as a person as compared to others.

Yet it made me realize that this belief only placed a false sense of security over an individual and an even greater risk of self-doubt in the coming years. We were taught that to be the best means to be the greatest among others. But I disagree. It is my strongest conviction that striving to be the best is not about a life of constantly beating or competing with other people so that you can be at the top, rather, it is conquering a greater enemy other than the people around you – and that person is you.

We have no greater adversary than ourselves. And like a brave soldier in an epic battle, I believe that one of the highest and utmost purposes in our lives is to defeat and conquer the rival, the opponent which we see every time we look in front of the mirror. My fellow graduates, never stop growing. Never stop pushing yourself. Never be afraid to try new things. And let us remember, that we can do all things armed by our faith which makes us stronger.