This day is a day that everyone of us will treasure. All of you are part of this achievement. The teachers and superiors; our parents and legal guardians; our school; schoolmates; friends; and our community. Some of us are not as good at showing love, respect, and gratitude, but now we are certainly thankful and relieved as well.
" There is no elevator in success, you have to take the stairs." – a quote that is very applicable for us, students. As a human being, we can't be what we want to be, do what we want to do, accomplish what we want to accomplish, and live a life that we dreamed of in a heartbeat. There are no jinxes in our lives, if there are problems or struggles we face. In fact, those are the keys to success. They will mold us, train us, and help us to make our lives worth living. Everyone of us will experience humiliation, rejection, and embarrassment. But someday we will make everyone proud. So now, at this moment, this accomplishment, we should be happy and be reminded that we're still climbing up to success.
We all have dramas in our lives. We all have different stories, because we're all different. We have different traits, characteristics, personalities, talents, weaknesses, and appearances. We're all different. And we all have our own level of intelligence.
Some of us have family problems, like me. Some of us have problems with our friends. Some of us struggle to go with the flow. We all have dark sides because we're not perfect. We don't have to change, we have to be a better person. Or somehow be the best person in your own career.
We all have dreams and goals, yes. We should do something about it. Let us apply what we learned from our alma mater. We shouldn't just treasure the memories of us having fun. We shouldn't just be glad of this achievement. We should apply to our lives what we have learned in our high school years. To become someone we can be proud of and admire. We can also be role models. We can be a true son of God, a must-know Filipino and a wonderful human being.
Of course, we can't be what we are right now and I will never have a chance to speak in front all of you if it wasn't for my family, friends and teachers. We are all thankful and honored.
©2015
copyright 2015
by: Josephine A. Balingit
