created last June 30, 2009
Many times have already passed since I, as a student, came in contact to this simple question, “Are we Filipinos Truly Free?”. Literally, I can say, “YES! We are truly free.” We are now totally free from the dictatorship of our colonizers coming from the different parts of the globe- Spain, America, Japan- but does this freedom that was given to us by our heroes and from our God gave an impact to us now Filipinos at our present time? Sadly, I can say, NO. Many of us didn’t even bother to take actions from the new independence that we want our country to have. The independence from the malicious acts of our government leaders, independence from the day-to-day controversies from the showbiz world, independence from economic crisis and many other things. Remember, we were able to gain independence from other countries. But what’s happening to us now is that, some people are still taking our independence away from us. And those people are our fellow Filipinos.
Have we ever asked ourselves, “Does the war that our heroes participated centuries ago made an impact to our nation?” YES! Because of that we gained independence. “Does that independence made us Filipinos feel that we are truly free?” Many of us ‘MIGHT’ say no. Many of them may still think that if ever we are truly free, we Filipinos can fall down as a nation and to stand as a nation. But what’s happening to us now is that, we are all blaming our government about the downfall of our country. We do not even bother to take actions to help our government. What we do is waste water, we waste food, and we waste money. After many years of gaining independence, let us shift our minds once in a while to think that, we already have our independence and let us keep it worth it. Let us come to think the fact that it is really a gift, not only for us, but to every Filipinos who deserves to be free. And until then, we can already feel the true essence of being free. The true meaning of freedom.
photo by: daniel conway
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