Responsibilities are given to him on
whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust. Everyone
has our own responsibilities. And they are given to those who are perfect to
the task that God assigned to them. Those great leaders and heroes have the greatest
responsibilities among us that are connected to the people under them. Responsibility
is affiliated with decision-making. And that is the hardest part in life.
Have you been in the situation where
you are to choose between your family and your responsibility? I think nowadays
those cases are not prominent anymore. But I know two great persons of their
time who have been in this situation. And they are Aeneas from Aeneid and
Hector from Iliad.
As the Troy was falling, Aeneas wants
to avenge and he wants to go in a battle against the Greeks to defend their race.
But his wife, Creusa begged him to stay and save his own family’s life first. Seeing
his wife acting that way made him flee with his wife and set aside his revenge.
On the other hand, Hector from the book of Iliad just like Aeneas needs to be
in a battle as one of his responsibility. He is to go in a battle with
Achilles. And just like Creusa, Andromache the wife of Hector tried to stop his
husband to be in the battle. He asked Hector to be in her side because if he
dies in the battle she will be left alone and also their son Astyanax. Even though
Hector loves his family so much, but he still insist in going in the battle and
chose his duty for his fellowmen.
Both of the two heroes have been in
the tough situation where they are to choose between family and fulfilling
their task. Both of them were prevented from involving themselves in danger by
their wives but they made a different choice. Aeneas chose his family than doing
his duty while Hector chose his responsibility of protecting his fellowmen than
the safety of his family.
Both of their decisions were right and
they just did what they think was right. It is really hard to have a great
obligation and responsibilities that’s why there is a saying that” Responsibilities
are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust. ”
Imagine Aeneas narrating to you the
hardships that he and the Trojans experienced. Wouldn't you feel
sorry for them? As Aeneas told the story of their fall in book I, I feel pity
and sympathy for them. Everyone knows how hard it feels to be away from your homeland,
but it is more difficult to be away with no chance of coming back because it is
totally destroyed. But even though there is sympathy I am also amazed by their
determination especially to Aeneas, because even though there are lots of
disaster that they experienced he still encourage everyone to stay strong
because he knew that there is an end for all their misfortune and sufferings.
He didn't stop fighting to survive because he has a great faith to
their gods and goddesses which made them successful in their journey. Even
though I know that behind their sufferings, they will find and build a new home
in Rome I still feel sympathy for them. Just like in every story even though
the readers know that there is an end from the distress that the main character
is feeling, they still feel pity for them. As what Aeneas felt during their
journey, he lose his wife, father, and friends but still he strive for the sake
of his comrades.
Think about it, before you do it.
As a CNSHS student, waking up early in the morning is a must in order to be at the school at the right time. Aside from that, still there are other rules and regulations that students need to follow.
One day when I was on my way to school riding on my bicycle, I saw a bunny passed my way. My head follow the direction of the bunny until I lose my balance and fell from my bike. I felt something hit my head and then I fell asleep. When I woke up I was already in front o our school. I went near the gate and it automatically opened and I was surprised about it. The schools really looks different there is only one building with seven floors. Then I saw a man coming towards me. Then I realized that it was Dante Alighieri. I was so happy and I asked for his autograph. He told me that we need to enter each room of that building and so I followed him.
When we entered the first room, I saw that the students here were given heavy task due to not speaking in English which is a rule violation. The students need to write 100 essays in English in able to go out of that room. After that Mr. Alighieri told me that we need to ride the elevator to go the second floor.
At the second floor, students that were punished here were the cheaters. The students here need to answer man test as thick as the Websters dictionary and not the pocket ones. I also saw that beside their desk were tissue box and some tissue papers used with some blood on it. Students can’t really cheat here because there were CCTV cameras that was monitored by Sir Ces. That floor was really funny XD.
Then at the third floor, the bullies were located. I saw that there were no chairs and tables in that room and their floor was not tiles. All the students here were sitting on the floor the whole day while attending the class. They were so busy that can’t even chat with their seatmates.
Well it’s pitiful, but I need to move on to the next floor. On this floor, students were very busy. They were task to do many things like projects, home works, seat works, exercises, quizzes and many more. They were all doing these in a long table and the the end of the table was a very big and noisy clock. Everyone was really pressured but I think that it was a good way of how they can make these students be responsible.
Moving on to the fifth floor, I saw that all the students here were quiet with their head down. They were sitting in a circular for and I saw Ma’am Pareja guarding them angrily. They were tasked to write promissory note. After seeing those scene I hurriedly run to the elevator and went up. I was really scared because I am also committing this violation.
At the sixth floor, I saw that Sir Tom was there. And from that I already know what kind of students were here. They are those who don’t wear the uniform in proper uniform. They really experienced how strict Sir Tom was. They were punished by doing many things like jumping jacks, running, push-ups and many more.
Then at the last floor, I realized that I was enjoying this trip. Not because I can see that others were suffering, but because I was with Dante Alighieri. Anyway, in this room the students were guarded by Ma’am De Vera and two other teachers. Students here were also tasked to do many things because I heard that they are the lazy ones. They are doing many things and still they need to pass it on the same day.
After that we went out of the building and out of the campus. I was about to asked why I was here but when I look around Mr. Alighieri was not there already. I read what was written at the arch of the gate “Gate of Punishment”. Then suddenly I felt someone knocking at my head and when I woke up, someone was just knocking at the door of my room
Hellooo! Ü How’s your sembreak? I hope you’re fine :D. Because me, I‘m always fine JJJ. I was thinking
if I will put your name here in my letter or not; because I don’t want you to know that I admire you (HAHAH).
Well I hope that you will not be angry if I say so.
I don’t know when was the exact time that I
start being addicted to you. But during the last months of my sophomore year I
already noticed you. And when I figured out that you will be playing drums
during the Saliw Concert I saw a sparkle in you (XD). Then starting that day I
admired you already. When I got that news I was like “Waaaaah! Really? OMgas!!!”Joke! I was like “Ow. Really Coool!”
Now that I am a junior I like you
more. Maybe it was the month of August-September, and that’s why during the intramurals I was really
cheering for you (Lundeh!). I don’t know why and how.
Even though I am not seeing you playing the drums anymore, I am already happy
seeing you pass by in our building, at the gym and seeing you at the
canteen and fourth year building(:>).
And you know what? After seeing you I will go inside our room and jump while
saying “He is theeere!!” or “I saw my cruuuush!” for like a hundred times (JOKE).
I want to share you something and I pray
that you will not be angry to me. (PLEASE! *crossed fingers* t~.~t). First of
all, I already know your birthday. It was also in the month of August when I
learned that August 12 is your birthday.
We were cleaning the Gsp room then one of my classmates was cleaning the
bulletin board then she said “Hey look. Their
birthdays were in here.” Then I hurriedly
run to her and look for your name (Peaceyow!). Another thing I saw a paper near
our trash sack it was written there your section together with your blog’s URL (what my luck.) then I copied your
URL there and followed your blog then I read all that you have posted there (V^_^V).
Another is that I added you as one of my friends in facebook. I thought you
will not accept me because I thought you are “suplado”(^,^v). But when you accepted me you
LILILILILILI made me happy. And you know what during those months that I am too
addicted to you I even subscribed to your account (pisbewithyow!). But don’t worry not up to now.
But my addiction ended when I figured
out that you have a crush to someone. Actually I learned that it was not just a
crush but a “special friend
relationship”. I cried that
time WAHAHAHAHAH. (I’m sarreh.) Since that time I told myself to stop crushing you hahah. I don’t know if I still like you now or what
but I still dedicated this letter you. Btw you still don’t know who you are wahahahah. Uhmaygaaaas
I’m nervous. Yaaaah! Hellooo Kuya
Marius Dominic Sanchez XD. (T>T Fuuuuuuu.)
Hahahah. I made
it. Please stay the same. God Bless :***
PATABA KA! XD
Peaaaaace. Ü
Aspiring to be your friend,
JOYCE (JUT) J
PS po: Sorry for the grammatical errors. I'm not good at writing. :)
Why
do we call our teachers us hero? It is because their job isn't a joke. It is
really stressful to face four times of 35 students 5 times in a week, 10 months
in a year with different attitude and different weaknesses when it comes in
learning. They choose to mold us despite of the attitudes that we are showing
to them, whether it gives them good or bad vibes. Everyday they will rise,
inspire and touch the hearts of their students to pursue more in studying and
cleaning their room Ü.Thoughthey don't have those
supernatural powers what they are doing to us is enough to call our hero. Those
great engineers, great doctors, nurses, architects and businessman who have
gone so far now will not be as successful in life now without those heroes who
trained and established a strong foundation of learning which they are now
using in their different jobs.
In approximately 8 years of my learning, I have seen
different faces with different temperament. But there are some of them who gave
impact in my life, great impacts which makes me stronger in life. Though Ididn'thave good memories
with my teachers during my elementary times still there are teachers who are
good to me. But there us this one teacher who never failed to inspire me almost
everyday every morning.Every timethat she stands up in front of the classroom and start
the lesson she never miss to give us a piece of advice and
that's why I idolize her for doing that for us. Because she can just teach us
and don't do that but she never did. She loves every student under her advisory
class, she loves us all the same and treat us more than her students. I just
want to say THANK YOU MA'AM FOR MAKING US INSPIRED EVERYDAY! FOR CHEERING US TO
BE POSITIVE IN LIFE! HAPPY TEACHERS DAY! MWAHMWAH! CHUPCHUP! MAY GOD BLESS YOU Ü.
And to all heroes all around the world who treats their
students more than students, love them equally and give them their fullest to
fulfill the needs of every students when it comes to knowledge....
* I'm sorry I am really not a good writer of a story so I took hard time thinking for it. Ma'am said to write a short story, but every time I try to write it is always long and I am just stopping because I am tired.
Ten years now had passed and I can still remember the first time I saw him. I was attracted to his shocked little brown eyes. He gave me a blue rose which made my whole day complete that time. I also remember our first ‘Best friend Date’ when I felt hard to breathe like my diaphragm was squeezing in too much excitement and happiness that I felt that time. Let me tell you our short story but a little long too. Because our love story all started at the garden.
“Take my hand, I’ll teach you to dance. I’ll spin you around, Won’t let you fall down.
Would you let me lead? You can step on my feet. Give it a try, It’ll be alright.” *Strum*Strum*
I was at the garden of our school, when I heard a very resuscitating voice strumming his guitar. I did not pay attention to him since I want to be alone in that place. It’s been 5 weeks ago when I transferred here in this school. I transferred here because my parents preferred me to study here in the city than in our province Cavite. They allowed me to study here even though I am just alone and my friends were at Cavite. Since I am new hear I don’t have yet friends and I am really not interested of having too. Yes, you can say that I have an affluent side of myself. It’s just that I’m tired of answering their questions. Question here answer there, answer here question there. Like. “What’s your name?” ”From where are you?” ”Do you have a boyfriend?” ”Can I have your number?” “Can I court you?” By the way, as I was saying the strum of guitar and his voice is getting louder as seconds pass by. I stand and tried to look for him and I was shock when I turned around I saw him, he was white, tall, with messy hair and he wears an eyeglass which fits him so much making him more cute and conspicuous and because I was shocked I said “Mother of white wraith!”. He was a bit shocked on me so he stops singing and gets the blue rose from his bag and handed it to me. “You’re so CUTE! Can you be my friend?” I get the flower and smiled.
Starting that day we used to be with each other since were also classmate and both taking up Theatre Arts as a junior here. He used to give me things that he said will serve as his remembrance as if he will always leave. He also used to protect me from those garrulous girls, who always talk about me and spoil my personality to others. And most of our free time we are always at the garden in where we first met. We became best friends and that garden became our rendezvous. We fill that garden with good memories, picture there, picture here and everywhere. One Friday morning he asked me out. ‘‘Be ready at 6:00 pm I’ll fetch you here outside your gate. Arrange yourself we will have a formal tryst. It’s a formal Best friend date. Anyway you don’t need it anymore, you are already gorgeous. Just always wear your smile for me and it’s already superfluous.’’ I blushed and waved goodbye to him. I look at the clock its two o’clock because we are always half day during Friday. I prepared for my best dress, best sandals, practice for my best hair and make-up style. I also allotted one hour of beauty rest and I even tried wearing babushka. After all my preparations, I am now ready to go. Time check it’s 5:45. As waiting I was dreaming of a very romantic scene in a very fairyland-like garden. “Ahhh. Time Check it’s…5 …4 …3 …2 …1. YESS!”
*Beep Beep*
Wow exactly 6:00 pm. How punctilious. I hurriedly went out of our house and I am not wrong it’s him already with his very handsome attire. He opened the car’s door for me. And we have on our way. It was a very peaceful night the moon and the stars were happily sleeping in heaven and there was also silence in the car. When I look at him he will just smile at me which is very unusual. I opened the player and played the song ‘ENCHANTED’ by Taylor Swift. Our first destination is our school, I was surprised because I wasn’t expecting for our first best friend day will be in our school. He led me to the garden and as I enter the garden I think my eyes and mouth are getting wider. I was really taciturn because of what I saw I feel like I am in heaven. There are many candlelight surrounding the path way. There are lots of blue balloons, blue rose, blue teddy bears, blue roses and blue petals of flowers. He is very sweet because he really used my favourite colour even if his favourite is violet. And when we reached the pavilion I the blue butterfly chandelier at the middle really caught my attention.
He pulled the chair for me and asked me to sit. Then he also sits and started the conversation. “Good Eeeeeve! Best friend! Serra.., let’s cherish every moment of this night.” What happened to him it seems like he wants to tell something more to me. I can’t take it anymore so I spoke already. ‘Jan, what’s with you? Are you a depot or something?’ ‘What? A depot? You mean a storehouse?’ he asked me. “Yah! A depot of surprises. You’re a spoiled son! Where are you getting all these affluent stuffs? And I am thankful that almost all the time that I need you are always there. You always make me happy. Yes, I know that you are my best friend. I am just afraid that someday you might find ennui in my company. I’m afraid, how can I ever pay you with what you are doing to me? ””Nothing just smile for me and my day was already complete. Just as simple as that. Because I don’t want to see my best friend suffering. Just always give me your sweetest smile and I will be contented already.” There was a bit of awkwardness after that and I was blushing but then he cut it and said. ‘Here taste this parfait. በ_በ”. I tasted it and it was so GOOD!”Wow! It’s very good! በ_በ” YUMYUM!”. “Wow really? It is really good? I prepared that!” he said. “WHAAAAT! WOOOW! I LOVE YOUUUU!” I vociferate. He was shocked for what I said so I added some more words. “I LOVE YOU! Best friend! You are the best best friend EVERR !”. “Serra, Can I ask you something?” “What?” “After how many years after our college degree do you like me to get married?” “Uhm, after 5 years maybe.” After eating he stood up and got his guitar and played a song for me which am the “Summer Song” by Silent Sanctuary he sang the song up to the chorus and after that he kneeled in front of me. “Best friend, I’m sorry but I love you. I tried to stop these but I can’t. Since that I saw you I can’t erase your face in my mind already. Then I tried to search for you and what my luck is that you are my classmate. During boring classes I just choose to stare at you” I was shocked of what he is telling me right now. Now this is a fairytale because I thought that I am the only one falling for him. But what will I do? I don’t know what to say. ”Serra...” he continued... “Do you feel the same way too? Please answer me honesty. Even if I will be hurt.”. “John you know what?.. I am exactly feeling the same way too.” After that, he lifted his head up and he put out a ring and proposed to me “Can you be my future wife after 6 years?”
After what happened that night, we became in a relationship up to our last year of stay in our school. On our graduation day, he confessed to me that he will go abroad and study engineering there. After hearing that, I felt sad like I can’t hear any voices around me but only his voice saying those things. I didn’t go with him at the airport but before he rides the airplane he called at me. And ending that call was also the meaning of ending our relationship. He chose to leave me here for himself.
After two years of what happened I am still angry to him that time, I entered the music industry here in the Philippines were I wrote songs for broken hearted. I am bitter to sweet lovers and everything. And after one two years, I stopped my career because I found out that I have a breast cancer. Every night I cried to God why it’s always me. “At first you let me study from the school which is so far to my friends, then you get my only love and let him leave me and now you are now going to get my life? But I am not yet happy! I am not yet seeing him! I don’t want to die!” I am not helping the doctors to cure myself I don’t eat and when I am confined at the hospital I can slowly observe the gradual baldness of my hair. I am crying everyday will he ever love me if I was this ugly now?”
One time I got tired of crying and due to too much depression slept 10 hours and when I woke up it is already 7 o’clock and I felt someone holding my hands. Probably this is not my mother because my mother’s hand is quite rough. When I lean on my side I was very shocked when I saw that it was John. I sit in my bed and start crying silently and then suddenly I felt a warm feeling. And it was john who is hugging me. Since that day he promised to me that he will ever going to leave me anymore and that he will love me forever even what hairstyle do I wear as long as I am giving him the sweetest smile that he wants.
One afternoon I was sitting at my wheelchair and he is the one pushing it. He push it until we reach a pavilion. When I saw the pavilion I cried again because the arrangement was just like our first best friend date! Though it is not that elegant as before. He put me at the centre and he kneeled again in front of me and said “Serrah I am really really sorry for living you. But now I am here promising to you not to make you sad and suffer anymore. I will never leave your side until you get well. Now may I have your hand and be your husband?”
I didn’t answer anymore but I just cried and cried. After one year 1 year survived the trials and repent all my sins to God and we also got married and now we have our unica hija which we named “JANE”. Ü
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