My Choice

I go to a university which activism is its trademark. I enter here with my childish acts and knowledge of my high school years. Having a curious mind I get a course complicated enough to change my world and say “I want to change the world”. My training-ground offers a lot of ideas and ways for change; like a market, you can choose what road, what ideology and what actions you will take. For freshmen students you will be amazed, be frightened or be excited with the shouts of thoughts you’ve been hearing left and right, but what is left is for you to decide; will you answer the call or close your ears in the four corners of the room.

My freshmen professor once said it’s good to be an activist. An activist who knows what’s happening around her, and didn’t just absorb it but react and do rational actions on it. We’re so lucky that we are immersed on the real life… Lot of organizations say they are the activist that I am looking for, the real advocate of students. But the question is… “What can I do, for I am just a youth, send to school to study? In line of these organizations, one of them stands different.

It is an organization who demands for change and action but does not call for violent revolution but a revolution of individual attitudes. They ask for genuine reforms and do rational actions. They are courageous to speak about our society’s problem, ask difficult questions and propose bold solutions. They speak what’s in their mind and show the real them. They debate intellectually with the issues, not fooled easily and stand still till the end on what they are fighting. I see how they are ready to face the generations challenge even behind Athem are obstacles, loses and sacrifices.

I’m proud to be part of this organization, the “Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas”.

I learn knowledge not only on the world which I am concerned but also lessons about life. I does not only gain new ideas but also gain friends who are worth keeping… and I know I made the best choice.