The Art of Changing by: Royce Lyssah M. Malabonga
The Art of Changing
“An honest voice can be louder than a crowd’s,” the famous line of the sorority blonde turned Harvard lawyer, Elle Wood in the heartwarming movie, Legally Blonde.
What if you happened to be in a cosmos where the first sight would seem to be surreal but when you analyze deep into that surreal vista, take a closer look, read between the lines and not be deceived by the first sight at hand, you will actually be surprised that there are more flaws: corruption in the government and even down to the tiniest part of the society, bribery of the influential moneymakers just for them to be the “mitochondria” of the whole system and for their aims to be materialized through their monetary efforts, crab mentalities of those people at the top of their games who’d do what it takes to keep the crowns on their heads even if it means dispatching the really capable people on the line, pretensions of being such nurtured individuals outside of their shells who’d tuck every inch of their imperfections and pretend that they’re the best of the best capable of handling all kinds of weathers and the callous conscience they’re bearing which makes all these flaws an immunity on the reflection reality which makes everyone else forget the what was once a surreal view of pure intentions and equality for all.
What kind of cosmos is that or can anyone ever fathom that kind of world where no one dares to make a move and change what should be changed? It’s just too good to be true but sadly, that cosmos is our very own motherland, the
“How can one seek change if he or she still continues to live up to the system?”
We can’t just sit there and watch things happen as if injustices are normal in our everyday lives. It’s just simple to say that if by some chances you had a wound, would you just isolate yourself in one corner, dwell on the pain and let it heal by itself as time passes? NO! No one would cure that malady without you having to do something about it, if you can’t fight its, maybe it’s time to change your healing ways and use another remedy that would heal what should really be healed.
These injustices would continue to prevail if you would allow fear to control your sense of being, fear of those people who always speak on your behalf and do all the patching-ups so the real deal won’t be exposed.
As Barack Obama puts it, it’s time to make a change, if you can’t fix it, change it and stop becoming who you were and start becoming who you really are…
And how can we possibly do that? By being aware of what is happening in the environment may it be fair or unjust, remembering that little knowledge is very dangerous, by using our voices not only for own sake but most importantly for the good of others and that is where change begins.
Keeping in mind when Jesus Christ tried to change the flaws of mankind, he was persecuted and condemned for fighting for the good and was even seen as the criminal for saving mankind from evil but He never stopped believing that a day would come in which all the world’s chaos would doom to an end because He had so much faith in His people and as our dear alma mater quotes it, “BE THE CHANGE THAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN”.
-ROYCE LYSSAH M. MALABONGA
Editor-in-Chief