Hope

"Ang Kabataan ang Kinabukasan ng Bayan"

Dr. Jose Rizal once stated that the future of our nation is in the hands of the children, but will the future ahead of us remain bright with how the youth behaves today? 

We hear news about children and their wrong doings almost everyday. We witness kids doing drugs and committing crimes at a very young age. Teens who lack knowledge about sexual education engaging in unprotected pre-marital sex daily.

With the continuous augmenting rate of teenage pregnancy and school dropouts, will we ever face a bright future? 

It's simultaneously funny and infuriating to think that most kids and teens today don't think of their futures when they will clearly be the ones to suffer from the aftermath.

Should we lose hope?
No.

Yes, we do see some lives slowly deteriorating but our nation shouldn't fall apart so easily. We may witness a few people's beings slowly crumbling and withering, however, I strongly believe that there is still hope remaining for our nation because although what lies ahead may seem a bit gloomy now, we still envision ourselves living a pleasant and happy life in the coming days.

In my perspective, our future is not only contingent on our youth; it can be based off from our countrymen's positive mindsets.

"Habang may buhay, may pag-asa" is one of the many sayings Filipinos live by and as long as we maintain our positive outlook in life, I believe that we can make it.

We can and we will be a better nation.