True Essence of Christmas

Christmas’s True Essence

A few days from now, we will be celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. The whole of Christendom awaits the event with joy. But do we know the meaning of Christmas? What is the true essence of Christmas?

To me, Christmas is gift giving. It is the time to share the blessings that God has given us. Christmas means forgiveness. It is the most appropriate time to understand that man is born to commit mistakes, that to err is Human, to forgive is Divine. It is therefore a season of peace and we can only attain real peace if we forgive our enemies.

Christmas is love. God gave us His only Son to save us from eternal perdition. It is only by fitting that we should give help to the less fortunate, to the needy people in the spirit of Christ. Yes, let us gift others and in doing so, we can say that Christ being given to us by the Father shall not be in Vain.

Let us then keep and celebrate Christmas everyday in our life. 

Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities

Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities

Equally, God created Man. In His eyes, there is no rich, no poor, no matter who, what and where we are; all of us were treated fairly. It is understood then that we should also treat fairly the people around us. But why there is still some who treat others unequally, unfairly?

In my 15 years of living, I’ve already encountered situations where I think there is violation of my right. One of them was when I am still an elementary pupil specifically, Grade-VI pupil. It was by the month of September and probably the Science Month Celebration, my teacher told me that I will be one of the three Science Investigatory Project contestants who will represent our school in the District Level. But during that time I was then setting my mind that I will do Science Quiz. I have told my teacher about it but she insists, I have no choice but to accept it. In that encounter, I think my right to choose was violated. Maybe others think that it was just a small thing but for me it is a big one.

 It is a must to fight for our rights but let’s do also consider the every limitation of the every right, as I quoted, “Every Rule Has It’s Exemption, Every Right Has Limitation.” Equal Rights! This must be observe in our country not just for today but until the next generations and in doing so, every Filipino will surely have Equal Opportunities in life.