CEBU CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) — “Only he is truly a patriot who, whatever his post, high or low, tries to do the greatest possible good to his countrymen.” […]
CEBU CITY — “Only he is truly a patriot who, whatever his post, high or low, tries to do the greatest possible good to his countrymen.” These were words uttered by Apolinario Mabini, the Brains of the Philippine Revolution, an educator, lawyer and statesman who served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Revolutionary Government, and then as the first Prime Minister of the Philippines upon the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.
This was especially true for the youth awakened by the political upheavals in the 1960s which was sweeping across the world. In the Philippines this was the youth who took centerstage in the country’s politics with the now historic First Quarter Storm. It would be a youth movement that would bring tens of thousands of young people out in the streets, facing the dictator’s absolute power with its military’s might and which led to a number eventually going up the hills to take up arms.
This is the world that the Filipino youth is faced with. And their country is certainly no exception. There is still a wide disparity between the rich and poor, their government – from national to the local government units – remains incapable of providing them a secure and safe future. Educational and employment opportunities are still only available to a few.
Clearly, the generation gap remains in place. And the lesson remains the same: it is the right of the youth to decide for themselves what they want to do especially if this does not harm any person or the planet. The elders must give them space and not dictate their expectations on them which are based on their own context.
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