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HISTORY , HISTORY , HISTORYYYYY~ jusko . Grabe , nung HS ako . Major major ang memorization ko diyan . Andaming DATE , andaming NUMBERS ! Parang MATH . Jusko , pati mga names ng mga namatay , kelangan i-memorize . :/ Pwede ba irespeto na lang natin ang patay ? :))))
i hope you are joking young lady…i’m afraid it’s not an acceptable answer on my dashboard. and yes, i know, i shouldn’t really bother with trivial stuff but what can i do, i love history and current events (which is the majority of the topics that i post here).
:D so carry on, you’re young. interest is interest - at least this is contributing to my observation of the younger generation of filipinos or the youth in general. that is why i follow back selective tumblr accounts (i base it on their personal blog posts).
I guess this just represents the majority of our countrymen when it comes to the subject of studying our own history. And sadly, this mindset is also the reason why we are a “lost” nation.
I can’t blame her though, what she wrote is the product of her experience with the teacher she had. And yes, there are more teachers who make you memorize the facts and figures in Philippine history, or even other classes in history, than those who make you see how they relate to the present quagmire that the country is into.
But really I have this to say to this young lady: Think of history as your love life.
History is the love affair of Felipinas with the various men she had visit and live with her through out her years. It is about how she was conquered by the religious attractions offered to her by Espana; how the American wooed her with their promises of a better future with him; And how the Japanese raped her in their effort to prove himself worthy of her.
Aside from foreign lovers, Felipinas also fell in love with her kind. Especially with those who promised her a more secured life. She was seduced on several occasions with the illusions offered to her by local men after the American rescued her from the Japanese.
Yet, she would sadly find herself betrayed after finding out that most of her native lovers were only after her riches and not her being. There were a few who loved her truly, but they died, while they others succumb to the pleasures offered by other women.
And so Felipinas, not taking note of former lovers, always falls for the one who promises her a house, a car, and a better future. Time and again she goes into a relationship with them, and time and again she finds herself heart broken.
The reason? Felipinas forgets the treachery of former lovers, the broken promises, and the infidelity of the men in her life because she decides to forget them as soon as they leave her door. So long as Felipinas does not try to recall the men she had in her life, she will always fall for the same men, both foreign and local, and end up in tears when these men leave her.
Sadly my dear young lady, that is the love life of our country. And so long as the country’s youth (like you) decide to just forget about our past and look forward, we will always be choosing leaders with big promises, but evidently have other intentions for leading the country. You should seriously consider your thoughts. Beliefs like yours will only lead this country of ours to beating around the bush, when we could have gone away had we known where we came from.
I wonder how your love life has been if you do not take note of history…
Honestly, when I was in high school, I really don’t get it why we have to study History. It is then when I had Philippine History that I understood its essence. It is HISTORY that molded what our life is today. Those who died, were all great men and women who should be our idols to make this country better instead of those entertainers. The events of the past are our lessons, it is our distinction, and heritage to guide us and not commit the same mistake for the future.
And I’m firm on my principle that, Ang nakaraan ang nagdala sa’tin sa kasalukuyan at siyang magliliwanag patungo sa kinabukasan.
