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Mga pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gpipitaga<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> magula<strong>ng</strong>, kapwa estudyante, kapwa guro, direktor <strong>ng</strong> ibat iba<strong>ng</strong> institusyon, dekano<br />
at kagala<strong>ng</strong> gala<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> se<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>dor Mags<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>s<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>.<br />
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Simulan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa munti<strong>ng</strong> yaba<strong>ng</strong>. Na<strong>ng</strong> matapos a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>ng</strong> undergrad sa Physics, Mag<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> cum laude a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>, isa sa<br />
m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kamataas <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> grado sa <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>lehiyo. K<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a ku<strong>ng</strong> umalis sa Unibersidad <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> ito ku<strong>ng</strong> tutuusin / katulad <strong>ng</strong><br />
karaniwa<strong>ng</strong> gi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gawa <strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gtatapos <strong>ng</strong> m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> honors. Pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>g isipan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> talaga a<strong>ng</strong> magigi<strong>ng</strong> desisyon <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> dahil<br />
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marami<strong>ng</strong> dahilan, at isa sa malaki<strong>ng</strong> dahilan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> iyon <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>roo<strong>ng</strong> isa<strong>ng</strong> Professor Caesar Saloma <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>niniwala sa akin at sa kak<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> bawat pilipino <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> makipagkumpetensiya sa mundo. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>A<strong>ng</strong></stro<strong>ng</strong>><br />
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<strong>mga</strong> unibersidad <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> makatuklas at makaalam <strong>ng</strong> bago <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> siya <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ma<strong>ng</strong> pa<strong>ng</strong>u<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hi<strong>ng</strong> l<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>unin <strong>ng</strong> siyensiya.<br />
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ipatupad sa iyo<strong>ng</strong> bakuran. Mas mahirap <strong>ng</strong>a lama<strong>ng</strong>, pero dito <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>huhubog a<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> magigiti<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><br />
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umasa. At lalo<strong>ng</strong> mahirap a<strong>ng</strong> lumikha. Pero a<strong>ng</strong> pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ka<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gnini<strong>ng</strong>ni<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> tala <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> yao<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>isulat sa<br />
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<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> marami<strong>ng</strong> nilala<strong>ng</strong> sa loob at labas <strong>ng</strong> Physics, <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>buo <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong> apat <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> bag<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> malalim at matib<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> ku<strong>ng</strong><br />
pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>niniwalaan kaila<strong>ng</strong>a<strong>ng</strong> bigyan <strong>ng</strong> halaga <strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> gradwado<strong>ng</strong> estudyante at pati <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> rin <stro<strong>ng</strong>>marahil</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>mga</strong><br />
kasama<strong>ng</strong> guro…<br />
U<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pal<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ain a<strong>ng</strong> ati<strong>ng</strong> sarili. Iba <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> bago<strong>ng</strong> umaalipin sa atin sa pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hon <strong>ng</strong><stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>on, wala <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong><br />
<strong>mga</strong> kastila o <strong>mga</strong> hapon, m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> kaunti pa<strong>ng</strong> amerikano, sige - pero higit sa kanila <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pagkakakulo<strong>ng</strong> sa<br />
ideya<strong>ng</strong> mas mahus<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa atin a<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> puti, <strong>mga</strong> saka<strong>ng</strong>, <strong>mga</strong> si<strong>ng</strong>kit o <strong>mga</strong> matata<strong>ng</strong>kad a<strong>ng</strong> umaalipin sa<br />
atin. Dahil dito hindi t<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o makagawa <strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> bago at <strong>mga</strong> solusyo<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong><stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>p sa ati<strong>ng</strong> problema. Gi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>g<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin a<strong>ng</strong> kultura<strong>ng</strong> hindi <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hubog sa ati<strong>ng</strong> mundo. Sa pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ho<strong>ng</strong> ito, hindi <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> lawak <strong>ng</strong> lupa kundi kaalaman<br />
at kak<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> magbig<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>ng</strong> solusyon o serbisyo a<strong>ng</strong> paraan para umahon sa kahirapan. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>A<strong>ng</strong></stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>mga</strong> ABS CBN<br />
<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> Lopez o Cell phone at Information technology <strong>ng</strong> Ayala o a<strong>ng</strong> Microsoft ni Bill Gates <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> gi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gawa a<strong>ng</strong><br />
kanila<strong>ng</strong> kabuh<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>an hindi sa hekta-hektarya<strong>ng</strong> lupa kundi sa maliliit <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> espasyo kasama <strong>ng</strong> bilyon-bilyo<strong>ng</strong><br />
inpormasyon. At makakasali la<strong>ng</strong> t<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o sa dito ku<strong>ng</strong> mal<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a sa isip <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> k<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin magbig<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>ng</strong> bago<strong>ng</strong><br />
kaisipan. At dapat simulan ito sa ati<strong>ng</strong> sarili. Ta<strong>ng</strong>galin a<strong>ng</strong> ta<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>t, magpakahus<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa propesyo<strong>ng</strong> pipiliin. Hindi<br />
makakalipad <strong>ng</strong> mas mal<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o a<strong>ng</strong> sampu ma<strong>ng</strong> uwak <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> sil<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>katali<strong>ng</strong> lahat. Pal<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ain a<strong>ng</strong> sarili. Pal<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ain<br />
a<strong>ng</strong> kaisipan at magpal<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a <strong>ng</strong> iba pa.<br />
Pa<strong>ng</strong>alawa <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> bumuo at hindi ma<strong>ng</strong>wasak. Wala ka dapat oras para mamintas <strong>ng</strong> tao, sapagkat a<strong>ng</strong><br />
katotoha<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n ku<strong>ng</strong> magali<strong>ng</strong> ka <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> bakit ka pa ma<strong>ng</strong> aapi. Pasalamat ka <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> la<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> mahus<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> ka at gumawa<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>on sa kaila<strong>ng</strong>an mo pa<strong>ng</strong> gawin. Hindi kaila<strong>ng</strong>a<strong>ng</strong> magsiraan. Ubusan lama<strong>ng</strong> ito <strong>ng</strong> mahalaga at<br />
kaila<strong>ng</strong>a<strong>ng</strong> lakas. M<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> puwa<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong> isa<strong>ng</strong> mahus<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> institusyon sa marami<strong>ng</strong> mahuhus<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> tao. Hindi<br />
kaila<strong>ng</strong>an <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kamagali<strong>ng</strong> sa lahat <strong>ng</strong> pilipino - dahil wala<strong>ng</strong> laba<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n sa Pilipi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>s la<strong>ng</strong>. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>A<strong>ng</strong></stro<strong>ng</strong>> siyensiya<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> laba<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n at dapat pagwagihan sa are<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>ng</strong> daigdig. `Sa b<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>an <strong>ng</strong> bulag pisak a<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ghahari` sabi <strong>ng</strong>a sa El<br />
Filiusterismo, k<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a huwag <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ti<strong>ng</strong> bulagin a<strong>ng</strong> ati<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> kasama at pagharian a<strong>ng</strong> isa<strong>ng</strong> mundo<strong>ng</strong> wala<strong>ng</strong><br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kakakita.<br />
Pa<strong>ng</strong>atlo, igala<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>u<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa atin. Matuto sa kanila<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> kamalian at ipagdiwa<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong> kanila<strong>ng</strong><br />
tagump<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>. Naniniwala a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> ha<strong>ng</strong>gat wala pa<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>papatu<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>yan, a<strong>ng</strong> pagsunod <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> hindi tanda <strong>ng</strong> kahi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>an,<br />
ito <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> tanda <strong>ng</strong> paggala<strong>ng</strong> at pag aaral <strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> bag<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> kaila<strong>ng</strong>an mo pa<strong>ng</strong> matutu<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n. Pagkat katotoha<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n<br />
sa aki<strong>ng</strong> kara<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>san <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> mas marami sa gi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gawa <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin haba<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tututo <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> gi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gawa <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin hindi dahil gusto<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin kundi dahil kaila<strong>ng</strong>an <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ti<strong>ng</strong> gawin. At ganito sinisimulan a<strong>ng</strong> tradisyo<strong>ng</strong> siyentipi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> k<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a<strong>ng</strong> umunlad<br />
at magpaunlad, at magpataas <strong>ng</strong> bansa.<br />
Pa<strong>ng</strong> apat <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> dapat ma<strong>ng</strong>arap t<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> higit pa sa ati<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> sarili. Kasama a<strong>ng</strong> pagsasakripisyo <strong>ng</strong><br />
marami<strong>ng</strong> bag<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>. At para madala a<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> pasani<strong>ng</strong> ito <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> kaila<strong>ng</strong>a<strong>ng</strong> iwa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n mo a<strong>ng</strong> ila<strong>ng</strong> bagahe <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> tagl<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>><br />
mo. Hindi puwede<strong>ng</strong> pakyut kyut la<strong>ng</strong>, paganda ganda o pagwapo gwapo la<strong>ng</strong>. Madalas pa <strong>ng</strong>a pabigat a<strong>ng</strong><br />
pagigi<strong>ng</strong> m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> hitsura dahil m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> inbitasyon ka sa mas marami<strong>ng</strong> makamundo<strong>ng</strong> bag<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>, party sa malate,<br />
Videoki sa Libis, date sa Sunken garden, Gimik sa katips k<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>sa <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kaharap ka sa pili<strong>ng</strong> <strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> daga, <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>katitig<br />
sa bato, <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kipagtalo sa numero, o <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kikipag usap sa computer. Dapat magsakripisyo kahit alam <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> madali<br />
karaniwan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> piliin a<strong>ng</strong> masarap.<br />
Nawala a<strong>ng</strong> tat<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hon <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sinusulat <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong> aki<strong>ng</strong> dissertation. Kanser sa bone marrow o multiple<br />
myeoloma. Mahigit <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> apat <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> buwan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>mimilipit siya sa sakit. Bawat dai<strong>ng</strong> niya, bawat sigaw, ha<strong>ng</strong>ga<strong>ng</strong><br />
<strong>ng</strong><stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>on <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>iisip <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pa a<strong>ng</strong> kanya<strong>ng</strong> mukha. Matapos a<strong>ng</strong> isa<strong>ng</strong> dose<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> sakit <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pilit ipi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>aa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa kanya <strong>ng</strong><br />
<strong>mga</strong> doktor <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> mukha<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong> pagkakaiba la<strong>ng</strong> sa ma<strong>ng</strong>huhula at albularyo <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong> kanila<strong>ng</strong> b<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ad. Puma<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>w<br />
siya halos dalawa<strong>ng</strong> buwan pa la<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kakaraan. Mis <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> mis <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong> aki<strong>ng</strong> daddy, at lagi <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> dala<strong>ng</strong>in <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>><br />
sa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> abutin niya pa a<strong>ng</strong> graduation <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> ito. Nakat<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o sa entablado a<strong>ng</strong> guwapo niya<strong>ng</strong> a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>k niya at mukha<strong>ng</strong><br />
magali<strong>ng</strong> pa - katulad <strong>ng</strong> lagi niya<strong>ng</strong> ipi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gmamalaki sa kanya<strong>ng</strong> opisi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>. Dad, salamat.
Nakaramdam a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>ng</strong> kirot <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> hindi <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pa <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>raramdaman sa aki<strong>ng</strong> buh<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>, buti at kasama <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong> mahal <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong><br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>y at <strong>mga</strong> kapatid. Pero sa pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hon <strong>ng</strong> lahat <strong>ng</strong> lu<strong>ng</strong><stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>t, puyat, ubusan <strong>ng</strong> emosyon at ubusan <strong>ng</strong> pera -<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kaharap a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa inyo <strong>ng</strong><stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>on at <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>niniwala pa rin sa pa<strong>ng</strong>a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> at kagandahan <strong>ng</strong> buh<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>. Dulot ito <stro<strong>ng</strong>>marahil</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>ng</strong><br />
pagta<strong>ng</strong>gap <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>wawala <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>man talaga a<strong>ng</strong> marami<strong>ng</strong> bag<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>, ewan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> ba, pero <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>sisira/<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>pupulbos magi<strong>ng</strong><br />
a<strong>ng</strong> pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kamatat<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>og <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> gusali sa tawag <strong>ng</strong> pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hon at papa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>w rin t<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o<strong>ng</strong> lahat. K<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>at hindi dapat<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kabat<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> la<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong> ati<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> inspirasyon sa ati<strong>ng</strong> kasintahan, o <strong>mga</strong> iba pa<strong>ng</strong> idolo dahil pag <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>wawala sila,<br />
saan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin haha<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>pin a<strong>ng</strong> lakas. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>A<strong>ng</strong></stro<strong>ng</strong>> makabuluha<strong>ng</strong> buh<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> para sa <strong>mga</strong> nilala<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pa<strong>ng</strong>arap <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><br />
higit pa sa kanila<strong>ng</strong> sarili.<br />
Mahirap a<strong>ng</strong> b<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>an <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin. At ku<strong>ng</strong> tatanu<strong>ng</strong>in a<strong>ng</strong> bawat isa sa atin. K<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>rami<strong>ng</strong> sagot <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> susulpot <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> tama<strong>ng</strong><br />
gawin at baguhin. Sobra<strong>ng</strong> dami, si<strong>ng</strong> dami siguro <strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> buha<strong>ng</strong>in, at tulad rin <strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> buha<strong>ng</strong>in sa<br />
dalampasigan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> k<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a lama<strong>ng</strong> gumawa <strong>ng</strong> kastilyo<strong>ng</strong> pansamantala - <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa munti<strong>ng</strong> hagupit <strong>ng</strong> alon <strong>ng</strong> dagat<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> guguho. Kaila<strong>ng</strong>an a<strong>ng</strong> solusyon <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> tib<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>, at higit sa pagigi<strong>ng</strong> henyo kaila<strong>ng</strong>an <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong> indibidwal<br />
nito<strong>ng</strong> bahagi <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> puso at espiritu.<br />
Hindi <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin makakamit a<strong>ng</strong> Nobel Prize sa anuma<strong>ng</strong> lara<strong>ng</strong>an kapara <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> pagpapaalis <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin sa ati<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong><br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gi<strong>ng</strong> presidente. Ku<strong>ng</strong> puwede<strong>ng</strong> ganun dalawa <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> siguro a<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>lu<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin, EDSA 1 at EDSA 2, baka<br />
tatlo pa <strong>ng</strong>a. Dahil a<strong>ng</strong> siyensiya <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> hindi sa paramihan <strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>aapi o palakasan <strong>ng</strong> sigaw - ito <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> para sa<br />
paramihan <strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gtatagump<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> at patagalan sa matahimik <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> pag-iisip. Hindi sa milagro kundi sa matiyaga<strong>ng</strong><br />
pagmamasid at pag a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>lisa.<br />
Baka <strong>ng</strong>a hindi pa siguro <strong>ng</strong><stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>on o sa kabuuan <strong>ng</strong> buh<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ti<strong>ng</strong> ito <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> masisi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin a<strong>ng</strong> u<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> Nobel<br />
Prize winner.<br />
Pero ku<strong>ng</strong> ati<strong>ng</strong> iisipin, a<strong>ng</strong> pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kamagaganda at pi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kakaha<strong>ng</strong>a ha<strong>ng</strong>a<strong>ng</strong> arkitektura <strong>ng</strong> mundo tulad <strong>ng</strong> eiffel<br />
tower <strong>ng</strong> France, <strong>ng</strong> Big Ben sa London, <strong>ng</strong> parthenon, <strong>ng</strong> Statue of Liberty, <strong>ng</strong> Ba<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>we Rice terraces <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>><br />
hinubog at gi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>wa hindi <strong>ng</strong> iisa<strong>ng</strong> tao lama<strong>ng</strong> at kadalasan pa <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> hindi sa iisa<strong>ng</strong> pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hon. Minsan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> hindi <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><br />
<strong>ng</strong>a <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>mamasdan <strong>ng</strong> tao<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>g isip <strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>nsepto a<strong>ng</strong> kagandaha<strong>ng</strong> kanya<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>iambag sa daigdig. Pero a<strong>ng</strong><br />
sarap isipin <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> minsan <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gi<strong>ng</strong> instrumento t<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o, kahit isa<strong>ng</strong> bloke lama<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>iambag <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>tin para it<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o a<strong>ng</strong><br />
<strong>mga</strong> ito.<br />
Ito a<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>mensahe</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>. Pal<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ain a<strong>ng</strong> sarili, bumuo hindi ma<strong>ng</strong>wasak, gumala<strong>ng</strong> at matuto, lumaban at<br />
magtagump<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>, at magagawa la<strong>ng</strong> a<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> ito ku<strong>ng</strong> t<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>oy ma<strong>ng</strong>arap <strong>ng</strong> higit sa ati<strong>ng</strong> sarili.<br />
Sa isa<strong>ng</strong> b<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a<strong>ng</strong> ti<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>niman <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa puso <strong>ng</strong> ta<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>t sa <strong>mga</strong> puti, saka<strong>ng</strong> at ilan pa<strong>ng</strong> matata<strong>ng</strong>kad. Dapat simulan<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> bawat isa sa atin <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> bunutin <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> a<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> masasama<strong>ng</strong> damo<strong>ng</strong> ito. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>A<strong>ng</strong></stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>mga</strong> magigiti<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> mandirigma<br />
<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>kikilala sa pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hon <strong>ng</strong> laba<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>n. Hi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hatulan sila sa kak<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>a<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>><strong>ng</strong> suma<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>p at higit sa lahat <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa <strong>mga</strong><br />
pagbabago<strong>ng</strong> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>isakatuparan. Buo a<strong>ng</strong> loob at handa<strong>ng</strong> sagutin a<strong>ng</strong> hamon <strong>ng</strong> pa<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hon. Puwede<strong>ng</strong><br />
mamat<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> / pero hindi duwag <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>gtatago sa ilalim <strong>ng</strong> kanila<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> anino. Ta<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>t lumantad magi<strong>ng</strong> sa<br />
kanila<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> anyo. Ta<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>>t matalo k<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>at wala<strong>ng</strong> pag asa<strong>ng</strong> magwagi. Ng<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>on higit kailan pa man, <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ndirito<br />
a<strong>ng</strong> laban <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> masarap pagtagump<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>an. Siyensiya <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> taas noo kahit kanino - hindi ito ipi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ma<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa atin <strong>ng</strong><br />
ati<strong>ng</strong> <strong>mga</strong> ninuno. Pero pwede <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ti<strong>ng</strong> ipama<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> sa bukas, sa isa<strong>ng</strong> bukas <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> m<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>> maunlad <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>> Pilipi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>s. Hindi<br />
madali. Hindi<strong>ng</strong> hindi madali. Dahil wala <stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>ma<strong>ng</strong> madali sa makabuluha<strong>ng</strong> buh<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>.<br />
Hi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>na</stro<strong>ng</strong>>hamon <stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> k<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>o, kasama a<strong>ng</strong> pagpupug<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ay</stro<strong>ng</strong>>, <strong>mga</strong> siyentipi<stro<strong>ng</strong>>ko</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <strong>ng</strong> Batch 2002. Maganda<strong>ng</strong> umaga at<br />
marami<strong>ng</strong> salamat.
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