Citizenship and Nationalism

                For our country to progress we must value our citizenship as Filipinos and must learn to love our country.  When we own our citizenship, we begin to put value into it and what it means to be a Filipino and begin to have a burden for positive national transformation.  Learning and appreciating citizenship is important therefore to instill the most needed nationalism in students.

                During the lecture, we were asked to identify the problems of our country today and think up of possible solutions to each of them.  Answers like colonial mentality, poverty, corruption, illiteracy the like were common.  Solutions then were education for all, change in mindset, change of self, etc.  The lecture was an eye-opener.  It is true that many of us, most of the times, turn a blind eye to these problems and we need lectures like this to let us remember that our country is in dire need of change and that we should start this change in each of ourselves.

                The lesson taught me or made me realize that the main problem is our mindsets.  When we have an ignorant and losing mindset, those in power will continue to oppress us and use us.  We must then change our mindset into a winning mindset wherein we push for our rights and continue to fight for justice and positive change in the society.  I was encouraged to be an agent of change myself in my simple ways.

                There is a great need for change in our country and valuing one’s citizenship is the first step to drive us, students towards this goal.  We must own our citizenship so that a burden for our country’s betterment and improvement will be instilled in each of us.