Wanna Make A Difference? BE YOURSELF!

I remember telling myself this when I was in high school: "I'd rather be remembered in this school as someone who made something possible than someone who graduated on top honors without leaving a significant mark." Now as I near the end of my college life, I'm asking myself, have I already made a significant mark as an Iskolar ng Bayan?

Earlier this evening, Karl Marx and I were having a chit-chat over dinner. He was talking about living with a purpose when I remembered that line I said back then in HS. Hearing Karl talk about such topics and all its birds and bees will make you realize life in general.

Now I ask myself: Do I know my purpose? If I did know about it, have I done it? Did I make or am I making a significant mark in this campus? After contemplating for a few minutes or so, the answers to the questions above struck me. And I was surprised to learn that the answer was a big YES!

How did I come up with that answer? Simple: I just became myself. I realized that I didn't have to be Superman or any other member of Justice League to leave a mark. I just became myself - friendly, loud, among others. I just did my stuff. And by merely doing my stuff, I gradually made a way to connect to others. By doing my stuff of solving complex statistical formulae, I was able to reach out to those who need help in Statistics. By being my usual loud manner, I was able to speak out my mind in my classes and some classmates would listen, and I do believe they made something out of what I said.

But I also dream big. Yes, I dream of ending up in Malacañang. I dream of being the leader of one of the largest (if not the largest) socio-civic groups in the world. Big things, big goals, high ambitions. But for me it isn't possible. If I would just be myself and not try to be something I am not, I believe I can go for my dream. BECAUSE BY BEING MYSELF IS ACTUALLY BELIEVING IN MYSELF. AND BELIEVING IN MYSELF MEANS THAT I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL MY ACTIONS ARE.

So why not try to be yourself? Who knows, maybe tomorrow you're already someone - simply because you're you!