Roaring majestically to proclaim honour and excellence on a paradise searching for equality, the thunder’s unbreakable power continue to reign on the sky of darkness in search of light in an obscure world. Pleasure it is finding as it continues on rummaging on the mortal earth’s unending fields of knowledge. It never stops until such time that its supremacy could finally be acquired by a nation so full of prowess that it could carry the responsibility on creating an edifice that will mark the great challenge of serving the people.
The quest for full academic liberty was already century old; still, the very essence of it remains visible in every realm and corner of this institutional university, which we historically call UP. From time to time, the liberty fighters enrolled in this institution receive criticisms of being too left leaning and their university as nothing but an institution producing naked runners of destabilization. Not all realizes that what these liberty fighters fight for is really crucial for today’s moment because of the reality that the abusive and subtle authoritarians work to manipulate the resources that is supposedly for the whole nation and not just for some. Some even ridicule the concepts the liberty fighters struggle for without understanding that if these concepts prevail, all will thrive. Freedom is deserved by the entire nation. Equality should be felt by all. Education must be a possessed treasure not just for the fortunate ones.
As UP opens more chapters, more obstacles also occur. Vicious intentions seem to manifest more than usual. Now that armed pests and their robotic allies already invaded the front doors of UP, making the symbolic Oble chained, the greatest challenge for today’s liberty fighter is to keep the social responsibility awake for the potential liberty fighters to be able to penetrate the institution that would open their eyes to the real reality happening unnecessarily, and of course, to free Oble from captivity.
On the other hand, as different fads control the fancy of the generation of this age, the supposedly liberty fighters seem to be paying more attention to these fads rather than on their real purpose. Serving gradually becomes on the bottom priority. No-comments and current issues unawareness slowly reach their zenith. The real problems are unfortunately becoming covered by thick black sheets of air making their solutions hidden. More unfortunate is that only the minority seems to try digging for those solutions.
Where had the years gone when majority of UP students care for the entirety rather than focusing on their selfish desires? Why the years when evening news are more relevant to the students than kamandag passed? How come the years when the students prefer to use the computer to create articles to express freedom rather than playing games ended? This poignant reality is so dominant that Oble’s chances for breaking free from the chains of captivity are low. How can the students burn the pests when they themselves are slowly becoming non-productive? Wake up now fighters! The night already had ended, and the sun calls on you for a new beginning.
Let us all go back to the time when we know what is right, but we are not blinded by what we fight, because we are the fighters who fight for what is essentially true. We are judged for we are truly fundamentals. Gear up and shout productively as we celebrate Oble’s hundred years of nakedness. We are known for what we do; let us be known for utmost more.
No matter what, the world still rotates and forever it will be. Never give up on the quest for the ultimate liberty, because it would make the nation cherish and it would avert perish. If we will think, no matter what we do, the jeepneys will still go around the campus. Students ride and go. The only thing that changes is the perspective they have while they are in this university.
The century old legacy of honour and excellence is just sleeping in all hearts of this university and as they wake up, prepare for another battle between right and wrong, selfishness and selflessness, knowing and understanding, and listening and analyzing. Wait and see how the liberty fighters fight back from defeat and destroy all evils in its path. See how the chains of Oble melt and create a fire killing all enemies and giving another flame to the student’s passion in making the nation a comfortable place to dwell in.
It has been a 100 hundred years. Never was the fight easy. Some of the fighters died; some survived. Some of the fighters lost hope; some lived to tell the tale. The roles these fighters play are not what Darna and Captain Barbell portray, but yes, it is barbed enough to kill. As the nation cries, the liberty fighters know it. They may not be visible or have an immediate rescue, but they sure are preparing for a salvation that will last longer and will make the abused satisfied and secured for the longest time possible.
The majestic thunder will now calm. The great thunder knew that the battle is not yet over, but he finds a nation so full of prowess that could carry the responsibility of serving the people. He may now rest, for his powers are given to strengthen the likelihood of the great nation found to win. He is happy knowing that compassion never dies in people’s hearts and that not all has been eaten by a system that generates hate and selfishness. He now goes back to heavens supreme to watch how this nation will battle. He is rest assured that the legacies he started would not be wasted, but will be nurtured for more people to benefit. His only order: Stand up to be a name that reigns, not a face that fades.
Loyalty shall we offer. Continuing sheer legacy is not easy; if truth be told, seldom it was done. But we will succeed. Forever we will strive to protect the inheritance that will make the nation thrive. Serve the people!
“Pilipinas kong mahal, narito ang UP naming mahal para sa iyo!”
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