Filipino Attitudes Toward Environment

Environmentalism is become fashionable to every Filipino. Everyone loved to be called environmentalist. The largest polluters and consumer is the industrialized country having displayed affection towards the environment through lips work. For example the food industry likes Jollibee, McDonald, and KFC etc. There effort towards environmental campaign is very much appreciated, but the real thing is, they are the main contributor of waste in the country. Corporate giants like chemical industry continue to hide behind their so called social responsibilities like environmental programs, but they continuously dumping into Pasig River declaring their support to the effort to revive the river.  The destruction of mother earth is not only the works of these industries, every single Filipino have contributed a lot in these very much problem of our country in this time. The little activities of many Filipino creates a huge impact in our environment some of them are first “Kaingin System” refers to the burning of trees for cultivation proposes. Kangaroos cultivate the area until such time that the soil is no longer good for planting. Then, they transfer to another area and burn forest again. This kind of practice is still prevail in some part of the Philippine that the available technology for farming still not introduce to them. I think to stop this people from continuously doing the said activity is to educate them about new approach in farming. Second the use of fertilizer and pesticides in growing agricultural product. Most of our farmers are very much aggressive in increasing their by the help of fertilizers and pesticide. The effect of using these means to farming soil is losing its nutrients that make the plants healthy and harmless to those people tend to eat with it. Third, Filipino is m said to be poor in managing there own human waste. The dumping of garbage in the river and having no comfort room in their respective houses contaminate our rivers and lakes. Fresh water creature continuously died and even the marine creatures. Fourth the Filipino practice of dynamite fishing and “muro-ami”. This inhuman ways of catching fish in the sea creates a great impact in the our coastal and marine ecosystem; species of fish begun to lost, the destruction of coral reefs starting to threaten through the red tide and decreasing of fish in the ocean. Truly environmentalism must go beyond lip service. It is not just about planting tress, saving the remaining Philippine eagle or segregating garbage. Filipino attitude towards environment should be understanding the cause of the forest destruction, the death of rivers and lakes and the poisoning of the soil.    

The Importance of Attending Retreats and Recollections

In the line with the mission of every catholic schools like Ateneo to mold its students spirituality. The schools make its effort to root this kind of grace coming from God by simply organizing annual  retreat and  recollection. But what is this retreat and recollection  mean? It  is  the practice of every school most especially in Catholic Christian School, buy simply confine its student in a retreat houses and conduct different session that  put spiritually awareness among the students. It usually done per  course , year and sections  As Ateneo under the congregation of Society of Jesus wanted to imbibe to each and  every students the Jusuit education  inspire by the great Patron Saints St. Ignatius de Loyola. The teaching towards academic excellent, man  and woman for other and cora  personalis these are all the guidelines of  the school  in their attempt of building  spirituality awareness among each  students. The importance of recollections and  retreat lies in the need of the students in creating difference in their  life in general. First retreat and recollection is a opportunity for every students most importantly for Catholic Christian school because not all students is given this kind of chance. So students are expected to have a great silent in their  heart, mind, and soul in order to let the holy spirit enter  in their life.  This is for the student to feel the presence of God that not usual felt by  everybody while in school. It cleanses student’s conscience to have more concern not only in humanity, but also to the totality of God’s creations.  Moreover , retreat and recollection is a chance for the student to repent for the sins and temptation happening  in  their life. The many  times of  letting the wicked  presence ruin their life and mind, the many rejection of God’s presence in their life, this is has been assessed by their beloved facilitator and also this would not be possible without the spirit of willingness among the  students . Another, retreat and recollection bring every students into reality of life through the works of deep reflection. Students may find the meaning of their existence and the reason  of the many life’s  struggles  if they have peace in mind and soul. Lastly, recollection and retreat is a break from  the daily routine of  student’s life ( house to school, school to house) . The time to relax and unwind so that they become prepare not only for the schools, but preparing their self for the acceptance of  Jesus Christ in their life. Truly, recollection  and retreat move the person to  become true human in  the humanism of religion. It is part of  Christian ethics that everyone  should be practice, not only addresses for the students, but this Christian practice should be observe  by everybody in order to live life in harmony with our Lord Jesus Christ.   

The Youth of Today's Generation

As being apart of this generation, I myself being a young ones and considering as the hope of the father land it will never an easy task to become what suppose to be expected from us by the olders. We tend to live life inresponsive to the calling of being an ideal youth nowadays. Becuse it is natural for human to commit sins and encountering many instances of temptation that reflects the natural comings of human in this world. The youth of today's generation become more and more worst as the time goes by. To give justice to my insights here are many circumtances that makes the proves my opinion. More youth today are experiencing peer pressure, a concrete example of this is in the context of schools or classroom most especially if the student is enrolled in prestigious school. The tendency is student wanted to be fit or in to other students like in the way of dressing the self, this is to feel that the students is accepted and appreciate his or her presence in the classroom. Another is, the influence of many cultures, because of this factors that affects the behavior and minds of the young generation, we forgot the concepts of good and bad, rigth from wrong. Believing that all this activities are recognize as acceptable and nothing is wrong about it. Also this next issue addressing the youth is very much popular to everybody. The issue on immoral act of the youth in the society. To live in moral life is to become fully human being according to the humanism of religion. but the problem is how to live a morally appropriate in the context of the youth life. the answer is live life according to the teaching and work of God, manifest in the life of Jesus Christ because Jesus sends by God to help  and save the peole from the hands of the evil one. Rest assure that  all this things aret the only hope of the hopes' in order to live and to imbibe the true essence of being a youth today. Indeed, the future of the youth lies not only to there hands but the great part is in the guides and the wisdom of the old.