“We are all equal in most things
but it is knowledge that makes us
different from each other”
-Aldrin Matthew G. Abao
Do you know what U.P. means? It means University of the Philippines. You always think that U.P. is the highest and the brightest school here in the nation. you might think that what kind of students are studying there? Are they nerds? Do they carry big books, studying most of the time, having no time for friends and for the self, always a loner, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. You also think that U.P. is the breeding ground for people who destabilize something and for naked runners because rallies and oblation runs were led by the U.P. students. But what if I’ll tell you some facts about what a U.P. is not. Hmm.., sounds interesting right? so here’s what a U.P. student is not. but wait, where will I start? okay, let us start from your impressions.
First, a U.P. student is not nerd or a student with these hi-grade eyeglasses. We are all normal students but actually, there are students wearing eyeglasses in school. There are students who carry big books due to their devotion to their lessons. U.P. is not a breeding ground for people who destabilize something and for naked runners but it is the breeding ground for the students who are aware of the truth and for the loyal students. A U.P. student is aware of the truth about everything because they were taught by their teachers that’s why they conduct rallies to show opposition to something that is wrong for them. A U.P. student is loyal and proud to his/her university that’s why they conduct oblation run to show their loyalty to the oblation.
A U.P. student is not boastful or discriminating other people. He/She respects everything and everyone because they respect life in general. A U.P. student is not only focused to academic lessons but they are also engaged in sports like basketball, volleyball, soccer, etc. They were also engaged in extra-curricular activities like dancing, singing, acting, etc. and being good messengers of God’s words. A U.P. student is not selfish but they share to others what they have. For example, a student who is in great need of answers for hi/her assignment is being helped by his/her classmates. Some U.P. students, honestly, are sometimes lazy like me. But you can’t deny the fact that U.P. students are intelligent, very intelligent. Sometimes, we get stressed because our daily schedules of periods are loaded with heavy units and we have many school activities. Sometimes, heavy projects were given to us that’s why students feel uninterested to do the project and laziness occurs. But no matter how many students are lazy, we always do our best to do the project.
A U.P. student is not that what you think “perfect” students because I, myself, have more to know about high school life and everything about the world. Even though our subjects were advanced than the other schools, we are all students and humans like you.
You should not treat us as the highest class of students in the nation but you should respect us because we are all students and youth of this country. We should treat each other in an equal way but always remember that there is always an exception. Always remember that we are all equal in most things but it knowledge that makes us different from each other because if Adam and Eve did not eat the fruit of the “Tree of Knowledge”, we would have the same thoughts, same mind and same lifestyle.
