Most Memorable Day

“Make our weaknesses into our strengths but never make our strengths into
weaknesses,” a chiasmus said by a bold woman, shaped by experiences and faith.
Grateful on strengths and dismay on weaknesses is an initial reaction but altering these
factors into a positive exertion makes a huge difference.
Reminiscing my moments in junior high school, I remember that I idolize how the
valedictorian on that batch deliver his speech. He tells memorable moments at school
included his faced struggles and the victories. That time, I decided that I want to be like
him but lack of self-confidence makes me stumble. When I speak, I stutter, I can’t easily
express how I feel that’s why my feelings are manifested through pen and paper. I
usually doubt myself, asking questions like “Can I do these?” “What if I fail because I’m
no good into this?” “Can I make my parents proud?” but there are beings that help me to
conquer my weaknesses; they are my parents, friends, teachers, and God. The fact that
they support and love me whenever I lose and lost myself, is a great factor that makes
me want to stand up again and fight for what its worth.
Pandemic unexpectedly came, my faith was tested again but I didn’t lose hope.
I keep reminding myself about the sacrifices of my parents to provide the education I
need and those solace of my friends to me. On the 30th day of May at 9:28 in the
evening, my teacher messaged me personally that I should prepare my speech. At first,
I contemplated on what type of speech, is it a greeting speech or entertaining speech? I
don’t want to assume because it hurts if I expected a thing that didn’t happen, but when
the chairperson of senior high school (my teacher) told me that it is a valedictorian
speech, I screamed in joy. Got out in my room and hugged my parents and sister. I
trembled but not because of shyness, instead, it is rooted in my immense happiness.
My most memorable day is when I became a valedictorian and just like the man that
spoke his speech, I told my struggles and success but in a more personal way such as
my cram before the exams, frustration in an investigative science project, sneaked to
have bonded with my friends while having group study, walked away in Heritage park to
collect some specimen for the research even it is night hour, achievements in spoken
poetry, regional contest in drama acting, being Ms. Virtue, had marathon when I
exceeded the time of practice that I told to mom, lack of sleep because of workloads,
and hiding my sketches to mom because she hate anime and my most well-pleased
success is I overcame my doubts on myself. Those victories that I had is for the being
that shapes me into a better person because if not to them, I’m still stumbled in a gothic
life and I'm still lost into my self-doubts. Now, the bold woman who shaped and we will
be shaped by experiences and faith is named by me and as a former loner, I want to
say that we have our worth and our price is beyond the value. It is only us who can
tame our cynical sides and be optimistic because at the end of the road those obstacles
we surpass make us who we are.
~ Trishia Mae Garcia Señoron