"Memory"

We are known in the world as a nation of being resilient. We've been hit by typhoons and
earthquakes and yet smiles in our faces still shines. As our National Anthem's last stanza says,
"Philippines, O land beloved of the sun, On thy dear bosom life is sweet! But in the hour when
men must die for thee, Gladly our lives we’ll lay at thy feet!" We are still glad and proud on giving
hope for our fellow citizen. But there's this question that had been bothering me for sometimes
now and this question is, "Until when our resiliency will stand?" Then a global pandemic emerged
like wildfire. Economy shutting down, unemployment rise and health crisis began. We've been hit
by a pandemic that even our government couldn't give us something to hold onto. Hope had begun
to shutter like glass of ice under the blazing hit of the sun. The question I've been worrying about
pop-up again. Until when our resiliency will stand?

At times like this we must be doing something to make us believe again that there's hope.
Many have died from covid-19, doctors, nurses and those who's in the frontline fighting this
pandemic. An enemy we can't see. But we are Filipino after all. We can fight this enemy that's not
visible in our naked eyes. We always find a way to provide joy and hope. Like "MAGINHAWA
COMMUNITY PANTRY" an initiative of a concerned fellow Filipino that gives us hope to fight
for our lives by helping each other. There’re these teachers who sacrifices their time just to make
sure their students understand the given modules. Doctors and other health workers who stayed in
health facilities to help covid-19 patients. All of these sufferings and pain we've been going
through will end. I will end my statement with a riddle from Ed Nygma. The riddle goes like this,
'I can bring tears to your eyes, and resurrect the dead. I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What
am I? The answer is the title.