Course Number GEC 009

Descriptive Title Ethics

Name: _REYNER G. SOBERANO_______________________ Course: ___BPED-

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THE MORAL DILEMMA OF MY LIFE

College life is known as one of the most memorable

years of one’s life. It is entirely different from school
life. College life exposes us to new experiences and
things that we were not familiar with earlier. For some
people, college life means enjoying life to the fullest
and partying hard. While for others, it is time to get
serious about their career and study thoroughly for a
brighter future. But for me life is full of sacrifices and
hard work and this pushes me to strive not just for
myself but for my family that inspires me to educate
myself harder and pursue my most awaited key of my
life’s journey which is pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree.

I’m Reyner De Guzman Soberano, a 2nd Year Bachelor of Physical

Education Student of University of La Salette. I am 29 Years old
working student from Barangay Patul, City of Santiago and currently working as a public servant
of our community for 5 Years. I am the bread winner of our big family. We are 6 siblings and I
am the 3rd son. Way back then, I’m an individual with full of interests and motivation to strive in
terms of my academics. I joined a lot of school organizations and competitions in school just to
prove to my family that I am worthy enough for them to appreciate and be proud to all my
affiliations. I graduated as 1st honors when I was in elementary level at Santiago South Central
School way back 2006 and a Class Salutatorian of Patul National High School Batch 2010 when
I was in secondary level. I thought this awards and recognitions will help me to be more
competitive individual. I even tried to take an examination at University of Cordilleras-Baguio
City and luckily resulted to Rank 1 to avail the full scholarship offered by this University. But
life for me is unfair. Even though I wanted to pursue my college life at that prestigious
University, my family can’t even afford our finances at home. Way back then, my mother is just
a cook on a food hub and My Father is just a tricycle driver. A tricycle driver that is passionate
and hardworking just to feed his family’s stomach. He wants me to go to that prestigious
university but then I decided not to pursue my college education there due to our situation.

I continued my college life at the Northeastern College wherein I took up Bachelor of

Science in Geodetic Engineering. At first I am still motivated and excited to finish and pursue
my education to help my loving father and uplift my family until my father died year 2013 and it
is really the hardest point of my life and I don’t know how to continue striving for the future
because he is really the reason why I am fighting. The reason of my hard work and perseverance.
At that moment, my life became miserable. I even failed my grades for not showing to school
and not doing all my activities. And that’s the point that I always think that I am a failure to my
family. I broke their trust and hope. I stopped schooling for 3 years to compose myself until I
realized that at the end of the day, it’s not the reason for me to stop my life and continue what is
right. Since then, having my passion, I started again my life and believed that this passion will
drive me to be

the best version of myself. I became the former Culture and the Arts Team Head of the City
Information Culture and the Arts and Tourism Office of the City of Santiago for 2 consecutive
years and currently the Assistant Artistic Director of the Santiago City Balamban Cultural Dance
Troupe. From these opportunities, I am now composing myself to strive again and never quit
despite of different challenges that I’ve been through.

Now, I am still working at the Local Government Unit of Santiago City rendering my full-
service despite of my failures at the past and facing my present with full potential. my two
siblings are now professionals, they are an educator and soon our youngest which is taking her
review now will be a registered Psychiatrist. And I am proud to say that even though I didn’t
finish yet my education, I believe that I became their way and guardian angel that’s why they
pursued their education. Now that I’ll be retiring on my work, they are the one who’s insisted to
provide for my schooling as an honor and respect to all my sacrifices to them.

Sometimes, we need to get hurt and failed on something just to value the importance of our
lives here on earth. We are the one who’s choosing our own path. Believe and trust the process
of success and walk holding the hand of God who’s guiding us all the way through our journey
that everybody deserves a second chance and equal opportunity of life.