Ironically,
In a span of two years, a lot has changed. Trials came our way during the short time we
spent in the pandemic. Lack of physical connection due to continuous lockdowns, emotional
isolation, and community within communities are just a few of what we had to face. Two years
made a difference in the life of the community as a whole with Covid-19 being the wake-up call
to most Filipinos bringing color both in general and the internal lives of those who partake; for
each were able to step back, look at the world in a much wider perspective, and step with their
physical, mental, and spiritual growth in a new light.
Personally, these difficult times are when the silver lining is harder to find, yet a bliss
when discovered. The past two years made an impact on my life, my family, and my community.
Ironic as it is, I felt the most heard, most seen, and most relevant in a place where no one is
within reach.
In a place where relationships are harder to establish without physical connection, finding
my place in the community was the biggest breakthrough in my social life. Social media: in a
multitude sea of people on this platform, once in a while, people like me come by and teaches me
that whoever I am, I have to be confident in my voice for these people to listen. Maybe, my
thoughts are a great addition to what the minority has to hear whether it be words of motivation
or criticism of the system.
The fashion culture changed how I view myself and how I've always wanted to be seen:
as for myself, yet improved. Emotional and physical isolation helped me realize the beauty in
knowing myself more and being able to manifest it in the way I carry myself. In actuality, the
fashion culture thrived in changing the community for good. Standards that were set, however
negative or positive, were able to change the community as a whole.
In the political sense, every positive thing is accompanied by a negative perception of
things that's why it is easy to turn our backs on the people who have different political views
from us. This is where community within the community is built and probably the reason why
friendships and relationships were even affected by this. Connections were broken as patriotism
weighs out and I am not an exception.
These changes are like a big step forward, more than what I can reach. But it can be taken
little by little for I had two years to take them in and incorporate them with my plans for the
future. Every change that happened, the higher my goal became. If the plan was to be a doctor
initially, now it is to be a doctor for a cause for there are a lot of things happening around us and
every single thing is affected by how we work our way around. With this, the motivation to reach
my goals becomes more than who I want to be, but how I can serve the greater good; ironically.