I Will Survive!

There are many things that made each and every one of us special and particular. We have our own feelings of disappointments and frustration, our own feelings of happiness and pleasure. Every individual has destined horizon to journey and obstacles to face. I know all and sundry are determined to “reach the unreachable star, that impossible dream…This is my quest to follow that star no matter how hopeless, no matter how far,” according to one of the most famous song. From my younger years to my present teenage life, I always wanted to be a star, a very bright and glimmering star among the others. The stars made me think that they are the happiest things God ever made, for them no time seemed to be sad and gloomy. I then realized that God made them to enlighten, guide and let the people know that HE never let’s distressing feelings lives in the people’s heart. “Everything has a purpose” My interest about the stars made me a better person and met new friends. Our last stargazing overnight was really noteworthy for me. There were a lot of things that took place in that special starless overnight. Though there were just few visible stars I really enjoyed that overnight. Last February 2,we had our third stargazer’s overnight and I really felt excited for it. But before the overnight I seemed to be very nervous but I didn’t know why! My father fetched from school very late and then he told me that my grandfather had been involved in a car accident. My Lolo was an old man in his 60’s but though he is old he could still mange to drive a very big grader. He accidentally bumped a man riding a pedicab who was the breadwinner of a poor family. The man was totally dead on the spot! After I heard the news I felt very worried but my father assured me that God would never leave us in this kind situations. I arrived at the campus around 7o’clock in the evening and I saw my classmates already preparing their mats and sleeping bags. After we have settled our things we take a pose for a picture taking. All of us gave a big smile in our face with an alluring pose. We had a short discussion with Mr. Christopher Go and the other University of San Carlos’ astronomical club. I couldn’t help myself to feel a little bit weary and heavy-eyed while the discussion was going on.

After the discussion we watched an outrageous movie entitled “Shatter”. I was sitting near the jealousy and suddenly, terror crippled up my spine when someone pulled my hair. I found myself shaking and trembling with panic. When I bear out who was it, I was relived when it was a second year guy who accidentally lose his balance in the dicey floor. Huh! That almost killed me. Then, a fourth year student come within reach of the DVD player and turned it off and said that she was told to turn it off because watching bloodcurdling movies is not allowed. Everyone was really discolored with her!

We just go to our sleeping bags at the playing field and it was really chilly. I wore my thick black jacket, my cap and my socks but I was still shivering because of the frosty nighttime zephyr. We didn’t feel dozy so we babble on gobbledygook things and fool around with each other.

When I finally lied down on my sleeping bag, I looked up in the sky and saw a single star shining in the darkness. It was the star that seemed to catch my eyes. While I was looking at it, I remembered my hard times; the trials that tried to let me down, the problems in my studies and our family, my personal afflictions, the peer pressures that tried to tempt me. Then I realized that I’m still alive and I survive! With that few moments on staring at that star, it determined me strive harder and to keep my passion burning in achieving my dreams. The lessons I learned from the stars’ “I WILL SURVIVE!”