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The Seeds of The Nation

The document discusses the importance of nurturing youth in building a nation. It states that Jose Rizal said "the youth are the hope of the nation", and that the hopes and future of a country lie with its young people. It explains that how youth are nurtured can impact a nation's development, as the lessons they learn will create cycles that the community is built upon. It also notes that youth have fresh, unjaded perspectives and the ability to dream that can drive a nation forward if guided properly. The conclusion likens nurturing the values and awareness of youth to planting seeds - with proper care, they will grow into the future of the country.

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The Seeds of The Nation

The document discusses the importance of nurturing youth in building a nation. It states that Jose Rizal said "the youth are the hope of the nation", and that the hopes and future of a country lie with its young people. It explains that how youth are nurtured can impact a nation's development, as the lessons they learn will create cycles that the community is built upon. It also notes that youth have fresh, unjaded perspectives and the ability to dream that can drive a nation forward if guided properly. The conclusion likens nurturing the values and awareness of youth to planting seeds - with proper care, they will grow into the future of the country.

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The Seeds of the Nation

by Francis Aaron G. Rafanan

Jose Rizal once said, “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan.” A hundred years after our hero’s death, the
line he uttered still bears the same importance to the hearts of every Filipino. The hope of our nation lies in the
youth. Truly, it is a line that we Filipino’s hold close to our hearts. Back then, the adults would often pester to us
kids that we were the hope; that we were the future. That as they were once entrusted our nation’s valor and glory,
they too would entrust it to ours. Why is that? Why do we value the youth so much, so much as to entrust the nation
to an ignorant and naïve bunch? Honestly, it seemed ironic when I was a kid. Moreover, I didn’t get the
responsibility my hands were holding, so as with other kids. As I got older, the responsibility that I was entrusted to
grew and grew. Seemingly pestering me like how the adults would. It wasn’t very long before it dawned on me that I
am the nation’s hope. That my hands may make or break my country, and to tell you honestly, I wasn’t counting on
the latter.
Through years of change and reform, through trials and tributes, one thing remains true: our nation is built
with our youth. Rightfully so, as the youth is literally the future of a country. Once the youth grow up to be
functioning citizens of society, they will be mostly responsible for whatever may happen in said society. Thus, it is
up to the current functioning citizens of society to nurture and cultivate the youth. Nurturing youth is necessary as
depending on how youth is nurtured, a country may move forward in totally different ways. When a child is taught
that something, he will live with that for the rest of his life. When the child grows up, he will then teach to other
children, creating a cycle. What is taught, may it be bad or good, will by the center of the cycle. The community will
build upon that, creating good or creating bad. A community must strive to teach good to the youth, as such, will
eventually prosper.
However, one must not underestimate the free-thinkers that are the youth. One of the main reasons why the
youth is valued, is because they have not been tainted by society yet. They have not been exposed to superficial
needs and temptations. As such, the youth are the pride of the country, the unpolished gems. Many children aspire to
be policemen or teachers because they deem it respectable. Many children ask questions as they are not ashamed of
being ridiculed. That attitude is what a country needs to progress. An adult may have already succumbed to the flow
of society. An adult may have given up on what they originally aspired to be. An adult could care less about
becoming an astronaut or the president, and would rather focus about taxes and other more present problems. The
youth’s ultimate enthusiasm is what the country needs and must preserve. The older we get, the more we think.
Thinking isn’t a problem in itself, but thinking too much is. We tend to overthink a lot of things; “Is that even
realistic?” “Can I even achieve that?” We look at the things we deem are logical and attainable, devoid from the
natural enthusiasm and curiosity we had when we were younger. A nation needs dreamers and people who want to
move forward. That is one of the weapons the youth have: the ability to dream.
I am not saying that dreaming, may it be attainable or not, is always a good thing. More often than not,
dreaming about something unrealistic will just lead to disappointment. That is why youth should be socially aware
of the status quo. The youth must know what the problems are in a society. Why strive to be an astronaut if we have
already conquered the stars? The youth must know what to dream about. The youth must know what the nations
need. Granted it may seem like a large task for kids who have just learned how to do multiplication but the earlier
the better.
A great example of this would be the Philippines. Corruption has plagued the Philippines for years on end. One
might wonder when will change come, but change is already coming. The youth are already aware of this and
despise it, wanting change. The cycle will start over and reform will come.
As you would plant a seed and expect it to grow overtime, we must nurture this seed, feed it with the right
fertilizer, water it every day. Eventually it will grow into something that will provide even more seeds. The cycles
that form a society lies solely in our youth. And the nation we know and love are formed by the youth. Whatever we
plant in our country will flourish into something great. Just as how seeds eventually provide more, the youth are the
seeds of the nation.

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