My decision to finally gave in the idea of having UPLB as my choice to work on my PhD program created both a sphere of doubt and encouragement. For sometime, some of my colleagues were adversarial with my plan since they thought that i would be having a hard time dealing with a UP life. Although they cant utter it bluntly to my face, I knew that what they were trying to say was a sort of discouragement. I can’t simply ignore their despondency since they too have had a fair share of experiences as UPian before or stories passed through them by their friends or loved ones who struggled also to survive as Iskolar ng Bayan. These people whom I asked an unsolicited advice opted to enroll their PhD in private school in Cebu or Manila - an easy way out to get that doctorate diploma. According to them, there were no pressure, arduous requirements that can take away their time since everything seemed to be relax and easy. I didn’t expect to hear this from them since I thought PhD is like dwelling your entire life reading and researching. But anyways, I’ve listened more to the call of my heart - that is, to be part of UP community. I wanted UP as my habitat of learning since i want to go beyond my horizon - to expand my knowledge, to discover things which tend to be new to me and although the least reason, i want my family, colleagues and community looked up to me and value my education. In time, i’ll pay it forward to those who will need my help and service. It has always been my dream to serve the larger community through my works and researches.
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