Martial Law Reflection Paper

Colleen Gatchalian September 17, 2012 II Ilang-ilang Soc Sci 2MARTIAL LAW REFLECTION piece of musicDuring our humanities week in my high school, we commemorated the 40th anniversary of martial Law as the Social Science activity.1 There were exhibits, rituals, talks, and many experiences shared and throughout every this, I shake off come to realize how lucky I am, that I thrust the freedom all those heroes during martial law fought for, without shift a sweat.2 I realized how blessed I am, that I can do what I want to do, when I want to, because of heroes who sacrificed their lives for that.3 I learn about the importance of freedom, love for country, sacrifice, and memory all those who have d unmatchable something worthwhile.4 During the tri plainlye to Pi hypothesise martyrs, I really took the time to remember and nourish everything they did for our country.5 I still have those rice grains we were asked to keep in my desk drawer, and every day when I open the drawer to get p aper or a pen, I al personal manners remember what the grains represented the fruits of the labor that all the martyrs went through. During the talks in the gym and in the small group discussion, I learned about the blood and sweat that all the Filipinos wasted fight martial law.7 Honestly, I never think of martial law heroes when I project or hear the word hero, because I mostly think of the heroes from the Spanish era, but then I realized that this was just a young version of what happened to our country during the Spanish era the bulk made so many sacrifices and lived through horrible and torturous times. I learned about all the hardships Filipinos went through, and the many things they werent allowed to do, along with the very few things they were actually allowed to do.9 I do realize that I am only supposed to put forward one important thing I learned, but I feel it necessary to enumerate all these, because I feel that they are of equal importance.10 Freedom is very impo rtant, because it is one of the things in life that people look forward too making their own choices, and doing what they want, when they want.11 Love for country is similarly important, because your country is the place where you were born and where you live, you grew up in its culture, and you act like someone who grew up in it you cant just throw it aside, rather, you have to fight for it, love it, and honor it, because it is yours.12 I consider sacrifice as one of the most important things I have learned during the talk, because without sacrifice, on that point would be no heroes who gave us what we have today.13 Sacrifice is a virtue we must all have, and something we must use when it comes to people whom we love.14 Lastly, remembering all our heroes is important, because not all of us will just lay mess our lives for our country, because it takes a great deal of love for our country, and of course courageousness, to sacrifice for ones country.15 Just like what Elias said in Jose Rizals Noli Me Tangere, we must remember those who fell in the night without seeing the dawn.16 We have to value all our heroes for what they did, and strive to become like them in serving our country.17 Assuming I was a Pisay student during the martial law era, I would definitely join an activist group, because I feel that the power the people hold is without a doubt larger than whatever power any drawing card holds therefore, if a lot of people revolt against martial law, the time will come when the leader will have to give up and do what the people want, just like what happened during the People Power Revolution.18 However, inside school, I would start an activist group.19 I dont have the courage to start an activist group outside of school because I dont have the authority and I am not comfortable doing so, but once inside my school, I will do what I want to go against Marcos and his ridiculous martial law declaration.20 Likewise, I feel that fighting for a cause is more effective if more people unite and do it all together.21 Being a Pisay student also direction being an Iskolar ng Bayan therefore, I have to fulfill the duties of being an Iskolar ng Bayan.22 In doing so, I can show my appreciation of the deeds of the heroes and martyrs of Martial Law by always remembering them during National Heroes Day and valuing what they did whenever its September 21.23 Also, I will try to find my own way to serve my country as they did, so to use my talents in a proper way, and to give back to the country that gave me my exceptional high school education.24 Also, I will bring up the subject of martial law heroes whenever the subject of Filipino heroes comes up and most of all, I will reasure the freedom that I have with all my heart and treat it as the most precious thing I can ever possess to value everything that the heroes and martyrs did for all of us.25 I cant begin to imagine a life without freedom.26 I salute to all the martial law heroes who laid down their lives to give me and every other Filipino the freedom each of us deserves.27 And so to end my reflection paper, Id like to say thank you to every hero who gave me my freedom, both named and unnamed.28