Simplicity Is an act of Bravery in the Philippines
I’m the kind of person who gets conscious a lot and the one that hide herself on the background by wearing or doing something that no one else would notice.
At first I thought I would just send my picture wherein I stood on the edge of a cliff while taking a picture of my family while we are on our family outing last summer. I thought it would be my bravest act because I was on the edge of a cliff and I wore something I don’t usually wear. Basically wearing that outfit was such a load for me, I can’t even wear shorts outside our house and had only worn dress five times since puberty hit we, but then again I’m with my family and people on the place where we went wouldn’t know me, so thankfully I got through it.
I actually decided not to push myself on joining on this contest because something came up and I don’t have enough thought anymore to add on my previous draft, but as I was playing Sara Bareilles’ Brave an idea bloom on my head.
I realize then that brave isn’t measured with how intense you can get but on how you stand and deliver yourself to be brave.
I picked a collaged photo where we had a role playing on our class. I became the Doctor/Nurse/Gynecologist on our play. I do love acting but it’s a secret to everyone and that I only ask minimal roles every single time. When the play went on lines were omitted by some of my groupmates and that I decided to add some impromptu lines to keep the play rolling. In the end, it turns out that my supposedly “minimal role” surpassed the role of our main characters and that I bagged the award as the Best Actress on our group. I’m actually nervous and got chills before and after the presentation, and that is something I can not stop from happening.
School is not a tourist spot or something it is actually a place wherein I can use all the courage and braveness I can get from this world. I’ve been rejected, laughed, failed, and even been shamed. I don’t think I’ve been bullied because I experienced those things, those were brought because of my doings. Everyone do have their flaws and I got my own fair share of it, and now I’m trying to face every single day ahead with positivity and lightness output in life. Just like what I’m doing right now, typing this entry before the time runs out. I know for myself that this entry does have its own flaws and the such. I also know that I won’t bagged anything from this contest but it’s the braveness in me right now that tells me to send this no matter what happen.
Braveness isn’t something with a fixed definition, it’s we who make its meaning. It’s we who make the word brave become brave, even in our own little ways. And this is my own little way.
About the Author. Ma. Teresa M. Gueco also known as Thet Gueco is a College student taking up Bachelor of Arts in Communication. She loves books and has a unique way of doing something- in short she’s weird.
I’m the kind of person who gets conscious a lot and the one that hide herself on the background by wearing or doing something that no one else would notice.
At first I thought I would just send my picture wherein I stood on the edge of a cliff while taking a picture of my family while we are on our family outing last summer. I thought it would be my bravest act because I was on the edge of a cliff and I wore something I don’t usually wear. Basically wearing that outfit was such a load for me, I can’t even wear shorts outside our house and had only worn dress five times since puberty hit we, but then again I’m with my family and people on the place where we went wouldn’t know me, so thankfully I got through it.
I actually decided not to push myself on joining on this contest because something came up and I don’t have enough thought anymore to add on my previous draft, but as I was playing Sara Bareilles’ Brave an idea bloom on my head.
I realize then that brave isn’t measured with how intense you can get but on how you stand and deliver yourself to be brave.
I picked a collaged photo where we had a role playing on our class. I became the Doctor/Nurse/Gynecologist on our play. I do love acting but it’s a secret to everyone and that I only ask minimal roles every single time. When the play went on lines were omitted by some of my groupmates and that I decided to add some impromptu lines to keep the play rolling. In the end, it turns out that my supposedly “minimal role” surpassed the role of our main characters and that I bagged the award as the Best Actress on our group. I’m actually nervous and got chills before and after the presentation, and that is something I can not stop from happening.
School is not a tourist spot or something it is actually a place wherein I can use all the courage and braveness I can get from this world. I’ve been rejected, laughed, failed, and even been shamed. I don’t think I’ve been bullied because I experienced those things, those were brought because of my doings. Everyone do have their flaws and I got my own fair share of it, and now I’m trying to face every single day ahead with positivity and lightness output in life. Just like what I’m doing right now, typing this entry before the time runs out. I know for myself that this entry does have its own flaws and the such. I also know that I won’t bagged anything from this contest but it’s the braveness in me right now that tells me to send this no matter what happen.
Braveness isn’t something with a fixed definition, it’s we who make its meaning. It’s we who make the word brave become brave, even in our own little ways. And this is my own little way.
About the Author. Ma. Teresa M. Gueco also known as Thet Gueco is a College student taking up Bachelor of Arts in Communication. She loves books and has a unique way of doing something- in short she’s weird.
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