Learning: Am I doing it right?

Why do you go/have you gone to school?






In our educational system, we pretty much spend the first two decades of our life going to school. Spending our childhood learning. Well, that's the way childhood should be, no argues with that. That morning privilege/routine/torture (Choose one and choose wisely) we do 5 days of the week to learn about how and why things work (Science, Math, etc.), who made things work (History), and what were those people thinking when they made it work (Philosophies, Religion). These were taught to us to expand our knowledge of the world, of its inhabitants, and to give us an idea of how to use that knowledge for the greater benefit of the world.






Or at least, that's how it's supposed to be.

Before and After

Akala ko nung bata ako, may mga dinosaur pa nung panahon ng lolo at lola ko.
Tinanong ko pa nga sila eh.






Akala ko nung bata ako, hindi talaga pumupunta ng opisina ang mga magulang ko. Akala ko tinataguan lang nila ako somewhere sa labas ng bahay hanggang 5 o' clock ng hapon. Atsaka na sila papasok ng bahay ulit.






Akala ko nung bata ako, pinapalitan ang pangalan kapag matanda ka na. Para umayon sa edad.






Akala ko nung bata ako, bigla-bigla na lang magma-mature ang mga tao pagdating ng panahon. Parang Sims.






Akala ko nung bata ako, pagtakwil ang katumbas ng isang bagong kapatid.

An Infinite Word Spoken By Finite Creatures

I wonder why "forever" exists in man's vocabulary.


No, wait..


I wonder how "forever" exists in man's vocabulary.


We see/hear it all the time, don't we? In song lyrics, in movie scripts, in matrimonial vows (ok, maybe sometimes), on social networking sites, and pretty much everywhere, I guess.


Thanks to popular media, you probably see it being said in a passionate way. With confidence. With courage. With fire in their eyes. With cheesy dialogues and intense eye contact.




Question is: How can one accept a responsibility/duty/task that definitely transcends beyond his/her own lifetime?