Small act of Change...

Selected MPNAG Students before the actual tree planting activity

January 21, 2011, Friday. National Center for Mental Health.

Isang malamig na umaga. Ayaw ko pa sanang bumangon, pero dahil sa isang importanteng bagay na kailangan kong daluhan, i immediately performed my morning rituals. It was seven in the morning when i received a call from Mrs. Starks asking me if i can come for the tree planting of MPNAG.Though i know it a week ahead of time, parang wala lang ito sa akin... A night before that, i asked Renz (one of my best friends) if he can join me for the said event, pero kailangan daw nyang bumawi sa work. So, nagdalawang isip na akong pumunta.. Pero kung hindi dahil sa tawag ni Mrs. Starks (na hindi ko mahindian), i made a decision to join the students.

This Tree Planting event was conducted for the first time by MPNAG. Ako'y super natuwa at the same time nainggit dahil nung panahon namin sa school, eh wala kaming activities na katulad nito... Pagbaba ko ng aking sasakyan akoy sinalubong agad ng mga dati kong teachers at kinantyawan na tapos na daw silang magtaning. Kahit hindi ako nagtanim, i really appreciated what those students did, not only for the Mental Community but for the rest of the world.

We all know that we are now facing a great challenge with regard to our environment. Our weather patterns dramatically changes from time to time. Kapag may araw sobrang init, pag wala naman sobrang lamig... Umuulan habang si Haring Araw ay nasa langit pa... Baha sa ibang bahagi ng bansa at mundo... at marami pang katulad na mga panyayari... Those are indications of climate change. Climate change is the most fearful enemy that we have right now. We must therefore think of practical solutions to combat such dillema. And one of those is tree planting.

Kailangan na nating kumilos,huwag na nating hintayin pa ang malaking sakuna na maaring magdulot ng kapahamakan sa bawat isa. At yan ang ginawa ng aking mahal na MPNAG... Sumagot sila sa tawag ng kasalukuyang panahon dahil mahal nila hindi lamang ang kanilang sarili kundi pati na rin ang kanilang kapwa. I know that they are very much concern on what is happening... after all they will not join such if they do not. Hindi bakas sa kanilang mga mukha ang pagod sa kabila ng nakakasunog na sikat ni Haring araw, nevertheless they planted seeds with a smile.

Now, my point is that, we need to duplicate this kind of activity... We badly need concern citizens that can sacrifice even a little time just for the sake of saving our planet. Even small things like this can effect change. Planting a seed is just like planting a new hope for our planet. Hindi pa huli... We can save this planet even in a very simple act, JUST BE RESPONSIBLE INSTRUMENT OF CHANGE! And change is not instant, it is a long process... And change must start to yourself... Its weird to campaign for change if you yourself cannot change...

I hope that this event of MPNAG shall serve as a leading example to Mandaluyong City Schools in opening the minds of the youth and inculcate to them the important role of this event to help save our planet.

Again, Congratulations to MPNAG and thank you for such historical and meaningful activity...