Discrimination: To construct or destruct?

            To discriminate does not always mean to judge. It is our ability to see distinctions and differences between objects, subjects and concepts. Sometimes, we use discrimination in a negative way. For example, I am a native person from a remote province here in the Philippines and studying in a private school. My skin color is different from the others and my classmates who have likely similar skin tones will discriminate me that can lead to my depression. I always encounter discrimination in a negative way. Like what I have said, many people can’t understand each other’s differences, whether physical appearance, intelligence, attitude and other aspects.

            Experiencing discrimination isn’t easy. It forced me to accept my imperfections and differences from the others. I experienced being discriminated when I started swimming. My skin color changed from white to brown after weeks of training. Sun block lotions cannot protect my skin for two hours or more in the pool. At first, I never felt that I am criticized by others until my siblings started teasing me “negro”. Then others also started laughing at my skin color.

BEFORE

AFTER

            I am quite annoyed to people who discriminates me, but I know in myself that I can handle my emotions and should only execute proper actions. Dealing with those discriminators is not easy at first. You may be downgraded and depressed after hearing those words which may hurt you terribly. When I was in elementary, I remember that I answer back to my discriminators that will hurt them also. Now, as a more matured person, I deal with it by keeping silent so that they will be tired of repeating it again and again.

            I learned that it is not good to fight back to others who discriminates me because it cannot relieve your hurt feelings. If you believe that discrimination exists, it will. I realized that I should look on the positive side of being discriminated. If we do not want to be confused, we should look on things that are not complicated. Like in Math, simplest form is best. Lastly, we should watch our words in judging someone. As Martin Luther King Jr. said 

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

My Autobiography

                I was born on a hospital at the 15^th of September 1995 in San Juan Metro Manila here in the Philippines. I live in Taytay Rizal and I go to school at Taytay United Methodist Christian School. When I was born, my father and mother were 36 years old. My mother is very responsible that she would do everything for me, but sometimes like all brothers and sisters we have misunderstandings and fight like cats and dogs.

Things I have done...       

            My name is Rahli G. Delos Reyes. I started school when I was 5 years old. I went to kindergarten through second grade at Antipolo Lady of Lourdes School, and while I was there I won an award for being industrious. Then I attended Siena College from third grade to fourth grade, where I was joined in a swimming team to compete for different swimming competitions. When I transferred to my current school, my swimming career continued until I got my diploma graduated the elementary curriculum. Then on a summer before I become a high school student, I tried out my best to be a varsity of San Beda’s swimming team and be a 100% tuition fee scholar. Praise God I got in and passed the entrance examination of San Beda. I studied there just for one school year because I want to focus on my studies and aim high grades and we can’t afford to pay the tuition fee if I will be a regular student. So, I transferred again to my current school. I am now a third year high school student and I plan to finish high school here.

           

            Life to me means friends, family and God who you can trust and trusts you. I am pretty much on the happy side of life, but like all teens I do have my “days of”. That means I have days that I am sad because I don’t get what I want and anything that makes a person’s life sad.  I am thankful that I have someone to talk to whenever I need a listener. When I’m alone this thinking always comes into my mind that God will never leave me.

My Outlook on the future      

            The year 2012 will be a memorable year for me. This time I and my batch mates will be graduating high school and I am looking forward to be in college and choose my profession. I want the year 2016 to come because by this time I should be graduated in my desired college program Bachelor of Science in Air Transportation specializing in commercial flying. Even though it’s quite far during these days, time really flies. I want to pass the board exam and have a license of a professional pilot. I can see myself maneuvering an airplane who earns a lot and ride my family on a free vacation trip.   

 My Conclusion….

            When we’re happy we want time to stop and when we are bored we wish that time will go forward fast. Time is really important. We can do things we want because of this. I learned in my life that we should cherish everything around us and value what we have because we will realize our mistakes when we lose things because of evil things. Thank you very much for sharing your very important thing called time in reading my autobiography. I hope you learned something that will help you to be successful in your desired future.