“It is time for a new generation of
leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities, for there is a new
world to be won. “ –John F. Kennedy
The society of today is very much
focused on the development of the country. And as much as we know,
professionals, as well as laborers, are the ones needed for this to be done.
However, in the present times, the government and private companies seems to
prefer branded diplomas over inborn skills.
If one came from a prestigious
university, then he or she gets an instant job: this is the mindset of the
Filipino society today. If someone graduates from the known institutions of the
country, he or she is highly respected, gets a big salary, and gets promotion
quickly. While the graduates of “normal” institutions struggle for employment,
gets a job that’s not his forte, and get stuck in working with a minimum-wage
earning.
Unfair isn’t it?
Is the prestige of a university the
basis of a person’s ability to do work? Is passion defined by a
branded-diploma? In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, work is defined as “accomplished
by effort, exertion, or exercise of skill”. Many professionals nowadays
disregard the effort exerted on a certain work, where in fact the one that does
the real work are the people under them. Even students who are still pursuing
school learn and study not for the joy and satisfaction of their ambitioned work,
but for the success and fortune they think they will have if they graduate from
an institution with a high reputation. Parents plant the idea that if their
child won’t be able to finish his studies, he will be a shame and will never
have a chance to be respected in the society. Isn’t the labor force much as
important as these professionals? Have they considered who will work for that
said development and are we contented that some our graduates will never have
the chance to achieve the work that they‘ve always wanted?
Focus on this: what would the society
be if all workers will only become “leaders” but do not have the “efficiency”
to do it? We should keep in mind that a person’s capacity to do work is based
on what he really wants and the capability of his skill. The government and
private companies must choose a person that has the talent, ability and passion
to do the prescribed work, and not giving the work he does not deserve to do.
Our workers must bear in mind that we
should “Make passion our profession.”; our students must “Never study to be
successful, but to study for self-efficiency.”; and parents must support their
child in every step of the way. These ways of thinking will be our
steppingstone in pursuing excellence to make success follow us.
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