A Confession of an Addict

I can’t help it. Everytime i hear about it I just can’t help myself to ignore it.

I’m an addict.

A Pope John Paul II Youth Camp Addict!

Pope John Paul II Youth Camp is a camp site  located at Peas, Limay, Bataan, and every summer, the Diocese of Balanga helds a three-day youth camo for the youth of Bataan. And as for me, I just can’t help it to stop my legs from dragging my body up to that place!

I don’t exactly know how i will be able to tell you guys why exactly, but i feel really secure and close inside that place, like nothing is capable of harming you and that you are in the presence of something divine or sort. Each day spent inside the borders of the youth camp is for spiritual growth specially, but more than that, it makes me grow and learn in every aspect of my being, that makes it irresistable for my soul. Phew!

Now, here are things that i’ve learned from the three-day youth camp in a day to day basis… Here it goes:

Day 1 (April 15):

Movie Review about Society and Corruption – honestly i was not able to watch the movie because i still had my classes going, but i was able to make in on time during the session with the Director of the film, (which i actually forgot his name because i don’t like him so much) and was very lucky to pull some great insights!

“Every temptation is an opportunity to do good.”

There is an existing absolute in this world, but how we deal with it is infinite.

We are a part of the big and real picture (existence of corruption in the country) outside the television scree, and the hope lies in our own actions to make it right.

Being a good Christian and a good Catholic is hardcore, but what is important is that we try and strive to do good. We are not God, and we can’t be God, we all make mistakes, but what’s important is that we strive to follow His teachings.

With the present condition of our society, blaming the past generation for their indispensable gift of corruption neither blaming ourselves about the pitiful state of the economy at this point in time is useless without proper action. What’s wrong is that people always get stuck on the blaming part.

My generation has been referred to as the most oppressed, depressed and manipulated  generation of all times, but if the elders of the society are all succumb to this what will there be in our future?

Day 2 (April 16)

Morning Mass

“Your sins do not defy who you are.”

“Spread your roots deep under the ground. Be grounded on your faith despite any obstacles, be grounded on Jesus.”

“Sometimes you feel you are unworthy to lead because of your sins, but don’t let this stop you.”

-Fr. Joshua

Day 3 (April 17)

LUBID Activities! here are some snopshots on our high events!

this is called the LEAP OF FAITH

Up the ladder I go!

40ft above the ground

now isn’t that fun??

The Big C

Yeah, I’m talking about the big “C” here – but honestly, it has nothing to do with tumors and cysts on your body.

Apparently, it is something alike cancer that some people are terrified to have, because to some extent, people nowadays seem to be lacking of it, or fearing it, or worse terrified about it. And for men who plays a lot of girls one after the other, it’s something that will surely bring cold jitters on their skin – COMMITMENT.

No, this blog is not about relationships and heartaches, actually it has nothing to do with it seriously, but just plain commitment period.

Just when school is about to start, it has already been postponed, but our duties and responsibility inside the campus paper is nothing close from postponing. Apparently, everything to be done was already planned two months ago, and the only problem is implementing it.

Since my seniors and their seniors have already graduated and left the university, including PM, Kuya Rem, and Ekoy, the core group was comprised of only nine members left, and sadly, only four of us are showing everytime a meeting was called. I wonder why, but maybe it has something to do with commitment.

During PM’s reign as EIC of the school paper, I was only in my first year of college then, and this issue was of primary concern. It’s just that, most of the people around are just too preoccupied with other things happening in their lives, or taking the organization less seriously placing it below the priority list. Unfortunately, I felt the same then, all because I was still searching for my own place inside the organization. But what we have now is different, everybody knows everybody already, we have been together and worked together before, but they seem not to get the point.

Being in the campus press is hard, honestly I can’t even tell you how difficult it is and wouldn’t make you believe unless you felt the stress, the pressure and the likes inside the organization itself. Alas, the respondents’ view and opinions on what we write is also an ache if they would take it positively or negatively which we in return would of course defend and stand on what we have published.

I am a little worried on what’s going to happen especially now that we are just starting the semester and already facing such. But I believe that we will make it through. I’m feeling that, from the loss of our senior mentors, my brothers and sisters inside the publication were rattled. But I know that the time will come that they will learn to stand on their own and depend on their own skills and abilities so their confusion on commitment will be resolved. I know that this year will be tough, for most of us are newbies in our own sections and positions handled, but just as what have been thought to us, when things go tough, you just have to be tougher.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light!