"My Proudest Moment"

I’ve made many decisions in my life, between right and wrong, between what is good and bad. My last year of high school was filled with achievements that undeniably made me and my family proud. As a dancer, it was an honor to dance with one of the members of the Philippine All-Stars. As a singer, it is best to represent myself and my Alma Mater for my continued service for God. As a student, I felt the happiness when I became the President of the Student Council and fortunately being on the top as I graduated. But these titles or statements are not the things that made me proud of myself.

We can’t attain success without experiencing some things that can make or break us. At some point of my journey, I heard people telling me that I did not deserve to be on top; and someone even texted me, telling me that I should stop being a “feelingera”, that it’s not true that I am good in singing and dancing. And I said to myself, “Wait, was there a time that I told everyone that I am good at it? I always say to people that I know how to do it but never that I am good at it.” That was the time when I felt self-pity. My self-confidence was definitely in its lowest. But as time went by, I realized that I don’t have to be affected by those things. I have seen and felt the love of my friends and former schoolmates whenever I visit to my Alma Mater. They would even go out of their classrooms just to greet me, and I was like, “Hey! These people remember me. These people love me.” I know there are people who really appreciated and admired me for what I have done. They recognized my achievements and they respect me until now. When I heard someone telling me that she wants to be like me, I know I will continue what I am doing. I know I left a good image on those people and I don’t want them to be disappointed. That makes me proud. I can now stand in front of everybody with confidence. I can be successful by believing in my own principle; to be fair, to be clean, to be honest and to be humble. They saw my heart all those years and this heart will never change. I will never forget that once in my life I was brought down and now I have the courage to believe in myself.

That is where I want to go. That is what I want to be. I want to be a role model. I want to be an image of strength and acceptance. I want to stand on what I believe is right. I want to prove that imperfection is not a reason to be destroyed by anyone. I may not be beautiful. I may not be intelligent. I may not be as talented as everybody here. I only have my personality with me; still, I am proud of it. Because most of the times, personality is enough, a good personality is just enough.