Cultural transformation happens when one person at a time believes that it can happen and starts the change within himself.- BUKLOD Team

We’ve been fed up with lectures and seminars stressing the importance of youth in nation building; we have been into different programs and advocacies aiming to awaken the spirit of servant leadership among our young Filipinos; but do we see the transcending effect of these words into actions or do we see genuine positive participation among the youth?  Per observation, youth may fall under these three categories:  

Firstly, a sad reality---majority of us still belong to the culture of apathy. We do not care of what will happen, we do not participate socially, we do not actively engage our potentials for the benefits of many. We tend to be selfish and detaching ourselves from the humdrum of reality.

Secondly, when our lives get affected with inevitable circumstances around us, we immediately complain. We keep pointing our fingers to the government officials, we blame them for what they have done, we allegedly accuse them for engulfing the coffers of government, but we keep ourselves blinded with the fact that we haven’t done our part much that we could boldly complain. We raise problems, yet we can’t be part of the solution. We expect too much, yet we act less. We shout at politicians for being cheaters, yet we forget to realize that even inside our classrooms, cheating happens!  

Thirdly, there are those who engage socially, study the whole situation and with an accurate measure, raise a position, but supported with resolutions.  Most organizations that fall under this third category are principle- driven individuals who strongly and firmly stand with their adhered principles despite the odds of society. But at how far they have got the youth involved? I know of some organizations that fall under this third type but it got each one of us to break the chasm of apathy, to continuously share our enthusiasm with others and to successfully sustain the aspiration of building dynamic and result-oriented individuals that will finally hurl the distractions of our times and revive the spirit of true servant leadership that has undeniably fade in the spirit of majority individuals. In these three, where do you fall under?