Dreams won’t work unless you do.

This is a famous line of John C. Maxwell, who is a famous author and speaker which primarily focusing on Leadership. I actually have read this line when I was still in college because this was printed in our organization’s t-shirt. This line connotes deeper sense.

Then why am I talking about this? I was just thinking that this could be a good start in my entry for @promo-mentor’s challenge. You may click this link to know the details about the challenge, (here). As a glimpse, they are asking us to express the things that we will be doing if we have the what we call, “Financial Freedom”.

Financial Freedom is the way in dealing life and making decisions without considering your finances or should I say the lack of it. Maybe in personal perspectives, we would have the same reactions and deeds if we can achieve financial freedom.

In a span of a second, I bet you will be thinking about your personal life: family plans, houses, cars, education, career, travels, health benefits, and savings. Honestly, we have the same thinking.

I want to make my parents happy as what you have been thinking. I know they are already tired of working as laundry woman and motor bike driver. Imagining the years that they have been working up until now. We don’t have a house and we know that the real owner will get this one sooner. I want to travel the whole Philippines and the whole world to see the beautiful creations of the Almighty. I want to have health benefits or might as well say, unlimited health benefits. Most importantly, I love to really have savings.

If you made it here, I bet you have guess how financially poor I am. I also want financial freedom, like I wanted to do the things without worrying my finances. That’s why I’ve been into many risks and network marketing companies thinking it will really help me.

But, I failed!

I’ve been telling myself that maybe I am not designed for business department but they were saying that only business can give me the financial freedom. So, does it mean I don’t have the capacity to be financially free?

Well, so much on that.

Actually on top of those dreams that I have mentioned above is my plan to change the whole educational curriculum in the Philippines. Does it really need to have lots of money? Yes, there is a need of lots of money. I’ll show to you 5 videos that may somehow help me in making this into fruition.

_{These videos are not mine by the way; it is originally owned by GMA Network Company.}

This is happening in some place of Western Samar, Philippines where students pass/transport by the sea just to get to their school. See how this young boy paddles his way in the report of Jiggy Manicad. The report said that it was his 3rd time around (including the incident during the coverage) that he experienced an upturn of his boat.

I realized how lucky I am when I was still studying because of the presence of the available commodities here in our city. There are also schools which is just meters away from our house that somehow made us fortunate enough.

If you’re triggered with the situation above, let me hear your side with this one...

I actually don’t know how to describe the way how they commute from their house to their school. Seems like they were trekking at the mountain’s gorge and playing with the raging waves of the ocean just to get to their school. They can sometimes have the chances of riding on a motor boat (not intended for hire/transporting them) but they need to pay 20 (PHp) or 0.4 (USD).

Commuting here in the city will only take me some amount of 30 (PHp) or 0.6 (USD) and some sweats in my system but these students remind me how lucky I was being comfortable in the seats of those vehicles I was using.

Let’s take our journey into some roller coaster-like ride in going to school.

A documentary of “Brigada” show which takes me into a roller coaster ride. This story of two siblings who need to travel using a lifebuoy for them to cross a raging river has really moved me and will let me realized that traffic congestion in the city can never equate the stress of commuting like this.

I got to imagine myself how can I persevere if I was put by God in that situation. I really adore the braveness of this young child!

How about these students who are commuting using two pieces of cable wires in the air.

These mode of transporting do really enhanced their skills in balancing. They are of no professional circus acrobats but they need to step up and pretend to be one. This way of transporting maybe some fun to students especially to those who are playful but to my eyes, it’s really an avenue for heart breaking accidents.

Holding the cable wires with bare hands and sliding feet slowly to reach the end of the “wire-bridge” is really exceptional than that cramming that I have been doing, like studying in a jeepney just to pass my exam. Their discipline and determination really moved me to the highest level!

Though there are still documentaries that I have seen already which were broadcasted by the said T.V. station, I just chose 4 of them here.

Those videos are just showing the processes of how students of some parts in the Philippines have been doing a life-death transportation just to go to school everyday.

In some schools especially in government schools, students were deprived of excellent and sufficient school facilities, equipments, laboratories and even textbooks.

My Plan

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I dream of a Philippines that has an excellent Educational System. That these students will not sacrifice their own life just to get to school. I dream of having accessible schools in those remote areas with excellent facilities and resources.

Philippines alone is rich in culture and resources but I don’t see an appropriate utilization of those resources.

If given a chance that I can achieve financial freedom, I will do the following things:

1.) Study abroad and visit excellent schools

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Dreaming doesn’t have payment but realizing all of those dreams will now need much of money. I want to study first abroad and learn how they have established their excellent education. After studying, I want to immerse myself in the system for me to really absorb the whole process.

This may take me many years but I know after those years is a better version of my self that may really be helpful for my vision.

2.) Talk to the Government and NGOs

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I am not a superhuman or a magician that can do all of those things. I want to collaborate with Government Agencies and Non-government Organizations to realized my vision.

I will follow the processes set by the authorities and will ask for their help. The vision, idea, and finances will be mine and the support will come from them.

3.) Sit down meeting with Best Education Consultants

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I know that there are many best consultants in education here in the Philippines but they don’t have that opportunity in realizing ambitious plans for the whole system. Well, I guess I do have the right to be ambitious this time.

I want to sit down with them and change the whole curriculum of our Education especially in the Basic Education Department.

I don’t want a curriculum that only focusing on the academics of our young students. I want to have a separate hours for life skills and values formation, even bigger hours for those dimensions. I also want to include the way of teaching them on how to nurture their cities and provinces with the touch of nature preservation.

I don’t want to see fellows going abroad just to earn a living. I want to see fellows who will be contented with the resources, culture, and benefits that our country has to offer.

We just lack the idea of proper nourishement and proper cultivation of our culture and resources. We lack the education on how to use all of those in bringing our country to a higher level.

I want change! I am an agent of it!

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While typing all of those, I was holding my breath. It is really my usual thing when I do write articles like this.

When I talk about dreams and my plans for the Philippine Educational System, it really made me serious. It fired me up and it really excites my brain cells!

I guess, I have gone so far with this exceptional dream. I hope in God’s time I can be able to do all of those.

Thank you for staying with me and reading this blog written with a heart!

Lovelots,

@morken

_{Image Source edited using Canva: Videos are not mine and were given proper credits.}