Cut Above the Rest

            Are you special? Why do you say so? Or should I say aren’t you special? Well, that’s a big no. In fact, we are all special in our own special ways. We got these attributes which are distinct from the others. These attributes can lead to us to be a better individual if valued vigilantly, because God made us special in our own special ways.

            Have you ever tried to stare at the mirror for a couple of minutes or more? Do you ever think why you are special? I can say that we may not look desirable for ourselves; but it goes the other way around once you ask the people around you. Whether you’re stout or not, short or not, or even not a good-looking guy or gal, still we are special in our own special ways.

            I consider myself as cut above the rest, of course not in terms of intelligence, but in terms of general interest. Why? Simply because I am a typical young gentleman who, in one way or another, never give up in every downfall that I face in my journey. I never resort to surrender despite knowing how much obscurity I am going to encounter. That remarkable feature of mine is well-exhibited nowadays when the ultimate day of class has yet to unfold. We are aware that I was found to be nowhere from the initial day ‘til the current day of session, and I wasn’t able to find a key to breakaway. I landed on the 16^th on the onslaught of the first quarter and even fell off to the 21^st before the end of the first half. That was the time when extreme anxiety and desperation clobbered my mind. I even spent the Semestral Break thinking what went on. Perhaps, I wasn’t able to notch desirable marks in some of the quizzes and exams, but I guess it’s too ironic to fell off five seeds below.

            Instead of giving up and letting go, I tried to do the best that I can be. In fact, I am being compared to a car fueled with diesel: slow start, but when the journey went longer, the speed gets faster and faster. I notched in relatively high marks, got exempted in periodical test and exuded blockbuster oral participation which paved the way to the 14^th rank at the end of the third. And now that the marks were submitted, it may climb up to possibly 12^th.

            DRIVE. That’s what makes me distinct and cut above the rest. The strong drive and desire to fulfill the goal has something to do with heart and fortitude. Sometimes, I compare the school to a basketball. Just like my most wanted ballclub in the Philippine Basketball Association – Brgy. Ginbera San Miguel with their Never Say Die attitude on the end game which gives them a lot of victories, and of course, a lot of fans like me.

            Hopefully this year would turn out to be different than before. I got the intelligence. All I need is drive. And of these two will be coupled with luck, the limelight would be mine once again.