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Essay
Who Am I?
By Eric C. Ausente
The questions statement in the title appears to be so external and broad-spectrum to answer. That’s why I’m going to start this writing I every wide-ranging characterization I can which will “from top to bottom” introduce myself.
“If you have the “heart” and the blazing desire to reach your goals, even how unattainable it is for the eyes of other people, the UNIVERSE will and always will conspire in every way and every means it can just to help you attain what you ought to attain. That’s what you call PRINCIPLE OF FAVORABILITY. And if you’d lucratively made it in spite the fact that obstacles, danger, hardships, and diffidence hindered you along the way, you can proudly belong yourself to those exceptional persons in this earth who had courageously unveiled the curtain of their one, own, true PERSONAL LEGEND.”
And I won’t let myself exempt to be one of those “FUTURE” exceptional persons in conquest of their personal legend. But before I forge the footsteps of those person who had already made a vast name for themselves, I, on the other hand, admittedly need someone who will wholeheartedly lend a hand to aid me from the pit of our dreams. And I’m expecting you sir, madam, to be one of those generous people.
I had divided my essay into three parts which all explains my characteristics, my ambitions, work ethics, failures encountered and how I had cope it and my distinctiveness from others.
As a Person and as a Student Leader
At the last years’ recognition day 2007, I was awarded by my school in collaboration with the Rotary Club Metro Bacolod, dubbed as the “Youth Versatility Award” and in this years’ Recognition 2008, I was approached by them to bequeath on me once more the “Model Youth Award” and “Youth Leadership Award”. Of course, I could not say “no” to it.
And all of these, for me, are the mere reflections of my performance in my whole year stay at Negros Occidental High School.
Every time there is a competition, I was always called by the administration to embody our institution. Even I failed in some of the contests, I am not renouncing from trying again, because Victory is always possible for the person who refused to stop fighting.
However, this is not the very basis and grounds for me to brag off. Yes I maybe have that so-called self-confidence. Self confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of heart.
My classmates and friends always ask me, “If I were you, Eric, maybe I would have been on my last legs right now!!! I, myself, can sense the apprehensiveness and strenuousness you are working at… How can you cope up with it?”. My only reply, “Time Management. Work for the Best”.
Even though, I may encounter aggravations along the way, I always bear into my mind and heart that remembering those frustrations, failures and poverty enriches my life but only after I have survived them. That is why, all sorts of defeats, I take it as a challenge; a colossal challenge for others to think it would be unattainable to conquer.
As a student leader, though I am not that perfect in some ways, Yet I supposed the greatest glory is not never in falling, but in rising every time we fall. I was always called by our Guidance Counselor, not because I have debased some policies, but because she offers me scholarship grants to embark and competitions to take part at. It is always so flattering that your teachers and staff are the ones who move towards you because of the fact that if they did, you know that they are relying in you.
Finally, I could only say, just believe in yourself. If you don’t, so don’t ask anyone else to do so. That, if you do not have the genuine heart of a leader. 2 statements I just would like to leave: “YOU’LL ALWAYS BE WELCOME IF YOU BRING A “SMILE” WITH YOU AND LEAVE YOUR WORRIES AT HOME” and “THREE LITTLE WORDS – IF YOU PLEASE – CARRY THE POWER OF GREAT CHARM”.
My Work Style and Work Ethics
As Mother Teresa once said, ‘In this world of ours, it does not always follow that you should look at all times upon a crowd glorifying or recognizing you on certain occasions just to attain self - fulfillment. Instead, try to look upon one face, one heart, one person at a time’.
These words uttered by the saint, in one way or another, can likewise be matched up to the philosophy and manner of mine towards the work I am involving in.
I am the personal secretary of Queen of Peace School, doing my obligations there voluntarily after school hours. Yes, of my own free will. But at times they proffer me monetary support as part of my allowance. I perceive my effort there as a training ground for me on my future “toils”. I believed in the saying: “If one would like to be successful in the future, let him make the most of the present.”
I am finishing and refining one work, one task, one assignment at a time so that I can give 100% of myself wholly in each of the undertaking I am exerting of.
With regards to the function I render during group projects, I prefer to be the leader of the group rather than a member. Since if I am the “boss”, I can apply whatsoever resources I possess but of course with the stimulations and suggestions of the people beneath me.
However, in certain conditions, I’m conceding and yielding chances for others because I know that this opportunity will motivate them as well to be confident enough of themselves. I don’t want to be egotistical in hiding those probabilities to let them improve. And yet in some, due to the fact that I already can’t handle the tasks in hand, that’s the time I reject some offers to be group spearhead.
Nevertheless, in anyhow, let’s always inculcate in our very selves that we can always do it. WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING IF WE BEGIN BY SAYING WE CANNOT DO IT.
I really don’t crave to be prominent, renowned or be recognized because of the works I’ve made. I am not worried about people who do not know me – instead, I strive, so I will be worth-knowing.
I vowed to myself, that in every task I process, I don’t want to be satisfied with being good at a job. I want to be the BEST so that I will soon become indispensable. I, in actuality, don’t mind of how much I know – the important thing is that, what works I shall have done with what I know.
FAILURE – not a hindrance to move on
It was the 29th Day of October 2007… The ambiance in our community is so hysterical and “hot”. Posters and streamers of various candidates were glued and can be seen all over the place. And my icon was one of those buntings; my name was one of those involved in some contentious and political “mumbo jumbos” in the different puroks.
I ran for the Sangguniang Kabataan Election as SK Chairman in our Barangay but that very night I apprehended it wasn’t really for me. Yes, I failed. I lost. It truly brought upon me an immense bang, injury and diffidence which lingered in my whole being. That’s the first time I tried to adhere in politics, on tenterhooks to revolutionize the way people perceive their government officials; fatefully nothing happened. Nothing altered. My hopes departed, my visualization diminished and my dreams exploded like an air-filled balloon punctured by a needle. From that very instance, I call upon God to bequeath on me the virtue of sportsmanship, acceptance and strength to move on.
The very next morning, an idea smack on my realization; an awareness that my sense of duty as a youth leader should not end there. Political views and opinions should not hamper me on what I ought to do for the betterment of our community. I believed that there is a further way in the making– provided that you have always the “heart” to pursue and be the victor over your goals. What I guaranteed to the people when I am still campaigning during elections should be accordingly fulfilled, not by someone, anyone, or everyone but be initiated by a simple ERIC AUSENTE with extraordinary God.
That political disappointment carried me up and lit the burning desire of my spirit to keep on persisting the genuine legacy of a leader who knows how to motivate his people.
I formed a certain community organization called B.U.G.T.A.W. Kabataan (Building Unity and Growth through a Transparent and Trustworthy Governance for the Good of the General Welfare of the Youth) which endeavors to help the underprivileged and to promote amalgamation and unity to all the enthused youth in the barangay.
I assumed that all of those experiences were just a stepping stone for me and never did a stumbling block to attain what I suppose to attain, to share what I suppose to share, and to inspire who I suppose to inspire. I have just justified unto myself that God let us suffer failures as there is another extraordinary opportunity ahead of me.
I am hoping earnestly that you’ve read the whole essay… An essay of highlighted moments of my life and the situations I’ve encountered along the way.
Sharing with you what I genuinely envision, my failures, my individuality and my main beliefs is one way optimistically of justifying myself. That somehow and anyhow, I have still light to follow, to guide me amidst darkness and A HAND TO ASSIST ME.
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