It's finally the end of the semester - the end of my Junior year. The semester that has passed is special because it was suppose to be the hardest one of all eight semesters that all BS Management students of Ateneo ever had. But apart from that, it was extra special to me because it was a time when I felt that I've learned a lot about life.
In Ateneo de Manila, regardless your course, you will be immersed in humanities subjects. You will have to go through some history and political classes, and endless theology and philosophy classes. This makes the students "think differently". Students become passionate not only in what they're doing but also in what they can achieve. The goals become different. It is not only about earning money anymore, it is about being able to allow change to happen in the world that they do and do not belong to.
Of course not everyone gets this kind of an epiphany. Differences in point of views make human living more interesting after all. But I felt it. I felt it in my bones and in my guts that this just might be for me.
Although I am a Management student, and although I want to pursue a career in the corporate world, this sixth semester opened my eyes to a passion I never quite grasped before. A passion for allowing change.
Gone are those days where I just worked for myself. Those were the times when I kept on asking about the whereabouts of my inspiration, my drive, my passion. Now it is clear to me that what I am working towards is something bigger than myself, but that won’t scare me because change is attainable even with minute movements.
I don’t have to be a mogul in order to allow for it, I just have to be make sure that I am not stepping on any toes, so to speak; and that in everything that I will do, I will have in my mind the consideration of that goal.
In Ateneo de Manila, regardless your course, you will be immersed in humanities subjects. You will have to go through some history and political classes, and endless theology and philosophy classes. This makes the students "think differently". Students become passionate not only in what they're doing but also in what they can achieve. The goals become different. It is not only about earning money anymore, it is about being able to allow change to happen in the world that they do and do not belong to.
Of course not everyone gets this kind of an epiphany. Differences in point of views make human living more interesting after all. But I felt it. I felt it in my bones and in my guts that this just might be for me.
Although I am a Management student, and although I want to pursue a career in the corporate world, this sixth semester opened my eyes to a passion I never quite grasped before. A passion for allowing change.
Gone are those days where I just worked for myself. Those were the times when I kept on asking about the whereabouts of my inspiration, my drive, my passion. Now it is clear to me that what I am working towards is something bigger than myself, but that won’t scare me because change is attainable even with minute movements.
I don’t have to be a mogul in order to allow for it, I just have to be make sure that I am not stepping on any toes, so to speak; and that in everything that I will do, I will have in my mind the consideration of that goal.
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