'We Walk Because We Care'

         

         The sun's glimmering shines are still nowhere to be found. Its absence was merely ruled over by the early dawn. Inasmuch as I wanted to prolong my sleep, I'd still be stripped off with the privilege to do so. Today, I have to wake up early. Today, I shall make a change.

          Dear reader, I began making soft murmurs to myself which practically ended up as my sensible chant for the day. I allowed it to reverberate through me. It pioneered at my mind then from the pit of my stomach down to the soles of my feet, I muttered the words, "I shall be responsible today. I shall be responsible today. I ought to. Yeah right. I ought to." While these chants kept on repeating at the back of my mind, I can't help flashing a big grin as I was facing the mirror. Feeling kinda ready to start the day with something remarkable and sensible. Today, I'll be helping my fellow youths. The less unfortunate young men and women, the out-of-school youths. And this shall be achieved through joining this year's "Walk for a Cause" or notoriously known as "Alay Lakad."

          You might be wondering what pushes me in joining the event. Truth be known, I was neither pushed nor pulled. Dear reader, I ought to join the event. Ought to for I have to do such responsibilities. Responsibilities for being a public servant. I have been serving for three years already and it is quite too tormenting to deeply think about our final goodbye. The end of our term as SK officials in our barangay. Anyhow, why prolong the inevitable? We've always asked this, didn't we? As some people univocally says, 'the only thing that remains constant in this world is change.'

         So, moving on. We had our assembly area at our barangay hall. I arrived pretty early. Well, pretty early than my other co-SK officials. That could now be considered as a trail of responsibility, or so to speak. Anyhow, while waiting for the others to come, my mind drifted somewhere. Somewhere with which my present state could hardly ever understand. Reason can't even tell but believe me, my mind started browsing on some good old memories from the past and finding its way towards the future's pool of uncertainties then finally back at the present. So there, it was quite a bumpy ride.

       Then they arrived and we began to ready ourselves for the final walk. Oh, shoot. Why am I starting to write the word 'final' more often than not now? Well, okay. Perhaps because this has to be our final wave. The major major final wave.

        To continue, the walk has started. Unfortunately, I'd have to say it was a gradual walk. It's a no walk for continuity and constancy. We have a parcel of pit stops and the scorching heat of the sun made it look awful. Though not really that awful but it was, just in a more subtle way.

     But what more could we think of? What's there to protest? I feel it needless and downright inconsequential to find ourselves retorting about the hot weather. And for my happiness' sake, there were no serious protests made. We were walking under the revolting sun not because we're bunch of mobs trying to be endearingly attractive to the people. But we walked for we share a common goal. To give life somehow to the beneficiaries. We walk because we care.