A Mirthless Difference

Good day to you reader, I would like you to know that what I would discuss here is rather gloomy. I am here to react on the situation of children in my country. Hope you would not arrive to the verge of tears because of this melancholic reflection.

As I listened to my aunt discussed about the poverty situation of kids here in the Philippines and in America, I realized how fortunate kids are in America. Kids today in the Philippines, either rich or poor, are quite contented and happy with what they have but I am not speaking in general. There are still a lot of unfortunate kids that still strive to reach their goals in desires in life. It is quite melancholic that the government are not doing their best to help the situation of those poor children. Some indulge themselves to drugs and vices. Some became gangsters and loiters. Some even die due to no reasons because of feuds in gangs. This realization is very grievous because children are considered the "future of the world", as quoted by the world-famous, Dr. Jose Rizal. Despite their poor positions in the society, children nowadays in the country are very contented and happy with their personal lives. It is both happy and sad. Happy, in the sense that, even though they are young and immature, they know what is going on with their lives and that they accept their situation now and they strive to go on and reach their fantasies in life. Sad, on the other hand, because people are ignoring children who are on the streets working their own asses out and also, they are forbidden to experience what childhood is really all about. All they experience now are problems and worries in life. They don't even go to school just to help their own families look forward to a brighter tomorrow. I'm really sorry to explain these in detail but it is needed so that those who are blind may see, the deaf my hear and the mute may speak. I presume that people are just feigning that they are deaf, mute or blind just to escape reality, which is that a lot of children are suffering from hunger and disease. Only one thing is certain with children from the Philippines, they do not mind their situation, as long as they are with their families and that they are helping each other, everyday is like paradise.

On the other hand, kids in America are enjoying a life of ecstasy and comfort. Parents in America are either spoiling their kids or ignoring their kids. It comes to a point that children their are confused and sometimes end up in the wrong places. As narrated by my aunt who comes from America, kids in America are spoiled because of the fact that they had not seen what the children in "third-world countries" are experiencing. Unless they can see the truth, american children will always be blind to the real world. As I have viewed America, a lot of children there are stil involving themselves to gangs, drugs and vices. It is also very sad because even though America is a "first-world country", many teens are misguided by their parents.

(*wrapping something*)To wrap things up, children in America and Philippines are entirely different even though they are considered as children. Filipino children are quite contented with their lives and that they love their families and that their love are also repaid with love. They would do anything just to see their families the next morning after a disturbing sleep. American children, on the other hand, are never contented with what they have. I presume that this is because of the fact that they are living in a first-world country and everything is cheap. Still, not all american children are like that. Both children, although they come from different countries, are still children: immature, young and innocent. That is all. Monsieur Aronnax.