Over the flood the Filipino Spirit Rises.

“Baha ka lang Pilipino ako” (You are just flood, I am a Filipino). Again, flood devastes Northern Luzon, but as with what the tagline shares, taken from a post in a popular online social network, I get to realize deeper constructs about the Filipino Spirit and what lies in our mindset. I can not generalize though, but these are but my impressions based from what we could read and see online.

Filipinos are a happy people.  We could make fun of even the worst things, just like this flood brought about by the inclement weather. No wonder, even if the water is up to the neck, we still pose and smile in front of a camera. This does not mean we don’t take things seriously, we are just not so affected emotionally because our positive outlook in life is that strong. If this situation is a problem, we would just laugh at it. There is popular belief in the Filipino that says “tawanan mo ang iyong problema“, so we don’t get terribly devastated emotianally and we rise with grace and smile over what life brings on.

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