Most of the time, I take for granted the fact that I graduated from UP-Diliman, and is currently pursuing in its hallowed halls, err..., labs, one of the highest academic degrees that this time-honored, prestigious institution can bestow on people and personas who actually dared. I guess, the "been-there-done-that" attitude contributed much to how I regarded this special education I received. In recent years, however, having gone (and returned from) abroad and proved (and compared) my mettle against international contemporaries, I realized how indeed blessed I am for having received an authentic UP Education. With friends and families going abroad left and right, people around me are consistently confounded with my actual decision to stay in our country (or by the lukewarm attitude I show when presented with an opportunity to immigrate to "better"countries ) despite the so-called "potential" they see in me. To explain with the same fervor only a truly-patriotic, grateful iskolar-ng-bayan can give to non-isko's (there's no intention to demean anyone in declaring this) would be futile; I guess, there are things that only a UP Grad can completely understand, that makes them opt to stay in the country.
Thanks to Prof. Monsod for elucidating this hard-to-explain-in-casual-banter abstract idea out. This is a case of a UP-luminary-talking-to-UP-students, and thus, the points are frankly expressed and are seemingly elitist, but these are ideas that speak to the heart, and strike a sensitive chord in our modern era of globalization. Points that are well-worth the extended musings. Enjoy watching:
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