Modern Heroes

            Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs, our modern heroes. Their title as modern heroes can’t be denied because it is what they really are. They raise the economy of our country and in their own way, help decrease the levels of poor people through their own families, but little did we know, they suffer a lot abroad.

            Not because they stay in a far modernized country means they live lavishly. What they earn can’t be obtained just by staying in a country but they work hard for it and endure all the pain and the homesickness. From common conversations with OFWs, they said that homesickness is their greatest foe. To support their families is the only thing that makes them bear the feeling of being away. They endure the sad thoughts of what will happen to the family they left. Not all cases of working abroad go down to success, some results to abuse by the foreign employer- whether physically, financially or emotionally and worse, broken families. Some were badly treated by the people in that foreign country. Setting aside the compliment that Filipinos are hardworking and industrious, most of the foreigners think of our OFWs as low-lying people and inferior to them. We must see all the struggles, the hardships and the pain they experience for the sake of supporting their families left in their hometown.

            For me, our OFWs are truly the heroes of our modern times. But, we couldn’t let more OFWs sacrifice their lives abroad. Our government doesn’t provide sufficient efforts to help our modern heroes. And also, the number of skilled workers in our country is badly decreasing because they go abroad to earn more and because of this, our country will suffer 'brain drain'. According to http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brain_drain.asp, brain drain is “A slang term for a significant emigration of educated or talented individuals. A brain drain can result from turmoil within a nation, from there being better professional opportunities in other countries or from people seeking a better standard of living.” Yes, OFWs may help raise our economy in a way but don’t you think that the working for the rise of our country is better?

Romeo and Juliet: An alternative ending

Romeo and Juliet

"The After-Journey"

            After Romeo killed himself, Paris stirs, waking up from his pretend death. He looks into the tomb and sees Juliet awake, mourning the death of her husband. Paris sensed a movement from behind the trees so he stood up and looked for a place to hide. From there he saw Friar Lawrence and his struggle to convince Juliet not to kill herself too. Juliet follows the Friar out of the tomb and they went to the Capulet’s home.

            The Capulet’s were astonished to see Juliet alive. With Friar Lawrence and the Nurse’s testimonies, the whole story was told to the Head of Capulet. Soon enough, Paris followed to the mansion and everyone rejoiced at seeing the both of them alive.

            On the other side, the Montague’s are grieving for Romeo’s death. They decided to leave Verona and go to Mantua to stay there for good, with all of their servants. No trace of the Montague’s was left in Verona. This action made way for peace.

            Paris and Juliet were married soon after.  Just weeks after the marriage, they found out that Juliet was pregnant. The Capulet’s held a grand party for this event. When the time came that Juliet was about to give birth, she had a hard time and died shortly after giving birth to a baby boy.

            “Why is it that the boy doesn't look like you, Count Paris? He doesn’t look like my Juliet either.” The nurse exclaimed upon seeing the baby. This was ignored by the Capulet’s for they are too happy about the baby, but also grieving for Juliet’s death. Years passed by and the little boy is growing up. The unnoticed fact can’t be overlooked now. The boy sure looks like Romeo!