Lilia Grace Templado

BSBAFM-2

MWF: 7-8

March 11, 2015

Central Philippine University

Lit 200 - Take Home Essay
Mr. Bernardo Cagasan

Dont take the shortcut

(From the short story entitled Lifes Shortcuts by Susan V. Ople)
There is no shortcut to anywhere worth going. You must write to become a writer. And
you must run to become a runner. As Einstein once said, Genius is 1% talent and 99% effort. I
grew up in a place where people lived and worked without taking shortcuts, from preparing
breakfast in the morning to preparing for supper in the evening. I enjoyed living like that not
until we moved in the city where doing things was easier with the help of new technologies
which for me is good. Cooking was easier and I dont have to wake up early to fetch water from
the well in order for me to take a bath. I spend a lot of time doing nothing because everything
can be done instantly. But at the end of the day, I realized that relying to these technologies
taught me to be lazy. And I think to myselfthat getting where you want to go in life is not about
finding a shortcut, its about putting in the required time and effort. Therefore, I decided to make
every single day worthwhile, because life is short so I will take time to enjoy and appreciate
every time I have.
Gods gift
(From the poem entitled Our Mother Tongue)
Each of us is unique and special. Our language goes the same way; we have different
languages in the world. It makes us unique and it gives us freedom, a freedom to express our
feelings, thoughts, and ideas. We learned through our language the different things we need to
know for us to grow and also to be successful. I believe that our language is a gift from God so
that we will understand each other and therefore have unity. Let us treasure this gift that God has
given us and let us used this right and with confidence.

Importance of Filipino Literature to individuals or students

Through Filipino Literature we learned different stories about life, animals and other
living creatures here in our country. It gives us lessons to ponder to. It is important for us to
know and study this subject because it reflects the lives of Filipino people, how they live and
how they survived. There a lot of lessons that we can get from the stories and poems from
different regions having different dialects and cultures. These give us wisdom that we can share
to another generation. But the most important thing in studying Filipino Literature is the values
that we can get from the stories and poems. Therefore, let us be proud of our unique and full of
values Filipino Literature.