Carabao by Shane Hazel Medrano

  One of the known animals in the Philippines is the carabao. It is said to be the Philippines' National animal, they are always side by side with the farmers. Hardworking that is what they are. Carabao and Filipinos are similar in many ways.

 We have that phrase "Kayod Kalabaw." Filipinos are known for being hardworking, even nights they make it days they never stop working even if it comes to sleepless nights. Men and women are now equal. The jobs that are for men, women do and vice versa.  Rather than only the father working, now both of parents are earning money for their family. That is what we are; it is our nature to do any kind of job without hesitation even if it means leaving the family and working abroad just like the Overseas Filipino Worker’s life. But not only on work but also in studying, giving more time to do other things rather than ourselves. We become selfless when it comes to our families. Giving them everything even though we will be left with nothing.
 Waiting never stops from commuting, to work and many more. We Filipinos are used to wait from paying at the counter, ordering food or just waiting for a friend. We enduring all the things that comes with it, spending our time for the things we love. Just like a carabao on the farm who is enduring all the heat and exhaustion with its farmer so in the end they’ll get the crop they needed. But as we face and experience new technology we are now becoming lazy. Slowly turning into that “Juan Tamad” from that precious carabao we once been. Choosing the easy way rather than being patient and waiting for the fruitful result.  We become selfish, wanting everything even though others will be left with nothing. Where is that carabao that I once knew? We now became sloths that done nothing good.

We should remember where we started and still possess the attitude that we have inherited. Be the carabao is this world full of sloths. Be the Filipino that the country can be proud of.