America, Estella Mariez M.

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At one time in my life, I have imagined myself, not as a human being, but as a spirit in a
Filipino context. Without telling anyone, I see myself as a diwata. As any supernatural
being, I also have a goal for myself. I believed that as a deity, I have the duty to bring
out the goodness in everyone. I believed that in each human being, there is a ball of
goodness found in their hearts. Sadly, some of these balls are covered with sadness,
guilt, and anger- on which the degrees differ from each person. As a diwata, I have to
bring those balls of goodness into light. I do this by defending the bullies, befriending
the loners, extending a hand to those who have troubles in school lessons, following
school regulations, and others.
In my childhood myth, there are five reflections of my nature. First is on how I see
myself as a diwata. Second is on how I do not tell anyone of my perspective. Third, on
how I see myself as having the duty to bring out the goodness in everyone. Fourth is on
why I portray goodness as a ball. And lastly, on why I execute my duty through those
enumerated ways.
First is on how I see myself as a diwata. There are two reasons on why I thought of
myself that way. One is because I was in awe of the television show Encantadia. I was
inspired on how they still fight for the best when there are troubles ahead. It may be due
to the fact that it was the first show that I have watched that has heroism as its main
theme. The second reason is we always have talks about supernatural beings every

time I take a vacation in the province. As a child, those kinds of conversations spark
interest and curiosity.
The second reflection of myself is on how I do not tell anyone of my view. As I look back
at myself while doing this paper, I thought that I am like the other child. I try to belong,
try to be like the others, afraid to stand out because I do not want to be branded as
different. I was afraid to draw too much attention. I get awkward when people look at
me. That is why even when I realized that I have that duty, I still tried hard to be like the
other human beings because I do not want attract eyes.
Third is on how I see myself as having the duty to bring out the goodness in everyone. I
believe that being good will make everything fine. I also believe that everyone of us
have goodness in our system. I think this way because I have seen how goodness
work. I have seen it through my parents, my teachers, and friends. I also have
experienced how good it felt. That is why I want to bring out the goodness in everyone,
because I also want to share the contentment and happiness I felt with goodness.
Fourth is on why I portray goodness as a ball. It is because of our lesson in Christian
Living about the Tongue of Fire. It is when the followers of Christ became
knowledgeable of different languages to help in spreading His word. If I remember
correctly, these tongues of fire were portrayed as balls of fire. I associated those balls of
fire with goodness, which was found on the heart. I believe that everyone possess it, but
for some, they have different degrees of difficulties to let it out.
Lastly is on why I execute my duty through those ways. If we are to look at it again, my
ways are confined in school setting. It reflects my personality as someone who only go

to home and school. As I child, I am not very much fond of playing outside. I would
rather draw, read, and solve math problems.