7/31/2019 Ateneo Graduate as an Agent of Change

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Janno Louie Ceasar A. Luzon

Bachelor of Laws I

Jesuit Legal Character

The Ateneo Graduate as an Agent of Change

The Youth is the Hope of the Fatherland.

The ever timeless words of that guy standing in Luneta are the very texts used by the

generations subsequent to him in trying to let their youths realize the big role they need to assume for

their Fatherland. And in this ever-changing world, hope seems to be the only thread they can cling to.

And being a part of the graduation batch that finally marched out of the walls of this institution more

than two years ago, this new produce, together with the rest, is the fruition of that hope molded during

the last two decades. With that culmination is the start of the expectation that this one will make a dent

out of his existence in this world.

Throughout ones stay in the Ateneo, the institution consistently molds the student in the way

of a Jesuit individual guided by the motto Pro Deo et Partria, In the Service of God and Country. The

institution programs its activities, which includes the Recollections and the Religious classes as well as

the outreach programs and immersions, which will cater to the goal in hoping to let the students have

the perspective of the Jesuits had in the latters constant pursuit for service.

Change is constant and inevitable. It is one law that will never ever be broken. It is up to the

individual involved to maximize the options he has to choose in making the desired change whether it

will be for the better or for the worse. And in finding the inspiration to change things for the better, one

can lean on from the greatest Atenean probably Ateneo ever had Dr. Jose P. Rizal.

Rizal is one individual who has made an indelible mark out of his existence making him the best

model of how a Filipino, and an Atenean as well, be an agent for change. Throughout his brief existence,

he was the prodigy who has used it to the advantage of his countrymen whom he helped awaken the

spirit of a nation long held hostage by the Spaniards through the two novels he has made.

It is not expected for the Ateneo graduate to match his exemplary performance in history but

rather still make a change for the better in his own little way. Simple good deeds like the kind gestures,

the sweet smiles, the generosity to the poor, all make the difference. It is not the multitude of the

change made but the efficiency and the effectiveness of that change matters. But the best way to be an

agent of change is make the most out of the sands in his own hourglass.