Our Origin

Have you ever wondered?


About what, you may ask?

About the language we speak?

Isn't it strange that everyone around the world, ourselves included, simply put our trust into the people who taught us the language that we speak, write and even think in?

When we were growing up, we blindly believed the information that others may have told us.

And when we questioned them, some valid reasons were provided but most often, we were told that we'd understand when we grew older.

But, for some unknown reasons, I still question many things in life, simpler ones such as colors, for instance. Why is blue called blue? And green called green? Why is anything named and called the way it is?

Thus, in my opinion, our culture has shaped humankind into what we are now. These information had its origins and were passed down for generations till it reached us today.

It's very easy to forget our roots when we're so caught up with achieving and completing our daily tasks.

It's almost the end of 2019, and our time is surrounded with individualistic thoughts; huge emphasize has been put on the importance of prioritizing ourselves.

This is not to say that we need to neglect our well-being and do anything just to please others.

We should learn to give back to Earth, our home, for providing us the complexity of our lives. It is crucial to balance between self-love and altruistic acts. The Earth that we have today, the life that we live now, is all a result and a product of our culture.

Therefore, after everything our ancestors have done for us, struggled to provide the life we have now, shouldn't we at least be more appreciative of our culture, our roots?



Written by : Nochu :)
Student INK Writer