Greetings.
Every day, we catch
glimpses of forwarding bodies who are striving towards success, running through
tiny holes of liberation, continuously grasping thorns in the name of luck and
fame – often finding themselves in lakes with no water, and sacrificing bits of
gold particles to attain multiple bars of bronze -- without even knowing their
inspirations behind certain gestures.
We see people’s faces
as exteriors too far from their insides. Radiant smiles that bear masked
depressions, steady knees that hide wracking nerves, hopeful desires that once
left behind closets, and stories that were once unheard.
Communicating to each
as matter of prerequisites not personal callings, perceiving them using visuals
of the near broken, without knowing truths, concluding endings excluding
precludes, and making comments without seeing bigger pictures.
We believe that each
member of our community has crowns that need to bear the unembellished, missing
diamonds, uncoated paintings, and weak support system. All before considered
sub-optimal levels and intermittently humiliated for it was never considered
acceptable in the eyes of few, slowly, by many.
Imperfections.
Excrescences.
Mistakes.
The crown of Humans of
Judge Juan Luna High School comprised of diamonds – stories that were once left
unheard, entities that were once unrecognized and names that were once rolled
and drawn into boxes.
It was you.
The inspiration.
Humans of JJLHS was a
vision having one goal to share the sights of people whom inscribed stories
that strived towards success, ran through liberation, grasped thorns and
changed platforms. The eye abaft this was the humans who made the impossible,
possible -- through adamantine faith and consistent perseverance.
The pressure of giving
justice to each piece makes our pen shakes while thinking of terminologies that
could give the right to the rightful. Each passing day, different entities come
into mind and often having mental debates with selves to which are whom, and
with finalized wrapped ribbons narrations, the list was made into a reality.
Interviewing an array
of individuals known for their respective fields and digging their life stories
into hand were things we have been eternally grateful for. The experience being
in the same dais with them makes everything, floating. Each story is worth
repeating hundreds of times in recording devices during conversations,
depriving self in sleeps, and criticizing own works and thinking on how
betterment could be contingent are some of the uncountable bullet points we
have in our minds during the creative process.
The fear of not giving
enough was something we were petrified while scribbling stories hand in hand.
Before posting the already been judged, revisions were made possible. One was
not a choice, often, all the times, 12th nor 14th was not considered “best”. It
was a difficult momentum for some days were not made into processes, creative
light wasn’t visible, and minds were exhausted in the journey of finding it.
The debilitation was apparent, yet the burning passion grew brighter, and seen
sharper.
It was all worth it.
To the humans who
shared their personal perceptions, thank you for entrusting us vulnerable pieces
of your lives that made you all, unique. Thank you for sharing something that
made you, yourself today. You inspired masses of individuals. You broadened
limitations. You exceeded the regular.
Never sight your crown
as a headgear befouled nor destroyed, use each trial as jewelries to decorate
it and wear it as it should be. Never look down, it may fall.
As our ink’s about to
dry up, let these humans be your sources of optimistic angles to continue
making everything, possible. Pivot yourself into something worthy. You are more
than a face in a crowded room. You are more than just leaves piled up during
fall seasons, you are more than just a canvass.
You are you.
And that alone, makes
you rarer than the stars.
Wear your crown like a
royalty for you are already one.
You are the writer of
your own Humans of JJLHS.
Herold Jeusczar
Buenconsejo
(Writer, Humans of
JJLHS)
