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What to do “If the world is ending”
by JP Saxe Ft. Julia Michaels”
Hugo Majadas I Creatives
As I wiped away the stars on my eyes one Sunday morning, I opened my cell phone and tried to look for some music I could listen to. It’s all the same routine I have been doing for a couple months since the lockdown happened. As I scroll down, I come across a story, entitled “If the World is Ending”. I don’t know anything about it but it intrigued me. It was also presented in an ASL video, which performs sign language. It is something I wanted to see because it’s new for me.
The song is about two people who have recently gone through a break up and as they go through with their lives without each other, they start thinking about the others’ well-being in the midst of the end of the world. They began asking themselves whether the other person would ever want to be with them if the world was going to end. Come to think of it, shouldn’t we be grateful? The people on Pompeii were pretty clueless but at least they knew who they would die with. This made me think why that’s the only time people start longing for someone. This only shows that the reason people yearn is to make themselves feel better for how they have treated the other person. May it be romantically, platonic love for the friends or the relatives you have, but is that really what love evolved into? What if people apologize and take responsibility for what they have done for their loved ones in order to fix the relationship while they have the time. With this, a lot of people would have been with the person they want to be with. They can be truly vulnerable with every ounce of honesty to their chosen partner. A break or a time off is necessary to ease down tensions between but would you really take that chance or leave the universe to decide what happens to them while you’re separated? The message of this song shouldn’t be limited just to relationships between people, it can also be between one’s relationship with the environment or even the community that surrounds them. Wouldn’t there be a change if everyone should take a look at what is the reason why the world might be ending? What usually happens is that people get sucked up into the concept of falling in love and they tend to forget that there are things outside these tiny relationships that could actually help, like love for the environment. With this, people can educate each other to preserve the world we are in and eventually could help humans from having no world to live in the near future. By spreading this to the whole community, they can help rebuild relationships by being there with each other while changing the world to be better. A communal effort is a must for people to continue living with the person they want to be with because not every story should end like Pompeii. In our generation, we have a lot of technologies that could prevent this probable annihilation. With this, the next generation of human beings would live in a world where they would be aware of the things that we have done. They would know what it feels to grow with the values of falling in love, as well as having a responsibility in keeping the environment alive.
Nadine Lustre is not just nicknamed “President Lustre” for nothing, she has embodied the walk the talk.
Rusky Zorrila I Writter
Numerous Filipino celebrities have used their platforms to be an active voice for those who are deprived with means and power. The year 2021 is filled with devastating events and created a toll on the lives of Filipinos. We can’t deny the fact that these platforms have been a great help to ease the burdens and amplify the voice of the needy. In this difficult time, they have shared their light with those who struggled. One of these celebrities is Nadine Lustre. It is evident how great an artist Nadine Lustre is, her artistry is truly awe-inspiring. Lustre proved that she is not just nicknamed – President Lustre for nothing, as became an inspiration to her fans.
‘An ambassador of change, not just an artist’, that’s what Nadine Lustre has proven. She became an Eco-warrior where she partnered with private organizations like GreenPeace and Masungi Georeserve which are committed to making the world a little better by conserving the environment. Lustre has been residing in Siargao for most of 2021. When she could’ve stayed safely in the comforts of Manila while Typhoon Odette was happening, she returned to Siargao by traveling six hours in a pump boat just to help the locals. She was even spotted buying all the solar panels in one hardware store just to help in streamlining the communication and signal.
While this pandemic affects our mental health, Lustre is transparent about the state of her sanity even before the pandemic—she used her voice and influence to create a safe space for those who are battling depression. Together with Liza Soberano and Yassi Pressman, they co-founded a company—Mind You, that aimed to have mental health services even more accessible to the public. She is also an LGBTQIA+ ally where she joined pride march and initiated fundraising for the elderly gays in 2019. She has used every platform she has to be an activist for change.
Lustre is truly a philanthropist in her own ways when she donated an undisclosed amount of money on the Pride March of 2019 and lent help to those who are affected by the latest typhoon Odette together with her rumored boyfriend by donating goods and other essentials for the locals. She is never afraid to speak her mind on certain issues and causes, which made her an inspiration to many. She is not only beautiful and artistic but the epitome of a star with a heart of purpose.
