What Martin Luther King Jr Said

At the end of this entry, you will know what Martin Luther King Jr. said. But as of now, you will get to know what I'll say.

I never knew that in fact, about 15 years ago, the Philippines once had the utmost potential in Internet technology. When this fact came to light last week during class, I want to cry over spilled milk. Sayang. Like a girl who thinks of The One Who Got Away, Thoughts of the what-could-have-beens raced through my head. Imagine if we have what Japan have now (with regards to Internet).

All those possibilities.

All those opportunities.

Snap back to reality! There's no use crying over spilled milk. Thinking of the what-could-have-beens without any action is rather useless now. I think if we think that we can still rise from our downfall. It's not like the end of the world for us. We can rise again. We just need to be back in the game. We can be like Japan before it became an internet roaring giant. Japan started slow. What difference is that to the "slowing" of the Philippines? I mean if we work on the technological developments here in the country, I would not be surprised if we would be really successful. Imagine watching the other countries talking about us and looking at us as if we were a resurrected Phoenix.

All hope is not lost! We still have the potential. I think we have more potential now that we ever had in the past. All we need is that tipping point in Internet development. I read about Japan's pitfalls. One is language barrier. Filipinos can work around that! I mean, we know English and the number of people using the Internet is growing.

It's never too late! I hope I get to witness this rise in my lifetime. Just like what Martin Luther King Jr. said, We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.