Solidarity and Care for God’s Creation in relation to Life and Dignity of the

Human Person

I have learned that Solidarity is working together for a common benefit by

transforming awareness in the current situation to a positive action and Caring for God’s

creation is very vital for its enjoyment by the current generation and generations to come.

One should be aware that a lot of people is in urgent need of help more specifically in

the basic needs aspect. However, the awareness should not stop there, as this calls for

action to be able to create a positive change in the other people’s lives. I realized that

Solidarity is an important phase for me to be able to uplift the life and dignity of other

people. On the other hand, I also realized that I should be responsible for taking care of

the earth as God gave us, He gave me dominion over it. He gave me the nature for my

enjoyment and I should do my best to preserve it.

I would like to cite the most recent typhoon that devastated the country, Tisoy, and

primarily Bicolanos were severely affected by the heavy rains and flooding. Even in our

municipality in Libmanan, numerous families lost their homes, again. It would take them

some time to be able to rebuild their homes, some would also seek for government

assistance. But my point is, the underprivileged ones suffers the most, they have the most

unsecured houses and even minor calamities can destroy their houses at any point in time.

They will be spending the money that should be allocated to their food to rebuild their

houses.

As a student, a professional and citizen, a take responsibility for my actions, I make

sure to properly dispose garbage and strictly avoid littering, as we all know that the wastes

take a great toll on our environment. I also make sure to conserve water as I know that
water is a scarce resource. I can do a lot of things to preserve God’s creation, we can all do

good things for our environment. Good acts however small and simple it is, I believe will

have magnified effect, if we will all practice it. And this calls for Solidarity coupled with

care and maintenance of the nature. With acting as one, with a common goal to conserve

the nature, we can somehow help uplift the lives of the needy. Of course, I believe we can

do a more direct act to help the less fortunate. The recent calamity is a perfect time to

show them that they matter, and that we care for them.

Kristin C. Peña, JD 1c