When there is growth.

As a kid I've construed growing up as a development. Once you were just an infant who walked a few baby steps, and before your parents know it, you're attending kindergarten with a bunch of cute little kids. Sooner or later your height catches up and you grow (literally). Gradeschool. You're undergoing physical changes called puberty and you are able to control your emotions since you are now more aware of certain things. And then you reach highschool--the phase where you experience teenage angst, identity crisis, and different kinds of anxieties. You are fragile and vulnerable, like a barbie doll placed on a giant's hand, scared of the tendency of being crushed or torn.

Development is like going up to one level and then another, and then another one, and so on. But there are times when you don't move up-- when you stumble, stand up and learn to walk again. Even baby steps will do. That way, you won't go down.

My perspective of development right now has changed. Not only do I think of the growth of a child or any thing for that matter, but also the people who have given guidance, support, time & efforts, and all the help needed in order to develop and reach the goal. Without them there wouldn't be progress and development. Without them you won't be able to learn those baby steps you first learned and used later on when you fall. (but baby steps aren't necessary if you can move forward fast, so do what you can!)

In the end I've figured that even my world view of things have transformed into mature opinions and notions. And that is also development.

The Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) are a great example of striving for development not only in the Philippines but to other countries as well. Goal 3 for example, states that we should promote gender equality and empower women. As we all know, women are being underestimated/discriminated mostly by men because they think they are more educated than us; they believe women should stay home, do the laundry, cook food, clean the house, etc. while they're out there working on their chosen fields. This is something we should take action on. Women have rights too.