I Thought (answer and in protest to Senate Bill 2679) by Myra Beltran HD

Myra Beltran In Protest to Senate Bill 2679 http://senate.gov.ph/lisdata/107269172!.pdf

I THOUGHT

I thought ... that we had reached a point where what mattered was one's pure heart for dance

I thought ... that there was not anymore one standard for beauty in dance and that beauty was
measured only by our real commitment to the dance

I thought ... that each of us could be allowed to speak in our own unique voice in dance and it
was this uniqueness we celebrated

I thought ... that if I worked hard enough, opened my heart enough, I could lead others to do
the same

I thought ... that my generation had put away the ghost of the past through our hard work and
commitment and that it is this which the dancer of today enjoys

I thought ... that the sacrifice of my generation would inspire this generation to honor the same
with as much a sacrifice

I thought ... that dance was its own reward and that all that mattered was the sincere passing
on of dance

I thought ... that we all thought that if we truly served the dance, the dance would, in some
way, take care of each of us for that service

I thought ... that we were allowed to speak of the mundane because the mundane was just as
important

I thought ... that everyone understood we were all equally a part of the struggle for dance

I thought ... that legacy in dance was found in the heart, to be shared through a more
magnanimous heart to the next

I thought ... that we all knew that the dance must be left to dancers because it is they who will
preserve it out of love

I thought ... that greatness was achieved through the taking of many small steps, patiently,

thoroughly, with kindness, courage, without arrogance and rancor

I thought ... that the only honor that mattered was the one not actively sought but the one
which was collectively and freely bestowed

Tell me, was I then horribly, horribly wrong?

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