Reflection Paper 3: My Passion
by Rony Cabuyadao
What is your passion? What is it that you love doing?
How is it reflected in your work, daily life, and life's journey?
I have always been a nature lover; I enjoy and appreciate the beauty of nature. When I take photographs, natural landscape is one my favorite subjects. I was born and raised in the countryside and our surroundings then were trees, shrubs, farm fields, hills and plateaus. When we were young, we used to play outdoors a lot and we're closer to nature.
It is no surprise that my passion revolves around nature, wildlife, the environment and planet earth. They are inter-related to one another, so it's difficult to choose only one or two of them. Although I have other passions in life, like photography, travel and tennis, my greatest passion is about the conservation and protection of nature and its resources, wildlife, the environment and our home planet.
In recent years, there have been a lot of studies and documentaries depicting the alarming state of the environment, our depleting natural resources, changing and unpredictable weather patterns and other issues that our environment and planet are facing nowadays. These are caused primarily by the direct impact and by-products of human activities and for the sake of so-called development. There have also been a lot of dialogues and initiatives that were started by government and non-government organizations to address the pressing issues related to our environment and planet earth, either at the national level or global scale, even involving the large and powerful nations of the world, who oftentimes have much greater impact to the environment. But, as individuals, we can do our own share and take part in the bigger movement to help protect the environment and the planet. And, that's where I am passionate about. I love doing them, and they have become part of my way of life and daily routines. Here are some of them:
