by Kim Tubongbanua (Grade 8 – Mabini)
Graphics by Theone Tiu (Grade 10 – Rizal)
We all have different opinions, it could mean many different things at once. A regular rose may symbolize beauty, courage, and love. A rose being kept away, as it ignites. When something with such beauty catches on fire but stays strong physically, even with its burnt petals.
As we think deeper, love is for a healthy rose with its rusty red petals, stem that stands tall and proud. As it catches on fire, I can think of it as my own courage burning away. This is something we can apply in real life, we get ourselves into something we can’t escape easily and we have to build up and use the courage we have.
Courage is being symbolized by the rose, consumed by the fire that took over it. We all have dangers in life we can’t avoid easily and it leads us to make risky decisions but in the end we end up still being afraid and takes time to find inspiration for us to be courageous again. In a garden of roses, we will realize how strong we actually are and we still find many reasons to be courageous again. Every person is strong enough to build their own garden of roses, no matter how many times we become fearful. It will take time but let time flow and everything will eventually come to us themselves.