My Gift to SLU on Its Centennial

The Saint Louis University's Centennial celebration aims to increase the people's awareness of CICM past and present engagements as well as to express gratitude to people and communities for the opportunity to do its mission. As to revitalization, the centennial is a time to revitalize missionary spirituality among mission partners to intensify and renew mission and vocation animation and to shape dynamic future direction of CICM in the Philippines.

"A Louisian: An Empowered Steward of the World"


The theme itself shows that SLU is a Catholic school. As its students, we must do our duty to spread God's words. As its student, it is just right to show a bit of appreciation for its full effort on broadening the knowledge of its students especially now that it's celebrating its centennial.

One of the simplest form of appreciation for SLU is to be proud that you are a Louisian. Every student should be proud of his own school. He should be proud to say that he is studying in an excellent and exceptional school. Another form of appreciation that we could give is to protect the name of Saint Louis University. We must not do anything that could destroy its name. We should always be aware in everything that we do. We must know our limitations as a student and we must always put in our minds  that a Louisian is a model and inspiration for all; a Louisian is a good example for all.

We can also show our appreciation by bringing out the best in each one of us, we must know how to share our God-given talents and we must be determined to do well in our studies. Saint Louis University is a school that enhances our skills and helps bring out the best in each one of us. It helps us share the blessings that God had given us. As students, we must not only depend on SLU alone, we must also help ourselves to bring out the hidden talents that we have. We must think that all of these we do not only for our parents but also for ourselves.

Being a Louisian, a student if Saint Louis University is really a great plesure. For me, SLU is one of the best school here in Baguio. Why? ..because it enhances not only our skills, it also focuses on four core values - competence, Christian spirited, creativity, and social involvement. I also can see that SLU has an aim. Aim is to make every student graduate. I can also see its aim to renew students who had lost their path at first but are now willing to change their path into right ones. I can see SLU's perseverance to make students realize the importance of learning and studying and  in their life.

Now, as we  celebrate SLU's Centennial, I offer a gift of prayer. A prayer that asks for guidance so that SLU could  continue its mission to serve people and to make them realize the importance of many things in their lives. A prayer for guidance to help SLU renew students who had lost their path and is now willing to change. 

The gift of Love, I also give... promising that SLU would always be with me; the knowledge I had learned and the knowledge that I'm about to learn will always be my guiding light. It will always be my key to success, my key to a better future. Even though in the near future, I am to graduate, a part of SLU would always be with me.

SLU had touched my life. It had left me with great memories and it will be leaving me with more. SLU: you'll be my school forever; Nothing could ever replace you. :). I started as a Louisian and that mark will be mine forever.

I wish that SLU could touch more lives and that it can give students a deep realization of how important education is in their lives.

My Gift to SLU on Its Centennial by Lady Shaira 'Shai' Abuan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at www.shaimemylifeandyou.blogspot.com.