by Jovialis Jill N. Yeung (2013-72341)
Honestly,
I don't have that much of an opinion regarding Imelda Marcos other than that I
don't like the way she carelessly spends so much money for clothing and shoes
(and sometimes even multiple ones in the same style) all for the sake of beauty.
After watching the documentary though, I found that while she still is someone
who spends too much on luxury items, she has “noble” reasons for doing so. Her
glamour is based on her desire to show the world that the Philippines is
capable of matching world standards, and to show the Filipino people that
because she (who came from a 3rd rate province in a 3rd
world country) could make it big others can become great too. How she was able
to become somebody after originally being a nobody is a very inspirational story,
it makes one think that they too could be capable of greater things in life.
Imelda
may seem to only be a symbol of beauty and nothing more but her principles in
life are actually very grounded, the way she views the world with such optimism
is to be admired. She sets goals for herself, and strives hard to achieve them.
She doesn’t stick to her conventional role (when she was first lady) and
instead tries to do what others before her couldn’t do.
Even
though I don’t like her as a person that much, I can admit at least that her
positive outlook on life, as well as her dreams for the Philippines and the
Filipinos is very commendable. Her story is an example of success borne from the determination to excel.
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