I don't have much to say about EDSA One because I didn't experience it myself. But as I watch videos and movies and hear stories from elders, It sounds as if it is really something to be proud of.
Citizens sharing flowers to the soldiers.
Showing the Laban sign.
Filipinos waving the Philippine flag.
Some stories say that nuns serve themselves as shields of the Filipinos during EDSA One. Giving out rosaries even to the government's soldiers. Providing food for everyone
There is this one TV commercial that touched me. The way he told the story feels like I've time traveled and brought me to the time where the color yellow was considered the color of the sky. He celebrated his 10th birthday with the millions of people in the historical avenue. He even said that you could "akbay" the strangers. Maybe because he knows you all have the same purpose that is to trust one another and to trust that they would surpass the moment of dictatorship.
On this one movie I have watched, The girl's aunt is telling her niece that they were on a fiesta. The innocent girl, not knowing it was the dangerous EDSA One told her grandfather that it was indeed a fiest. Everyone knows each other not by names but by heart and everybody is sharing.
The thought of EDSA One happened scares me. Really, I don't want it to ever happen again in the future. Many lives were sacrificed. But in my time and in the future, I would consider EDSA One as a history that I can really be proud of. Having our democracy and knowing that Philippines was once considered a strong nation, the feeling of happiness. How I wish I was there to celebrate.
Egypt has experienced it too. I saw this picture of Christians protecting Muslims while they pray for the mind of Mr. Hosni Mubarak's mind to be cleared and also pray for everyone's safety. This really touched me.
And as we celebrate it's 25th year. I wanted to express how blessed I feel through this blog.
