“Ang kabataan ang pagasa ng bayan.” (The youth is the hope of the nation.) –  Dr. Jose Rizal, Philippine National Hero Quite a rhetoric statement by  Jose Rizal  if you will examine, but if taken literally, yes, it conveys the truth about the youth. When adults are done, the new generation whom were once youth, will take care of the country. So needless to say, that is how life cycle goes in this planet, in any country. The youth is the hope of their own nation for they will be next in line to rule, run, lead, and build the country. However, what makes the statement rhetoric is that not all youth can be trusted if it’s about shaping the nation in the near future. Even the then youths whom are now the adult citizens of the country, they lose the quality of being a “hope” of this nation. Children Playing in a Park You may or may not agree with me on this interpretation of mine but I believe there is one truth we can both agree with. And that is: Hindi pa huli ...