Many call themselves as leaders  but only few recognize the true meaning of leadership. They are after their personal image and good publicity and not really for the sake of true service. I tell you ,these leaders would never be an effective leader, because they just wanted the public to see them extending arms for help but they never with the intent of seeing and searching the heart of the people.

            Some will expose  the truth of their rival’s flaws and imperfection imposing in the end that they are valiant and has a good reputation. This kind of leader too would never be an effective leader. Exposing other people’s stain is a right thing to do but is not always a courageous act. The consequence depends on their motive for revealing it. If their hidden agenda is to lift their selves, they are like fearsome thieves who are afraid to fight on the same ground.

            Others will report their accomplishments as public servants. They will show statistics and studies that could support their argument that the lives of Filipinos become better during their administration.

They will line up everything that they have done to impress you and to make you realize that they are the busy bees of this government. But likewise these leaders would never be an effective leader, because they count everything that they do for us. It is not really an act of considering the general welfare why they working but it is a figurative way of speaking that we owe them a lot thus, demanding for our vote.

            My dear fellowmen and women, we should realize that a genuine service is not a selfish service. A true leader works without asking anything in return. They don’t need media because God sees their pure heart. They do not have a time to point other’s flaws because they are busy working for progress and development. They do not need to report numbers and figures because these will never be the basis of effective leadership. Numbers are just numbers and it cannot feed the hungry and quench the thirst of the people. Genuine service is and always be a service by the people for the people.

By: Mrs. Catherine Dinglasan | Teacher II | Emilio C. Bernabe National High School | Bagac, Bataan