Inheritance

Language is important to every nation. In fact, it is the soul of the nation. It is use to bridge the gap between one person to another, since it is needed in order for us to understand one another.

Every year, we are celebrating the Buwan ng Wika in the Philippines on the month of August. On this particular month, we are promoting the national language of our country, and that is Filipino. But this year is an exemption. This year's Buwan ng Wika Celebration's theme "Buwan ng Wika: Wikang Katutubo Para Sa Bansang Filipino" target to enrich and promote our 182 Indigenous language, such as Tagalog, Iloko, Bikolano, Cebuano and Waray-waray. It is also to remind us that having a different language is not a hindrance to achieve unity and peace within the country.

All of us speaks with our mother tongue. But not everyone of us knows the meaning of every deeper words of our mother tongue. Every day, might encounter some words that are not familiar to us and learn it. And this is the aim of this year's celebration — to strengthen our mastery over our own language and try to revive the almost lost Indigenous languages in our country.

Because of the advanced technology, for example, Internet, we can now easily learn the culture of other country including their languages. Some people are enthusiastic to learn their language and neglecting their mother tongue. Learning the languages of other country is not bad. But neglecting our own language is not okay.

Take note that language is an inheritance that is given for us by our ancestors. It is not only words that have meaning. But it's also contains our traditions and culture. It passes many generations and survive. Even though we master the language of other countries, if we forgot our mother tongue, in my opinion, it is not worth it. It is akin to losing our inheritance for money. We must love and treasure our own language to avoid that from happening.

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