I Am Here

"I am here."

At one level, it's a common expression of one's location. At another, it's a poignant assertion of one's existence.

It's similar to the quote popularized by the movie Avatar, "I see you." The quote was given a distinctive meaning and meant that one perceives another's entirety of being, including the other's motives, intentions, and more importantly, character.

In a similar way, the phrase "I am here" is profound for it encapsulates man's drive for purpose, the meaning which drives him from passivity to action, to wrestle with life itself. It's the starting point of creativity as he recognizes his existence as his reason to be human however he may put it to be. For one to say "I am here" is a recognition of one's capacity for change.

In a way, the second meaning of the expression is similar to the first. As said, the first meaning confirms geographical location and the second also confirms that I am in the world. I am grounded in this reality. I am fixed at this point on the face of the earth. I am alive.

I am here. Nandito ako. Naa ko diri.

Now, Paolo, let's stop procrastinating and do some household chores.