I admired, impressed and highly respected this image when the story about this broke out in the news. It shows 12-year old school girl Janella Lelis of Albay province in the Bicol region saving a Philippine flag from the ravaging flood brought by the heavy deluge of typhoon "Juaning" last July. This is the image of a new patriotism in the 21st century reminding us of the famous classic World War II picture of soldiers raising a flag in Iwo Jima, Japan. This picture here in the Philippines gives us a glimmer of hope that we shall never give up despite adversity and brave against all odds no matter how insurmountable it may seem because at the end of the day, no one knows what will happen or maybe there's a rainbow after a rain and a pot of gold can be found at the end of the rainbow.
