KEEPING IN MIND OUR MOTHER TONGUE

All of us have their own language. A language which determines who we are and of what group do we belong. The language that we have is a must to be used by each individual within a community or a group but nowadays, is it being used by the right people? Especially to us, the Ilocanos?
We can easily say that people today are too different from the people who first existed than us. They used to speak through their language and now the essence of our own languages is merely disintegrating. To the Ilocanos like us, starting from the elderly ones down to the immatures, other languages such as English and Filipino are being taught. Parents usually teach their babies to speak usually in English. Do they really know what's wrong on what they're doing? I think they don't. Using other language instead of our own is like merely saying that you are not proud of to where you belong so you choose the other one. It;s like you are shy to use it because you are shy to be recognized as an Ilocano. On the other side, it's not us especially the parents who needs to use it but it's for the children who will be next to us. If we don't want to use our own language then we shouldn't influence the younger ones.
We must realize, internalize and keep in mind the importance of using our own language. It was given to be used by us and not for other people who belong to another group. We must be proud of it because we were given an incomparable language that can only be understood by the Ilocanos like us. We are Ilocanos. We are being recognized by the way we speak and the language that we use when we speak.