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Thursday, August 14, 2003
081403 thu 12:03pm
Go Villar! Now I have one more senator to look up to (Flavier is the other one). You’ll know why in a second. Hear this story first.
Poor people often blame others for their own conditions. They would blame the government, the administration, the laws, the rich people, the middle class people, and of course, the weather. They would blame everyone and everything but themselves. When in fact, their own fate lies in their own hands.
I know someone who has this point of view. I don’t like him, though. In fact, I hate him. He is the type that would blame every administration that would pass his lifetime but never point his own fingers at himself for the state he is in. He said he wanted to study computers, coz that’s what’s in today. When he was given a chance, he didn’t even finish a week in class. He said he became bored.
He works at a non-government organization for women, he says he understands women’s rights and priveledges. But guess what? He treats his own girlfriend like shit. And that is information gathered from him, I haven’t even heard his girlfriend’s side. What more if I’ve had? And proud as he is, he says that’s just fact of his good looks and charms. And he was deadly serious when he said that! Of all the rotten things to say! By the way, he keeps his haircut fairly similar to Diether Ocampo’s. He thinks they look alike. He might have meant by intelligence.
He kept debating on certain aspects when in fact he didn’t even have a knowledge of such things! He even insisted that one movie was entitled: The Quicks and the Dieds! You know, the one starred by Sharon Stone. If there is really such a movie, then I’m sorry for not having even heard of it.
And the list goes on and on.
The reason for this sudden relating of my unfortunate acquaintance with this sorry creature is simple enough, I’m merely stating that being poor is not a perpetual state, not in this country, at least. I’m not contradicting what I said in my other post that the Philippines is hopeless, I still believe that. But one of the reasons why this sorry country is as such is because the people are too dependent on the government to give them everything they need.
That’s why I suddenly became Senator Villar’s fan when he delivered his short rebuttal of Trillanes’ outcry and demand.
Villar said that he used to be one of those people who only have corn to eat. He used to be one of those people who sells in the market and who lives in the squatters’ area. But he used a different path other than violence to be heard. He struggled through and through to be where he is right now. He also experienced having nothing but that didn’t keep him from dreaming. And those dreams were realized legally and peacefully, mind you.
I also said in my other post that I render no judgment on the soldiers who halted Oakwood’s operations on July 27. I still don’t judge them in pertaining to what they did on that day. As I’ve said, what damage more can they do to the economy? It’s just like one needle sting to an already badly burnt skin. But their bravery should not end on that day alone. They should have known that their actions invite consequences. They should have foreseen that. They should be ready for that. True that if not for the coup, they wouldn’t be in our tv sets now stating their grievances. But it’s not all the time bravery should be in the form of demanding attention. Bravery this time should mean submitting to the court.
They have already stated their grievances, and as Villar said, he doesn’t argue on the corruption issue in the AFP. In fact, there is corruption in almost every branch of the government. But now the issue lies, not in their complaints, but in the actions.
Thought for the day: There is always a choice no matter how unfair the options are.
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