The glass as half-empty or half-full
Posted on August 8, 2006 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Rafael L. Oriel, Jr.
8 August 2006
Mr. futuristic president Fabella, our solutions to our country’s problems are futuristic in a way because what we, the present generation, will be doing or sowing is not really for us. It is for the next and future generations to harvest the fruits of our toil. Our lifetime accomplishments and hopefully not our problems will be our legacies for our children and grandchildren to enjoy as remembrances from our generation.I noticed that your comparison between the state and county where you reside and the country where most Filipinos reside is as diverse as your attitude towards people in the country where you reside in comparison to your attitude towards people in the country Philippines.
In the first scenario, you are the kind of guy who looks at a glass of water half-full instead of half-empty. You treat people in the state and bay area county where you reside with respect. You sound as if the people in that area of the world are all angelic people living together in peace and harmony in a paradise county by the bay. What you said is believable in a way because if we set all the problems aside it is partially true just like any of the other countries in the world. You respect the country where you reside and its people by not talking anything against them or anything bad about them. You only talk about how people are living together in peace and harmony. I admire you for that because when golden rule applies, respect begets respect. You did not say anything that is not pleasant to hear or anything that radiates negative spirit energies like unproven allegations, corruptions, illegal activities, criminalities, racism, illnesses, misfortunes, poverty, homelessness, rats, cockroaches or any other community problems that are common to all countries. These are well kept secrets of the community where you reside, issues that they do not really want outsiders to know. Nobody really needs to talk too much about community problems for as long as they are under control and being solve in the background by responsible people who are dedicatedly doing job, their share of duties and responsibilities to the community. While the public has the right to know, nobody really needs to broadcast to the world about these problematic things to minimize useless anxieties. People want to hear good news for moral support more than the bad news.
On the other hand, you treat people in the Philippines with some kind of contempt most especially the President. You treat her with total lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. You even went to the extent of calling her Gloria Pidal Arrovo aka Mekeni queen by the stinky Pasig River. What you said is a lie and technically you are lying for saying something that is totally not true. We all know that you are lying because her real name is Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and she is not a Mekeni queen but the President of the Republic of the Philippines. Anybody has the capability to possibly lie, cheat or steal but we cannot just make allegations against anybody without proof beyond reasonable doubt, due process of law and it must be done in the proper forum to avoid injustices and unfairness.
In this scenario, you act like a different kind of guy who looks at a glass of water half-empty instead of half-full.
The bad news is that you are not alone with that kind of attitude. If we include some powerful politicians, rich businessmen, religious leaders, activists and poor people who are doing the same thing but maybe with different motivations, the group can radiate enough negative spirit energies that can effectively demoralize millions of Filipinos. Chaos, confusion and demoralization are destroying the country by killing the hopes and dreams of its people. That is exactly what the devil wants us to be. We must not make his job easier for him. Instead, we must work together to see the country and its people being blessed with successes instead of being dogged with misfortunes.
Philippines is a Christian country. What happened to “love thy neighbors and enemies” that our Lord Jesus Christ has commanded us to do? How come even preachers are trying to spread human hatred instead of God’s love? Other countries like Canada make it a criminal offence to incite or promote hatred. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression to all Canadians. However, all Charter rights are subject to reasonable limits that can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
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