To the Clark Kents of this world...please stand up
In the 8 months that I have been away, lots of changes have occurred, some that can be classified as whirlwind – some friends have given birth, some have experienced status changes, others have drowned themselves in the sorrow of heartbreak, others achieved professional success and other forms of personal achievement. On the patriotic front, I was shocked to discover that jeepney fares have doubled, oil prices have steeply increased much to the consternation of car owners, and the cost of basic goods has hiked to unbelievably high levels.
On second thought, what else was new anyway here where doing bad things out in the open were brazenly rewarded with positive recognition, where people in government prided themselves in enriching their bank accounts at the expense of their gullible countrymen, and trying to do good just leads to a lot of headaches and condemnation from one’s neighbors (or having your person disappear from the face of the earth after being labeled a persona non grata by a government afraid of its own shadow.)
My family’s 5-year ordeal has recently ended. I do not wish to anger myself even more by thinking of how unjust the system can be. It is enough that my father has been vindicated. Res ipsa loquitur. What goes around comes around. I am not the type who is judgmental or unwilling to step down from any moral high horse. But I have always believed there are limits to what is acceptable or forgivable. Otherwise, how can we ever distinguish between the good and the bad in this world? And please don’t tell me I am a hypocrite or too self-righteous. On this point, I think I can claim that I or at least my family has the right to be so.
A question recently posed was whether the world needed Superman (great movie by the way). I say yes. Our chaotic world is in desperate need of heroes. Fancy costumes or superpowers are not necessary. It is enough that they fight for what they think is right and are sincere in doing it for the benefit of the common good.
Ito ay para sa aking ama at sa mga pareho niyang naglalakas loob labanan ang mga kamalian. Saludo kami sa inyo!
On second thought, what else was new anyway here where doing bad things out in the open were brazenly rewarded with positive recognition, where people in government prided themselves in enriching their bank accounts at the expense of their gullible countrymen, and trying to do good just leads to a lot of headaches and condemnation from one’s neighbors (or having your person disappear from the face of the earth after being labeled a persona non grata by a government afraid of its own shadow.)
My family’s 5-year ordeal has recently ended. I do not wish to anger myself even more by thinking of how unjust the system can be. It is enough that my father has been vindicated. Res ipsa loquitur. What goes around comes around. I am not the type who is judgmental or unwilling to step down from any moral high horse. But I have always believed there are limits to what is acceptable or forgivable. Otherwise, how can we ever distinguish between the good and the bad in this world? And please don’t tell me I am a hypocrite or too self-righteous. On this point, I think I can claim that I or at least my family has the right to be so.
A question recently posed was whether the world needed Superman (great movie by the way). I say yes. Our chaotic world is in desperate need of heroes. Fancy costumes or superpowers are not necessary. It is enough that they fight for what they think is right and are sincere in doing it for the benefit of the common good.
Ito ay para sa aking ama at sa mga pareho niyang naglalakas loob labanan ang mga kamalian. Saludo kami sa inyo!
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