A series of events that involve a few people I know have lead me to some thought; a measure of introspection; in the hope of understanding people’s actions, and in the end I realize people simply cannot be understood entirely but to a certain extent, merely tolerated. There are no published set of rules that document how man acts, thinks and feels. They are just to be simply, accepted as they are, and blamed on man’s simply being human and that these come as part of his innate nature, and akin to his imperfection.
It tires me too much to try to understand something that maybe requires no understanding, to find answers to questions that simply don’t have any answers.
There is no more complicated creature in existence than man, and man’s greatest adversary is his own self.
Unlike other creatures that act and operate on instinct, man has been given an awareness of his own existence, yet he does not get enlightened.
Man has been given choice and discernment, but he squanders that privilege by choosing what’s wrong.
Man has been given the opportunity to feel emotions and the ability to express them, but can change these for convenience and rationalize to excuse him for doing so.
Man has been given the gift of rationalization and thought, and he abuses that to absolve him of his actions or transgressions.
Inevitably, man’s fate shall be his own doing.
There is this old question that goes, who you would rather be with… the one you love or the one who loves you?
The choices are presented before you and the question is simple, yet the answers never are.
Some opt to be with the one who wants them more, believing that in time they would be able to love that who accepted them.
Others burn in desire to be with the one they love, despite obvious disparity in affection or the prospect of love unrequited.
Maybe then to answer this, we must digress from feelings and look at man’s innate nature, the need for belonging and acceptance whether from a group of individuals or from one specific person. Man desires to be desired, needs to be needed, wants to be wanted. The feeling of relevancy and importance in another person’s life, may be the needed perspective to answer the question.
However you choose, there are still no guarantees. In the end, it will not be about who you choose but the reasons for the choice and the attitude you take when things do not go as planned.
Despite the uncertainty of the choice, true happiness is found when you knowingly plunge into it something that you know could potentially make you unhappy, regardless if you choose the one you love or the one who loves you.
Is your life worth a Nokia 3310?
Just a few days ago at dawn, a working mother of two was shot point blank in the head for refusing to surrender her cellular phone to three robbers who had waylaid her as she was on her way to work around 5am of Tuesday.
Just about a week ago a graduating nursing student was also shot dead, for her cellular phone.
It is alarming to note that there are people out there who will kill you just for your cellular phone. Now how do these people look? Who are these madmen who do not seem to have the mental clarity to distinguish right from wrong, nor have enough pity within them to spare a human being’s life? Should they not themselves deserve instant and swift death? Take a look at the picture below of one of these perpetrators.
So how does he look to you? Does he look like he deserves pity? Compassion? Does the image make you want to just smack him in the face and ask them, what the hell he was thinking? Do you think you might even get a coherent answer, was he still hungover? Was he on drugs? Was he drunk?
The three me who were finally caught and charged for the murder of the nursing student say that, it was just a trip of theirs, coming from a night of drinking. Maybe it would be fun to hang them upside down by their balls as we the concerned Cebuano public take turns it it throwing darts at them while their heads are shoved down an anthill?
Some days ago, a news report ran about how some young men tried to shoot it out with police. What emboldens them to even try, what clouds their judgment and discernment?
While law enforcers are doing their jobs in catching these murderers, I believe local legislators are not doing enough to prevent such unfortunate incidents.
There can only be two reasons why these hooligans are getting more bold, drug and alcohol.
About drugs? Well, that is unending issue…and maybe there agencies tasked to fix that.
About alcohol, here is something that legislators can do… and I hope the councilors are listening.
Enforce stricter rules about minors drinking, in fact… it should not simply be minors but those aged below 21. No bars shall be serving liquor to those below 21, or face very stiff penalties. All you need to do is go to places in Mango where you see teens visibly drunk, or other places where bars do not strictly implement this ordinance on drinking. Believe me, there are a lot of those places in Cebu.
There must be stricter penalties and an enforcement of an ordinance on public drunkenness. You can drink and be drunk in your own homes, but if you step out of your domicile, you can get arrested.
Ban public drinking, especially on the streets, or neighborhood sari sari stores because it only further encourages drinking among the youth.
Make alcohol more difficult to be acquired by those below 21, and both the seller (store) or the below 21 buyer can face stiff penalties.
Ban publicly visibly drink, in otherwise commercial establishments like all these convenience stores and gas stations that become hang out places at night.
There are possibly several more than can be done, but I am thinking this will be something difficult to do as it will be met with opposition especially from the establishment, stores, bars, and everybody else who profit from this culture of drinking.
Maybe we can just home that these emboldened, drugged up or drunken cellphone robbers will just rob each other off their cellphones and shoot each other dead, sparing innocent lives.
Photo courtesy of www.cebuonlinenews.com
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