Poor old blogger! I've forgotten to write to you. No matter, I will try my very best to write again. I've been very busy with my Literature blog which can be found in Wordpress.
Thoughts, ideas, meanderings, chronicles, feelings, etc.
Here they come again!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
What this Country Needs
Yesterday, one of my friends and classmate in humanities posted a very hopeful and truly positive blog post about the importance of prayer.
An anonymous person commented at how this country doesn't need prayers, but it needs actions. Surely, from what I can surmise, this person may not believe in the power that prayers hold. Since my reply to this person is going to be lengthy, I just decided to post it here on my blog rather than comment :)
So what does this country really need? Besides love, of course ;)
Dear Anonymous #1,
I must agree that this country needs a lot of action, for what is prayer without action? However, please do not conclude that prayer is not needed at all.
What is action without direction? Believe or not, prayers give our actions a sort of direction. If not "prayer", then a wish or an aspiration - which can be, in a sense, tantamount, wouldn't you agree?
Having said that, to whom to we ultimately address our deepest wishes and aspirations? A higher Being would answer that. Does God sound familiar?
Unless you're an aetheist of course. But you must agree though that your deepest aspirations shape the way you go about things. It is a universally human thing, I should think.
In a way, prayer is the only thing that works because it gives our actions a direction.
You're right, action is needed for our country. And equally needed are prayers. I hope you have not lost the will to pray, it does wonders - one way or another :)
Sincerely,
Nikki
An anonymous person commented at how this country doesn't need prayers, but it needs actions. Surely, from what I can surmise, this person may not believe in the power that prayers hold. Since my reply to this person is going to be lengthy, I just decided to post it here on my blog rather than comment :)
So what does this country really need? Besides love, of course ;)
Dear Anonymous #1,
I must agree that this country needs a lot of action, for what is prayer without action? However, please do not conclude that prayer is not needed at all.
What is action without direction? Believe or not, prayers give our actions a sort of direction. If not "prayer", then a wish or an aspiration - which can be, in a sense, tantamount, wouldn't you agree?
Having said that, to whom to we ultimately address our deepest wishes and aspirations? A higher Being would answer that. Does God sound familiar?
Unless you're an aetheist of course. But you must agree though that your deepest aspirations shape the way you go about things. It is a universally human thing, I should think.
In a way, prayer is the only thing that works because it gives our actions a direction.
You're right, action is needed for our country. And equally needed are prayers. I hope you have not lost the will to pray, it does wonders - one way or another :)
Sincerely,
Nikki
Monday, August 23, 2010
Intense Day
What has happened to humanity? More particularly, what has happened to the Filipino people?
Earlier today, I was just writing about the legacy the Luna and Hidalgo left - Two of the greatest sons of the Philippines and Spain. They stood for valuesand ideals that many have fought and died for - and to what end? To secure us, to make sure that Filipinos of the future become as fortunate as they were, if not more.
The instense events that unfolded today had me thinking
As drove my car into the parking lot, I caught the news of a bomb threat. I quickly turned my car around, out of panic. The rest of my school's classes have been declared suspeneded. Thank God no tragedy happened to my school.
I got home just an hour ago to find my dad and our househelp on the road with
the guards and they were chasing a person who attempted to break in our house. The potential criminal has gotten away now, and all is fine in my home. Thank God.
I thought to myself that twice, my security and safety has been threatened. I began to feel unsafe both at home and at school.
But now, I also feel unsafe in my own country - scared of my own countrymen, FOR us in fact.
The day-long hostage was the worst of today. A general endangered the lives of tourists, killed
them, I've heard. A fucking general...
I might not have all the right in the world to say the following things. I've had my share of sins and shortcomings.. I say the following things with not only the recent events in mind, but all the the occasions that we have failed in.
Man - what has happened to you? You are great - you can be in fact and in a sense all things... But why have you chosen to act lower what you have been created for? Why
do we do these things to ourselves? We don't deserve this. Somehow, somewhere within man - we know that we don't want to do this. Yet we still do!
Filipino - you should have been destined for greatness. By and by, you never fail to make me proud. But at the same time, I cannot but despair at how our very own leaders and men of supposedly good name continue to disappoint their own countrymen and the world. I shake my
head at corruption though I've accepted that it is most likely. But this? In the heirarchy of crime, this is just blatantly inhumane! Madness!
I'm not losing hope though. Humanity WILL prevail. It had in the past - this is what history has told us.
Justice is in place.
We must all pray and do all we can to fix ourselves.
Earlier today, I was just writing about the legacy the Luna and Hidalgo left - Two of the greatest sons of the Philippines and Spain. They stood for valuesand ideals that many have fought and died for - and to what end? To secure us, to make sure that Filipinos of the future become as fortunate as they were, if not more.
The instense events that unfolded today had me thinking
As drove my car into the parking lot, I caught the news of a bomb threat. I quickly turned my car around, out of panic. The rest of my school's classes have been declared suspeneded. Thank God no tragedy happened to my school.
I got home just an hour ago to find my dad and our househelp on the road with
the guards and they were chasing a person who attempted to break in our house. The potential criminal has gotten away now, and all is fine in my home. Thank God.
I thought to myself that twice, my security and safety has been threatened. I began to feel unsafe both at home and at school.
But now, I also feel unsafe in my own country - scared of my own countrymen, FOR us in fact.
The day-long hostage was the worst of today. A general endangered the lives of tourists, killed
them, I've heard. A fucking general...
I might not have all the right in the world to say the following things. I've had my share of sins and shortcomings.. I say the following things with not only the recent events in mind, but all the the occasions that we have failed in.
Man - what has happened to you? You are great - you can be in fact and in a sense all things... But why have you chosen to act lower what you have been created for? Why
do we do these things to ourselves? We don't deserve this. Somehow, somewhere within man - we know that we don't want to do this. Yet we still do!
Filipino - you should have been destined for greatness. By and by, you never fail to make me proud. But at the same time, I cannot but despair at how our very own leaders and men of supposedly good name continue to disappoint their own countrymen and the world. I shake my
head at corruption though I've accepted that it is most likely. But this? In the heirarchy of crime, this is just blatantly inhumane! Madness!
I'm not losing hope though. Humanity WILL prevail. It had in the past - this is what history has told us.
Justice is in place.
We must all pray and do all we can to fix ourselves.
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