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Jesus was an activist
Jesus was an activist. I have always believed that He was one. This fact has been overlooked for thousand of years for just the simple reason that the word “activism” itself is a 20th century invention. In the book of Matthew, Chapter 10 Verse 34 of the New Testament,
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the world; no, I do not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
These vigilant words are proof enough that Jesus intends to exercise the power of action in the service of a party or a doctrine. In His case, the Christian doctrine, and by mean of actions He was able to command people to follow him.
“Great crowds followed him from Galilee and the ten towns, from Jerusalem, Judea, and the land on the other side of the Jordan.” (Matthew 4:25)
When we hear the word ACTIVIST or ACTIVISM, we have often associated it with the words PROTEST and DISSENT. We have always imagined ANARCHY and VIOLENCE as the repercussions of activism, that is why we have told our children and loved ones to stay away to any dissident within our neighborhood.
Activism is an action embraced by someone who has the will to stand up to his principles or doctrines, regarding whatever the critics and enemies will say or do:
“For the days will come upon you when your enemies will surround you with barricades, blockade you, and close in on you from every side.” (Luke 19:43)
Perhaps this is the main reason why the civilized world would look upon activist with hate and disgust, as with confused parents, superiors, and loved ones who most times do not understand what being vigilant and standing up for your right would mean to each and every people who are sick and tired of all the wickedness that surrounds us. Corruption, whether religious, moral, or political, can only be subdued by those who took action against them. Vigilance without corresponding action is like consenting to worldwide evil the capitalist world has brought us. Jesus was a man of action – he performed miracles, taught the virtues, gave the sermon at the mount, and drove away the wicked even those inside the church.
“Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out the merchants.” (Luke 19:45)
Whatever the past has taught us, whether biblical or historical - activism, or the plan of action in defiance of any popular ideology, will not be embraced by the majority of the citizens of the world who has welcomed the blinding pop culture that has spread the evil and immorality the world has been experiencing after Christ’s death.
As what Jesus said to his disciples:
“There is great harvest, but few workers to gather it in.” (Matthew 9:37)
2008 - isang taong tula
enero ng may mamatay sa pista ng Nazareno
pebrero ng tanggalin si speaker De Venecia sa kongreso
sabi ni burjer king: "sec, may 200 ka dito"
hello garci tapes at ringtones ipinagbawal na po
marso ng palihim ibinigay ang spratlys sa China
na-acquit ang mga kaso laban kay Imelda
Cory Aquino may sakit na malubha
sa executive priviledge lusot si sec. Neri ng NEDA
abril ng magkaroon "DAW" ng krisis sa bigas
na-convict ang siyam na Magdalo na nag-aklas
ang presidente ng Palau sa bomb threat nakaligtas
mga taguan ng bomba ng JI sa Laguna natuklas
Ms. Earth Philippines nanalo si Karla Paula Henry
sumikat naman si Jenina and her Pamily
walong RCBC employees patay sa bank robbery
GSIS muntik mag take-over sa Manila Electric Company
si Ka Bel nahulog sa bubong ng bahay nung mayo
namatay rin si Mang Pandoy ng maralitang Pilipino
nakidnap si Ces Drilon sa Sulu nung hunyo
kasama ang cameraman at si Prof. Dinampo
dumaan si typhoon Frank malapit sa Mindoro
at pinataob ang MV Princess of the Stars ng Sulpicio
si Daboy pumanaw nung a-syete ng hunyo
si VAT Man Recto in-appoint sa NEDA nung hulyo
sa Tsina ginanap ang makasaysayang Olympics
world record performance nakamit ni Michael Phelps
sports official ng Pilipinas sumali rin sa paligsahan
nagturuan, nagsisihan, kani-kaniyang dahilan
si GMA sa U.S. walang kurap na tumakas
habang ang bansa'y sa bagyo lumilikas
si Pacman pinabagsak si Marquez at si Diaz
impeachment complaint sa kongreso inutas
BJE isinulong ng mga talipandas
MILF ni Salamat nanggulo ng walang habas
isla ng Mindanao natuliro sa pag-aaklas
mga lumad at kabataan nawalan ng magandang bukas
huling SONA na raw sana ni Arroyo
kung hindi matutuloy ang palihim na proseso
cha-cha na pilit sinusulong sa kongreso
mahabaging Diyos ko, sana naman wag po!
2008 daw ay year of the rat
sabi sa hula maghihirap daw ang lahat
nagkatotoo nga dito sa ating bansa
karamihan ng Pilipino, mahirap pa sa daga
sa susunod na taon, ano kaya ang naghihintay
matuto na kaya ang Pilipino na magnilay
labanan ang gobyernong pilit naghuhugas-kamay
sa mga kasalanang Pilipino'y unti-unting pinapatay
Basag
Ang basag na salamin ay mananatiling basag habambuhay. Katulad ng mga relasyon, tila yata wala nang pag-asang maayos pa ang hidwaang nangyari, ang mga galit na kinimkim, at ang lungkot na dumadapo sa tuwing nababanggit ang isa't-isa. Oo inaamin ko, mataas ang pride ko, pero may hangganan din naman yon, kung sakaling magkaroon ng kompromiso, kakainin ko ang pride ko, alang-alang sa pagmamahal.
Sa tingin ko nagpakumbaba naman ako kahit konti eh. Sinubukan kong lumusong sa alon ng galit, ng walang kasiguruhan, na magparamdam sa iyo. Kung sakali man lamang, mapansin mo sana na gumawa ako ng kaunting hakbang upang magkaroon ng kaunting pag-asa upang magkausap. Pero wala akong nabalitaang pagsagot, marahil sa isip ko, ay hindi pa iyon ang tamang panahon para magparamdam at magpaalala na maaari nang kalimutan kung anuman ang naging alitan.
Ngunit nitong nakaraan lamang, pumasok sa akin ang realidad. Parang salamin na basag... hindi na maaaring ibalik pa sa dati. Magagamit pa siya ngunit hindi na katulad ng dati. Ang mga asal na nakita ang nagpatunay lamang na wala na talagang pag-asa pang maayos ang pilit na inaayos. Ang pagbalewala ang pagpapatunay na marahil hindi pa tama ang panahon, o lipas na ang panahon para ayusin ang lahat. Pagod na rin ako. Hindi ko na nais pang maging magulo ang nananahimik kong buhay. Marami pa akong mga responsibilidad. Mga responsibilidad na noong una ay mahirap matanggap sa kabila ng mga magkasalungat na desisyon. Mga responsibilidad na kailangang gampanan bunga ng mga pagkakamali. Mga responsibilidad na buong pusong tatanggapin, kung anuman ang magiging kahihinatnan sa hinaharap.
Hindi ako katulad ng iniisip mo. Hindi ako katulad mo.
Kung sakaling magtagpo muli ang ating landas, marahil kaunting sulyap na lang ang maibabahagi ko sa iyo... parang salaming basag... nakikita pero hindi bibigyan ng importansya.
Marunong din naman magdasal ang demonyo...
Nakakatuwang isipin na ang buong mundo ay nakakatikim ng recession ngunit pilit pa rin ng pilit ang gobyerno ni Arroyo na kahit kailan ay hindi maghihirap ang Pilipinas. Oo nga naman. Sa isang banda, ano pa bang paghihirap pa ang mararamdaman ng milyong milyong mamamayang Filipino? Wala na nga silang makain eh. Hindi na nga tayo maghihirap pa... kasi mamamatay na tayo sa sobrang gutom!
Hindi nga naman tayo maaapektuhan. Magaling ang economic team ni Gloria. Nag-aral siya ng economics. Nag-aral din ng economics ang sekretarya ngayon ng NEDA. Ano nga ba ang economics at bakit kampante ang gobyerno sa pagsusulong nito?
Ang Economics ay isang pag-aaral sa produksyon, distribusyon, at ang pagbili ng pagkain, gamit, at serbisyo. Ngunit naisip ba nila na walang saysay ang ekonomiya kung ang mamamayan ay walang pambili? Kung ang mamamayan ay walang pagpipilian ng mga bilihin? At anong produksyon ang ipinagmamalaki nila? Karamihan ng mga produktong ibinebenta ay inangkat sa ibang bansa at ang mga sakahan at bukirin natin ay patuloy na ginagawang subdivision at mga malls. Pati mga magsasaka ay nagawa pa nilang lokohin at pangakuan ng libreng abono para sa masaganang ani, na yun pala ay masaganang ani sa eleksyon. Patuloy na niloloko ang mamamayan sa mga pekeng datos ng pag-unlad ng ekonomiya.
RAMDAM NATIN ANG KAUNLARAN! Tila yata applicable lang yan kung ikaw ay miyembro ng gabinete ni Gloria. Habang ang karamihan ng Filipino ay naghihirap, nagpapasasa ang gobyerno sa kabi-kabilang foreign investments at infrastracture projects na lahat ng initial downpayment ay naibulsa na.
Malakas ang loob ni Ginang Arroyo na hindi pansinin ang nag-ngangalit na sigaw ng pagkondena ng nakararami sa mga katiwalian at kalokohan na ginagawa ng kanyang gobyerno simula't sapul pa noong 2001.
Mahirap talagang makonsensya ang ganid at sakim. Wala itong pakiramdam. Sarili lang niya ang kanyang iniisip. Ano pang aasahan mo mga ganyang klase ng tao? Sagad hanggang buto ang pagkamanhid ng mga taong ganyan na kahit siguro sa ikahuling hininga ng mga ito eh kasakiman pa rin ang maiisip.
Nakuha pa nitong gawing biro pati ang pagdarasal.
Nakakatakot isipin na nagagawa ng gobyernong Arroyo na ang kawalang-galang na pagkutya sa banal na pakikipag-usap sa poong Maylikha sa harap ng mga Filipino. Wala na yatang natitirang katinuan at kabaitan ang mga taong ito at pati ang sagradong gawain ay nakukuha pa nilang babuyin ayon sa kanilang pansariling interes.
Kunsabagay, alam naman natin na marunong din magdasal ang demonyo...
I Miss...
I made a mistake.
I believe it was two years ago that I decided to distance myself with EPAFI, my very first community involvement activity. EPAFI stands for Environmental Protection of Asia Foundation, Inc., an non-profit, non governmental organization which helps protects the environment. To make the story short, I decided to cut any involvement to the organization.
It was a decision I didn't want to do, but there were certain factors that made me decide to quit. The organization has taken a lot of my time that there were times I neglected some of my parental duties. And also, financial problems have started to give me a lot of pressures that broke my wallet, figuratively. I had a part time job during that time, and I was shuffling my schedules between the organization and my job. When my earnings was not enough for me to have allowances during my volunteer days at EPAFI, I felt the relationship with the organization was doomed. I loved working with EPAFI, but I need to seek greener pastures. It was not enough to cover the daily expenses that even going to the EPAFI office was even very hard. It was located during that time near the edge of Clark Economic Zone, almost just like going to a remote town with no way of going out after the sun sets.
Even though Bruce, our chairman, was sometimes eccentric, visionary, meticulous, very much talkative, and was always very demanding in terms of work, most of the time it did not affect me much that I admit I had enjoyed my days with them. I got McDonalds for free at breakfast every travel to Zambales, ocasionally a pound of burger steak, roasted chicken, and your typical american meal – without rice. Beach patrols at Pundakit, trips to Capones Lighthouse, dinners and sometimes breakfast at Subic Bay, and even having to drive from Dinalupihan to Angeles one moonless night without any license, hahaha.
Most important of all, I got firsthand experiences on community work, information dissemination about EPAFI and our pet project, the Turtle Conservation Program. I was one of the facilitators of the first technical seminar on turtle conservation in 2004. We spent 10 days at the beach preparing the materials, I even had participated in one of DENR's research, although I hated how ugly I looked in the video. And most of all, I had experiences with live marine turtles and even baby hatchlings.
Right now, I miss all the fun, I even misses James' red Acura Integra 91' traversing the uphill road going to Olongapo in 4th gear having a blue plate that is immune to almost every traffic violations that can be easily created on the spot by traffic enforcers. I miss Pundakit, Capones, the hatchery, the San Antonio town plaza, Times Square in Subic, Scuba Shack where you can find the best breakfast egg omelets, the bus terminal in Olongapo, Magsaysay drive, and even the Dinalupihan-Porac alternate road.
I miss the baby turtles that I used to hold during hatching season and I miss the sleep at the beach.
I miss the good old times with EPAFI.
I wish I were still with the organization, for I wouldn't have missed this:
Star Strucked! How the showbiz industry is slowly killing Filipino Nationalism
I went to the mall one afternoon to attend to some errands, going to an establishment to print some business cards and then buy some things needed at the house. The mall was packed at the entrance, which was the usual sight on a lazy Sunday, but I was still surprised to see more people drawn towards the event center where they usually hold programs and mall happenings. As I drew closer to the center of the mall where the event center is located, I could hear some loud shrieks coming from... who else but the crowd inside. What the f*ck? What is going on here?
I glanced at the stage and saw the culprit. Richard Gutierrez. The handsome boy most girls would love to drool, even just the mere mention of his name.
Now I understand. This is a case where people are allowed a little gratification on their part, and yet, when we talk about nationalistic issues, the answer in unison would sound like “we don't care”. It’s a pathetic excuse for a country that was the only one who has demonstrated to the whole world how to lead a successful bloodless revolution. Instead, they would rather know more about their “beloved” superstar in glossy posters rather than stare at old, worn-out, and faded portraits of national heroes and their achievements. Ask some of our young generations about Philippine history and they would cram for answers, and yet when you ask about Britney, Hanna, or the brothers named Jonas, they could probably tell you stories of those people's lives. Ask about JPEPA, BJE, ZTE, and they would probably reply to you that they don't care because it is the responsibility of the government. They sold their Filipino souls in exchanges for the PSP', DS's, N Series, Xboxes, Wii's, IXUS's and the iPods.
This is the generation wherein people do not stand straight at the sound of the National Anthem at the cinema's last full shows. This is the period where we witnessed a celebrity singer forgetting four lines of the national anthem in front of the television cameras. This is the time where the revised Panatang Makabayan wasn't even memorized at heart by students. This is the era where “Pilipinas Kong Mahal” means everything has an expensive price, including standing up for your political beliefs.
Unfortunately, people would rather talk showbiz rather than get involved with politics. And it is only here in the Philippines where the actors run for public office, and the politicians showboat in front of the camera. As much as idealistic Filipinos would want to see a united country working towards progress with a sense of nationalism within each and everyone, most of these visionaries have long been gone to the graves.
So, where does the future of this country stands? Probably it will gonna end up in the magazine covers and centerfolds...
