Pagpapaalam sa Taong 2009 (Tagalog)

Bago man lang magtapos ang taon, nais kong magbahagi ng kaunting kaalaman na aking napagtanto.

Lahat ng tao may utak,
Pero hindi lahat ginagamit ang utak nila.
Lahat ng tao may puso,
Pero hindi rin lahat marunong gumamit ng pusong 'yon.
Lahat ng tao may paninindigan,
Kaya mahirap sa karamihan ang magpakumbaba.
Lahat ng tao may mata,
Pero may mga hindi makakita, at may mga ayaw lang talagang tumingin.
Lahat ng tao may prinsipyo,
Pero hindi lahat ng pinanghahawakan ay hango sa katotohanan.
Lahat ng tao may tapang,
At hindi ito nasuskat sa laki ng katawan o sa lakas ng boses.

Lahat ng tao may paa,
At pwede 'tong gamitin para pumunta o lumayo sa masama o mabuti.
Lahat ng tao may kamay, (maliban kung handicapped ka)
Mabigat man, malambot, o manhid na dahil sa kalyo.
Lahat ng tao may alam,
Pero hindi lahat kayang magbahagi ng kaalaman, at hindi lahat ng kaalaman ay dapat pang ibahagi.
Minsan mabuti na ring wala kang alam.
Lahat ng tao may kaibigan,
Pero hindi lahat ng kaibigan mo ay kaibigan ka rin.
Lahat nga tao may kakayahang magmahal,
Pero hindi lahat ng tao madaling mahalin, lalo na kung naiilang silang may nagmamahal sa kanila.
Nag-iinarte pa.
Lahat ng tao may takot,
Ang iba, aminado; ang karamihan, nananakot para hindi sila mahalata.
Lahat ng tao may oras,
Pero hindi lahat ng binibigyang-pansin ay kapakipakinabang.
Lahat ng tao may katinuan,
Pero sa tingin ko marami ang nawawalan na nito.
Lahat ng tao may desisyon,
Hindi lahat ay para sa mabuti, hindi rin naman lahat ay para sa masama.

Lahat ng tao may konsiyensya,
Pero marami ang nawawalan na rin ng kaluluwa--nasa demonyo na.
Ngunit maaaring hindi pa huli para mabawi ito.
Lahat ng tao may tinuturing na pamilya,
At minsan mas "pamilya" pa nga yung hindi kadugo.
Lahat ng tao may pananampalataya,
Kasi lahat may pinaniniwalaan, nakikita man o hindi, o ayaw lang tignan.
Lahat ng tao nakakaramdam ng galit,
ang importante, hindi ka dapat magpadaig dun.
Lahat ng tao may tenga,
Pero hindi lahat handang makinig, lalo na hindi handang umintindi.
Lahat ng tao may pangarap,
Pero hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay magiging masaya ka pag nakuha mo ang gusto mo.
At hindi mo rin kailangan sirain ang pangarap o buhay ng iba para lang makaangat.
Lahat ng tao nalulungkot,
Kaya kung malungkot ka, maghanap ka ng makakaramay, hindi ng idadamay.
At ang bawat kalungkutan ay nagbibigay-daan sa kasiyahan.
Lahat ng tao may dila,
At madalas mas madaling dumaldal kesa makinig.

Lahat ng tao may kakayanan,
Pero hindi lahat handang tumulong sa oras ng pangangailangan.
Lahat ng tao may kalokohan,
At minsan yung pinaka-maloloko pa yung mga tapat naman pala at talagang maaasahan.
Lahat ng tao may kalayaan,
Kaya hindi mo sila pwedeng husgahan ayon sa sarili mong pamumuhay.
Pero ang mali ay mali, ang tama ay tama, at yun lang ang dapat nating pag-usapan.

Marahil walang katapusan sa "lahat" ng ito,
Ngunit ano pa man,
Gusto ko lang isipin niyo na hindi natin maipagpapalit ang pagkatao natin sa kahit ano.
Walang perpekto. Pero lahat tayo kaya nating maging totoo.

Walang akong pinupuntirya o pinatatamaan. Di ko kasalanan kung may ma-guilty o magalit.
Hindi ko naman sinasabing ito ang katotohanan.
Pero para sakin, ito ang realidad na tumambad sakin buong taon.
Ngayon, kung may problema sa akin at sa mga naisulat ko, sabihin nyo sakin nang diretsahan.
Hindi rin ako naghahanap ng away, at hindi ko toh sinulat dahil hindi ako ok o may kaaway ako.
Gusto ko lang malaman niyo kung ano yung tingin ko sa buhay at sa mundo.
Yun lang.
Wag na kayong masyadong ma-chever, dahil nakibasa lang kayo. Hahaha.

World Peace.

On Relationships: Excerpt from THE LOVE DARE

One day, I was walking through the aisles of one of my fave hangout places, Bestsellers, and saw copies of the LOVE DARE, the one that was used in the film FIREPROOF. I pulled out a copy and browsed through it. Day 13 captured my attention.

Love Fights Fair

"...The deepest, most heartbreaking damage you'll ever do (or ever done) to your marriage will most likely occur in the thick of conflict. That's because this is when your pride is strongest. Your anger is hottest. You're the most selfish and judgmental. Your words contain the most venom. You make the worst decisions.

[...]But love steps in and changes things. Love reminds you that you're marriage is too valuable to allow it to self-destruct, and that your love for your spouse is more important than whatever you're fighting about. Love helps you install air bags and to set up guardrails in your relationship. It reminds you that conflict can actually be turned around for good.

...Disagreeing with dignity--Love is not a fight, but it is always worth fighting for."

I'm not married, of course, so reading this made me realize that the same goes with friendship. Some friends are just worth fighting for, you know? :)

On Knowing What Matters: POLITICS

Bernard Crick defines politics as the consiliation of powers between organizations/groups with differing interests faced with a predicament, and are thus given the right to formulate and execute mutually exclusive policies, or go for a common policy for all parties.

Before you wipe the blood off your nose, here's a simpler definition.
Simply put, it is fighting for the welfare of society as a whole--what benefits the majority, if not all. Politics, in practical terms, is simply the oil or grease that keeps the system, which is the government, running. Politics is much more than the issue of government officials being paid more than what they ought. It is much, much more than the scandals, the drama, and the dilemma. This is merely one side to it. Politics is a way of life, and we cannot avoid it.

So many people are indignant about politics because we have been given the impression that it is bad. Actually, it's not. There is the existence of bad politics, and that is what we have been accustomed to. We believe the government is corrupt, we cannot deny that, but how and when and WHY did it start? Perhaps it has been that way for as long as politics ever was. And the exercise of good politics should have taken us--the Philippines--into a somewhat better state, for we should have been pursuing common good and national interest, instead of selfish ambition and greed.

I'm saying that this is worth knowing because I know that today's youth will not involve themselves in anything they do not know a thing about. I know because i am one. And i had been ignoring politics for the past, what, 3 years? Taking up PolGov this sem has opened my eyes to a lot of things, especially to what's up in the Phil these days and how i can influence it for the better. Read the newspaper. Watch the news. If you can, watch until the late-night docus and specials come on. Comment. Process. Discuss. React. Think. Evaluate. Investigate.

We may not be able to run for government positions, but we can VOTE! Thus, we should do so wisely. And we can do that by becoming well-informed. Let's not be ignorant about whatever concerns our present and will eventually affect our future. Take advantage of technology, of youth, of life.

Know what matters.

The Welcome Blog

19 years of existence is something to be thankful for. I just thought that this is a great time to start keeping track of milestones, making a record of memories, and taking note of lessons. So here, i will try to squeeze substance out of my life so far in the world. :)