FALLEN 44?

     As with everybody else, i am one with you in grieving for our brothers who died in the unfortunate Mamasapano incident. But more than my grieving for our fallen heroes, i grieve more for the living who are most unfortunately being victimized unconsciously by the vultures who are just waiting all along for situations, such as this one, to take advantage of in order to put in place their greed and hunger for power.

     The culture of People Power which was effected by the EDSA Revolution when we successfully overthrew the infamous Marcos regime has taken the better out of us because instead of learning from the imperative lessons brought by it, we embraced and set it in place. Rather than think thoughtfully and with care what could be the important message out of every painful eventuality, we choose hastily to get carried away by our emotional grievances and thus, buy the opinion of others. We forget that "everything happens for a reason." We are consistently manifesting how little faith we have by doing this.

     I am not anymore frightened by "the movements" from all over popping out of everywhere and nowhere. Just as it won't surprise me anymore if one day we are going to have another personality sitting as the Philippine President (as lame as the other), because we live in this kind of culture already. We have lost most of our sanity already. We gave them to the "intelligent" (kuno) ones because we thought they know more than we do. We have become their willing victims because we resisted, and continued to resist the power within.

     Albert Einstein said: "Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind." So it is, my good friends. Those who believe in themselves alone, in believing absolutely in the science of politics, sociology, economics, psychology, etcetera, forgot their God within because most of them are blinded by their desire to attain power, use this weakness (of leaving one for the other) and use the authorities of the Church to move people, because they certainly know how effective the Church people are, in the attainment of their personal goals/motives.

     You think these people, who visit and convince you for mobilization of your flock, truly care for the souls of your sheep/s? Think again. We have to go through some form of alchemy to find our good inside. "Whose soul was not troubled has not known." We have to ever be watchful because a thief most often visits in the night. Naghihintay lang siya/sila ng tamang panahon. Unless we have made our self whole, by incorporating both our good and bad sides and healing, through forgiveness, what needed to be healed and seal them from there, we will always be blinded by our emotions because our psycho-spiritual self is weak and blind. Until we have strengthened inside can we lead our people effectively to a predestined good, and until then our psychology, as a country, will yet be likened to "a blind leading a blind." where both leader/s and follower/s are actually weak. Only in wholeness can there be strength.  

     Politically speaking, i don't think there'd be anything positive to be gained by resorting to a blame game. So what if it's Pnoy's. Purisima's, Napena's, or whoever Juan de la Cruz's fault was it? What good will it do us as a people of an underdeveloped/impoverished country if we know of the whole story? And most of all, would we rather be known as the breeding ground for terrorism by allowing or cuddling the terrorists because of our desire for perfect exclusivity? Or would we rather allow sacrifice for the good of the many?

     Remember, all is fair in love and in war. The illusion of fairness is only in the mind. There is so much to be understood for as long as we are in this world. We fail to understand because we fail to learn. We would rather choose to resist than surrender. Kaya palagi na lang mabigat at mahirap ang buhay. Kung ganyan tayo nang ganyan, sabihin n'yo, papaano tayong susulong? Hangga't hindi natin nilulubayan ang mga sari-sarili natin na mag-isip nang paurong, asahan ninyo nang wala tayong maganda at maalwang buhay na kakapuntahan.

     Ang paghihirap ng tao ay 'di po nang dahil sa pera lang. 'yan din ang sabi at pinatunayan ng mga namatayan nating kamag-anak ng tinawag nilang "fallen 44". Ang nagpapahirap sa tao ay ang kanyang emosyonal na kalagayan na dulot ng kanyang mali'ng pananaw o pag-iisip. And as one nation, we are bound to suffer the same consequence of such wrong perception simply because we choose and decide to be carried away rather than make a paradigm shift and preach our people that.

     "The sky is not the limit; your mind is." Pero papa'no nga namang 'di ka lilimitahan ng utak mo gayong ginugusto mo namang diktahan ka n'yan? At simple'ng-simple'ng dahil din d'yan kaya ka madali'ng mauto at magpauto! Tuloy, nang dahil sa kamangmangan mo ay 'di mo namamalayang ginagamit ka na ng gusto'ng manggamit sa 'yo, at dahil d'yan ang dami'ng mga pobre'ng kaluluwa ang nakakawawa. Have a God-mind!

      "You cannot be partly in Heaven; and be partly in hell." - Jesus Christ, ACIM. In the teachings of moral issues there can only be two (2) choices: morality and immorality. There is absolutely nothing in between them. Take note of that because it is this in-between usage by the vultures that blinds us. Amorality has been found as the main culprit for our getting stuck. This sociological study was established way before but has not been given due importance, much less priority. So we keep running 'round the bush, repeating the same mistakes, nobody knows until when. Hay, buhay!!!

      Fallen 44? I'd rather call them 44 Heroes because they died for their country. And we cannot afford to let their death go in vain. Death cannot be predicted. It can only be accepted as part of life's mysteries. There will always be sacrificial lambs, we all know that. We learned of that in times before Christ, but until now we have not accepted that as a matter of fact. Freedom begins in acceptance. But where also forgiveness must be injected as a very necessary tool for freedom.

     Tanggapin natin ang posibilidad na wala sigurong aamin sa masakit na nangyari dahil sa maraming kadahilanan. Una'ng-una na d'yan ang kakahinatnan ng ating bayan. Hindi nga ba't maghahalo ang balat sa tinalupan kung magkaganoon 'yan? And then there is pride that always gets in the way with anybody. We have to understand the wisdom of everything, even that of death, for the price of ignorance is very, very expensive. And its reach absolutely expansive.

     As i offer my prayers of peace for all of us, Filipinos and every foreigner who considers himself/herself Filipino, let us please hope and do our part for the betterment of our country by looking at things in their proper perspective. May the Holy Spirit of God continue to guide us.

     Hugs and kisses, everyone!