Kababayan

Gas prices are in their all-time high. Government officials are disunited, and so are the citizens. Things really seem to be going worse huh?! Everyone is asking now; what is the reason for these awful things that are happening? Is it because of our president? Do you think it’s the oppositions fault? Do you believe that it’s just an inevitable circumstance for a country like ours? It seems everyone’s pointing their fingers to each other and apparently many of them are to GMA. Many do want GMA to be ousted after that recent controversy about her. In my opinion, she shouldn’t get out of the office. It’s not that I don’t believe she committed a crime. As a matter of fact, I think, she really has done a crime. The thing is, it's not proven yet. Prejudging her is not just the best thing to do. What’s the best thing to do? First, let’s ask why? Why is it not the best thing to do? Well, that is because she is not the root of all these downfalls. She might have contributed quite significantly but, still, she’s not the sole source of this fiasco. Besides, you can’t really tell if she has done things that made our economy fall, can you? Maybe it’s her predecessor’s fault considering he’s one of the most corrupt officials of all time. Guys, it is actually the many of us who are accountable for these things. Consider reflecting: Can a person single-handedly make a whole nation go down? I don’t think so. If we as citizens have just worked as one, have hold on to our values and have not allowed the bad things from happening, we could have been better. We could have even been the best despite of these adversities. Now, what’s the best thing to do is be united… become one. What’s happening recently is that many people pull each other down. Instead of helping each other be successful and see the good things in them, many of us choose to consider the hearsays, assume things, and make unreasonable judgments to others. We judge people even though we don’t know enough things. We judge people even though it is God who has only the right to judge. Moreover, when we say we should be one, we should include God with us. This means, let’s be one in striving to do what is good. It doesn’t say do what’s prevalent (some people even call these things as what are “real” or “being real”). Guys, let’s remember that it is the people’s attitude of going for what is prevalent that made them cry out the name Jesus instead of Barabbas that made Pontius Pilate order Jesus’ crucifixion. It’s sad right? So let’s not make that happen again. Let’s not pull anyone down now. Let’s just learn from this experience and help each other not to commit evil things. Let’s think of the betterment of the majority and not for our happiness, prestige, power or whatever selfish reasons. And for the future, let’s not put into position someone who’s just better-looking; who just looks tough; who’s just our friend or the person we’re closer to; who’s someone who we can get something from; or someone seemingly majority are going for. Let’s think and see things deeper. From now on, let’s see and choose the one that is really more of Jesus not the person that is more like Barabbas. Let death be for Barabbas and live for Jesus!