my lousy column for the manilan, hehe!

Everyone is never satisfied. Out on the streets are groups of people voicing out their desires regarding the change of leader and the administration. After a long time of thinking and assessment, I realized that whoever the people place on the throne, it never satisfies any of us. When we listen to the sentiments of each person, we see that they all have different points and opinions, but still everyone cannot be pleased.
No matter how hard our leaders do their best in serving us, if in ourselves we cannot start doing things right, we aim nothing at all. Just like a sick person, when everyone around him tries to take care of him, if he himself doesn’t do a thing at all, nothing good’s going to happen.
In our country, I guess what each person need is the initiative. Each person demands for a lot and yet within themselves they couldn’t afford to move even a single step ahead to help improve our situation. For whatever it may be worth, let me put into words my thoughts that we shouldn’t expect from others to fulfill our expectations. In our desire in aiming a progressive and disciplined nation, it entails trust and faith among one another. In Aristotle’s Political Philosophy of Parts and whole, he describes the relationship between the individual and the society. Yes, there could be one or more persons who take personal advantage of what they have, but not everyone does the same thing. If everyone continues the “pinapangunahan” notion towards everybody, expect that our nation will never take even a single step ahead. Thus, finding faults in each other and taking a broad view toward one’s faults will not help. It only intensifies the condition. Each of us plays a major part in this society and I believe that being able to do a good act would help the others see that in ourselves, we can start helping one another.
As part of the society, I am not judging anybody since in myself, I know I have lapses. But it is not an excuse to take advantage over others. I only say what I have carefully discerned in the course of time. My eyes are not blind on how things stand and with that I know my stand.
Chances are worth giving, but hand in hand people should be aware that each has responsibilities as well. Whoever said that things are easily done especially when millions of people expect from you? Yes, things are easier said than done, that is why many feel neglected and deceived by whom they expect from. Let us not place our fate in others’ hands. Idleness will result to nothing but rotten us, especially as an individual. Waiting for someone to have the initiative is not an excuse as well. Thinking of ourselves is also thinking of others. Nothing is easy, but everything could turn out right when each one is aware of the responsibilities. When one makes a difference, others may follow. It takes a lot of faith and courage in taking a big step, no one will know unless one TRIES.