Urge or Control?

 

A GRIP OF GIST 

Maricon G. Gonzales

 

They are becoming inevitable, rampant, and too strong to be suppressed!  These things suitably describe how I view and see the influx of bullies nowadays. Bullies are like viruses- spreading, infecting, and detrimentally making every vulnerable individual into a dreadful fate.

Whether we like it or not, bullying is present everywhere; it may occur in schools, one’s working place, places where we usually eat, places we constantly hang out, and even on the web: facebook, twitter, instagram, and other social networking sites. It cannot be stopped nor controlled. As long as there are persons who love to mistreat, put down and intimidate others- bullying will happen again and again. Endless! Unstoppable!

So upon hearing this government’s anti-bullying act of 2012, I grasped and gripped these thoughts in my head: concern, respect, love, and equality.

Basing from the contents and coverage of this act, I was so much amazed that at last our government had proposed a bill so worthy to be passed as a law (act).

I certainly agree that this law is necessary in our country today in order to promote harmony and equality for citizens of this nation. I can observe in today’s time that everyone is too prone to commit such violation that even I...... can’t deny the fact that at some instances in my life I became such a bully to some of my friends.

What’s with bullying that it became one of the major triggering and intriguing issues in today’s time? I think it is the fact that this violation happens to every single individual- whatever affiliation, status and age you are, and whether you are just an ordinary person or a celebrity you can be a victim of this.

Having read all the Sections of Anti-bullying Act of 2012, I don’t see any flaws regarding its contents. I find it necessary and beneficial to everyone for I view this act as a way to promote harmonious relationship and a way to hone someone’s value of respect to his fellowmen.

The adoption of the Anti-bullying policies to institutions is a great move of the government to lessen misunderstanding among individuals. So having this act imposed to those bullies, I felt like it was one of the best actions that our government had ever done amid all struggles and issues we face through.

Limiting bullying incidents in schools, working place, and the World Wide Web would result to non-hiatus and no gap connection to us people. I believe that if we live in harmony as one, no rhythm nor sound can ever destroy the castled and built relationships we shared as special creations.

Anyway, for me... bullying is just a matter of urge and control and this happens because the "urge" dominates compare with the latter. Though it’s wrong to bully someone, why should you keep it doing so? Just because you find the act of it so fun and pleasurable? You’ll repeat it?

If you say life is full of contradictions, why make complications if you can make mindful rhythms?

The decision is yours to decide: to take the urge or to control it?

A Ray of Hope or Idle Pleasures?

A GRIP OF GIST 

Maricon G. Gonzales

 

We live in a precarious world where change is the only constant thing present around us. Thus, I say change is inevitable among us human. It is permanent to change. Changes happen because we all want to develop and improve ourselves as a special creation of God. Same as in our government then, it undergoes changes to fulfill its mission to serve its people.

As I observed in this very recent year, our government had made necessary plan of actions, reforms, and changes on its system to help citizens of this nation especially those unfortunate ones to alleviate their way of living.

One of the specific actions that our government had implemented today is the 4P’s (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) that will benefit the poor household in the entire country. This program has these dual objectives: to give social assistance and to promote social development in every household beneficiary qualified for this program.

But as we undergo this program in order to change and uplift the lives of those qualified beneficiaries, will you think that our government had really made the proper and right action for it? Will our government be helpful enough to those four million household beneficiaries to ease their burdens? Is 4P’s (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) can really eradicate poverty and hunger? And will our government be able to mold those beneficiaries to be productive citizens of this country?

I don’t purely say I’m against with the program, but somehow I say this 4P’s (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) of course has its flaws. Not flaws in the program itself, but flaws in some negative consequences of it. Why so? It’s because I think that some beneficiaries being selected and registered in this program are really not worth to be recipients of this aid. Well, they are those ones who relied their survival and own living for the government’s programs. I consider them to be inexplicable people; weaker people who can’t move and escape their very dour fate.

Poverty! Hunger! Being Uneducated! What an absurd alibis for them in failing to meet and sustain the basic needs of their family and children. Why shouldn’t they make their own big move today to at least appease the fate they got in? Why they keep on depending in the government all these times?

These household beneficiaries I would say are becoming lazy, idle, irresponsible and dependent on the government for their survival day by day. In some cases, some of them used the financial assistance of 4P’s for useless matters. The given money which should have been intended for health and nutrition of their children just goes to waste and nonsense ways. They spent it unwisely.

On the other hand, having said those things, still I would like to commend the 4P’s (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) for certainly being one of the best programs implemented by the government in today’s era. 4P’s had given the worthy beneficiaries a ray of hope- an abundant and greener pasture ahead of them.

Pondering upon the thoughts I had brought here in this article, somehow I leave this: “In the long run it is not the government who will uplift us from the grassroots of poverty and illiteracy but rather our own self, strong enough to face changes- may these changes be good or bad.”

And who does not want change at all?

HAMPAS LUPANG SINGER :)

Love or Friendship?

Love or Friendship?

          “Friendship oftentimes ends with love but love to friendship never.” To choose between love and friendship could be the hardest and most difficult thing to do. When people uncontrollably and involuntarily fall in love with their friend, who wouldn’t dare give a chance to love them back, oftentimes they will end up destroying castled and built friendships. Because of friendship people might love their friend so hard, but because of love also people might not be perfectly friends. Love and friendship in some situation of life could be contradicting. Sometimes, there are feelings need not to say especially when you know there will be no hope and point of bursting it out. It is better to keep feelings and affection if we know it will only lead to broken hearts. Better to pretend that it is only friendship and closeness than showcasing feelings and getting hurt in the end. Need not to assume friendship as love. Let us try to be stoic and numb in some situation to give time for true love at the right time and at the right place. Sometimes it pays to wait. Be patient and never hurry things. Let infatuation with our friends naturally die and give birth to true love at the right person.

PS: Ang Sakit na Talaga!

The Youth of These Days

                                                         The Youth of These Days

It has been said that, “The youth is the hope of our motherland.” Youth of today will be the lightning guide for the next generation. However how can today’s youth be the hope of the future if their values and attitudes nowadays are degrading and deteriorating?
According to a new psychological science study teens of today tend to be more cynical, less trusting, less fearful and they are becoming to be a generation of stereotypes.
We can observe that today’s young people are lazy teens; they are turning to be dependable on gadgets and technology to make all their assigned tasks and activities easier and faster. Teens of today become so vulnerable to engage into problems of the society like drug addiction, prostitution, sexual abuse and harassment, graft and corruption, bullying, and even theft.
When it comes also to valuing sense of respect to their elders, youth of today are becoming careless, self centered and disrespectful.
These all signs imply that the behavior of today’s generation is changing for worst day by day. The number and population of good ones are really in an endangered stage that will soon be vanish if not given much attention and education.


(Editorial of Criticism)

Make Your Move!

                                                              Make Your Move!


“Sleeping is a reward but waking up is a blessing,” a relatable adage which in true context will surely help Filipinos achieve success and surpass their mentality of “bahala na”.
In this country, we all know that the population of the less fortunate Filipino families or the poor ones is higher compared to those Filipino families which could eat three square meals a day and could afford to send their children for college.
In this case, majority of the poor Filipino families become more dependent on the government’s program just like the 4P’s (Pantawid Pampamilyang Pilipino Program) to help them aid their usual needs. The government has fed four million houses as the beneficiaries of this program. Don’t allow yourself to be counted in those four million beneficiaries. Find a way and work your own. Don’t be a heavy burden in our administration.
Why always depend on the government for survival? Why not just make your own little way to at least appease poverty and contribute for change and improvement? Why should keep on sleeping? Let us not be lazy! Wake up and make your own move today for the betterment of yourself, this country, and your fellowmen.

                                          ( Editorial of Crusade and Reform )

A GENERATION OF CYBER WORLD

                                              A Generation of Cyber World



Nowadays, computers and internet play a vital role for the success, growth and development of the world and the society we belong.
We can all see and observe that computers might be available everywhere: it might be at school, at work, at home, and even at places where we hang out to. Many of our daily tasks and activities might need data and information obtained from the web.
Today, the web have become the primarily tool of information dissemination around the globe; it serves as fastest and easiest way of local and global communication, and also a means to develop cyber love affairs and relationships for different people.
With the help of the World Wide Web, most of our everyday tasks and routines are made simpler and faster. Through web activities like “facebooking”, “tweeting”, chatting and blogging we can now have the chance to broadcast and share to the world our own thoughts and experiences.
Those activities mentioned will help us to have instant access about the happenings in the life of others, stalk people we like, and know the events and activities they engaged into.

(Informative Editorial)