almighty alan, rich people and poor people,
i am very sure that mr cruz's mother is very proud of him.
but he is just reitierating the fact that everything here
in the philippines is damned. well, hahaha, the world is damned. it is damned with prejudices. it is damned with every form of inequalities. it is damned with discrimination. it is damned to be damned. it is truly, a beautiful speech. one that deserves a visit from a hotshot academician or whatever.
but it is only words. yeah, yeah we can go to multiple semantics of the power of speech and the magic of conviction. but after all is said and done, everything will be as it is. everything will still be damned. though the speech tells the truth, it is accepted as an ornament. a piece well deserving of recognition and applause.
a speech well deserving to be used to further the ambitions of individuals. a speech that will go to the archives, only to be remembered through mandatory memorization. a speech well written, and a good entry in the resume when applying for a job. that is all there is to it. after the
applause, the congratulatory remarks, the pat-in-the-butt, life will go on as it used to be. no, i take that back. life will go on with more pain, prejudices and inequalities. the world will still revolve to its
ultimate destruction. that's the way it is. in this finite world, we can only alleviate what we can. but we cannot stop ourselves from destroying what must inevitably be destroyed. we are all dying. sure, there are individuals
that will stand out because of their beliefs and works. but did they really do it to make the world a better place? or is it because there are nothing more that they can do? or maybe it's because these are the things that they do best? better yet, it probably is their means to survive.
life is all about survival. you take what you can get and make the most out of it. and yes, there are some who take more than what they need, but wouldn't you do the same thing? that's the nature of man.
this is the nature of life. might is right. those caught in between, must make the effort to survive and hope that someday they will also become powerful. i am one of those "classmates" who "lambasts". and i do it because it's the truth. if someone says the same thing to me and i know it's the truth, then i should do more to make myself
a better individual, even if it's society's standards. it will be painful, but so what!! if in the end it is useful, why cry like a baby!!! and if not, then junk it, why carry a burden. and what is the truth? the truth is, that
you will care for certain individuals, but that's because it makes you feel good. you will help other people, but that's because you feel redeemed from guilt feelings of some wrong deeds that you have committed in the past and have been buried in the deep crevices of the unconcious.
you will love someone because that someone will be better for you.
have you ever encountered a pair that stuck it out because they are bad for each other? in some degree or another there is something good for them that makes them want to stick it out. so what is the truth? the truth is "I", "Me", "Mine". it is a harsh reality, but would you
rather have none?
mr. cruz wrote a heart-warming,honest, and novel speech. i hope that his idealism and call for unity and solidarity will withstand the test of time. i really do hope so, for mine is lost in a labyrinth of tall buildings and office towers. it's cry has long since but an echo, flooded by the
crisp sound of power. the idealism that once burned in my heart is now replaced by the stinging coldness of lies. my education, once a tool in the search for truth, is now a weapon to protect "Me" from the lies.
but my life now is better. for i am accepting what the world is offering rather than demanding what i think it should offer. my passion now is to live the world,
not challenge it.
