My friends are voicing their comments..kung anu-ano raw nilalagay ko sa blog ko..hmmm..sa bagay, entitled naman sila mag-comment, pero it’s up to me pa rin kung ano gusto ko i-post! Now here’s something different. Something, which many may not enjoy the content. Truth is always grueling for those who want to be left in the darkness of shallow existence.This young mind is searching for the truth. Where is the truth? Isn’t truth a basic element to live a peaceful and harmonious life in a just society? Restlessness abounds where the truth is being suppressed in the guise of technicalities and legal jargons which ordinary people are tired of hearing from one public figure after another. I don’t belong to those people with the superior intelligence of twisting and bending and going around the law to make it appear that they’re right, but I am no moron either.
Rule of law. Which law? The bright part of my mind recalls that there are two general divisions of law: law in strict legal sense (state law); and law in non-legal sense, which includes divine law (philosophical theology), natural law (meta-physics), moral law (ethics), and physical law (physics). I found some notes scribbled in one of my college notebooks. [Can you believe it..almost a month ago, I found 3 of my college notebooks! hahaha...] Hmm..save for some hieroglyphic-like scribbling, my notebooks were actually full of doodles and blank pages. I’m not really the type of person who creates those long and neatly written notes. You know, the ones who get famous in school because almost a third of the class got a photocopy of their notes. Yeah, at least some people (the photocopier owners) were able to make a living out of the laziness of others. BUT I don’t consider myself lazy (uhh..at least in the area of taking down notes), I just have this foolish belief that I can process and stock everything inside my not so little brain. Yep! And I don’t usually review for exams..heehe..I depend on my so-called stocked knowledge. Oh, my classmates and friends..you may have seen me lingering around the library or under a tree while thoughtfully reading a textbook, a notebook or those photocopied handouts from the Prof. Perhaps I have deceived you into believing that I am one of those geek creatures who love nothing but books and books. Hehe..this gal’s far from that. You might have seen me like contemplating deeply onto a book but mostly, my mind is drifting somewhere else. Okay, back to the scribbled notes; it said: “state law – the mass of obligatory rules established for the purpose of governing the relations of person in society; a rule of conduct, just, obligatory, promulgated by legitimate authority, and of common observance and benefit.” Common observance and common benefit seem to be an elusive dream for a society where the “kakilala, kamag-anak, ka-brod/sis sa fraternity/sorority, etc.” system rules.
My former professor told us to keep in mind this basic doctrine in law: what is not prohibited by the law is allowed by the law. No, not one of my Law Profs, but my Prof in Marriage and the Family. [Yep..I took that subject...a three unit subject in USTe. hehehe...] Back to the doctrine, the same line of thought is followed when we say that what is extra-constitutional is also constitutional. Of course there’s always the provided that blah..blah..blah..clause; but in essence, those people who seem to belittle those who are seeking for extra-constitutional means of doing things by saying that they don’t seem to understand the constitution which says clear that blah..blah..blah.. are actually putting themselves in complete shame for boasting about their delusion of brilliance. Funny how these people are pushing for the establishment of a body to search the truth (alas! A body to search what I’ve been waiting for..but would I then rest, assured that I would not wait in vain?). Yep a body to search the truth, to be created by the ones who are being questioned (WHAT?). The creation of said body might also be legally questionable since there are already provisions for proper venues or proper institutions to handle the cases. And how about that partylist representative who wouldn’t want other reps to touch a complaint, which he filed? Don’t I have a logical mind to doubt his intentions of filing such? (heard he’s one of the “rightists”).
As each chapter of the story unfolds right under my nose, I can’t help but start to think about seeking greener pastures in some far away land. I would at times joke “magpapastol na lang ako ng tupa at mag-aalaga ng baka habang nagpapahinga sa damuhan.” BUT on the second thought, I don’t want to because of three things: faith, hope and love. Faith, not in the Filipino people; it’s really hard to trust anyone now save for the Almighty. I still have confidence that God is controlling everything. I still believe that in due time, everything will be exposed, truth will be revealed, heaven’s justice will be served, and abundance will flourish throughout the nation. I do not know when, but I have faith that the day will come. Perhaps never in my lifetime, but I would be more than content to have remained steadfast in continuously asking for truth rather than compromising. Hope that things will get better. It may worsen of course, depending on the stubbornness of people but I still hope that better days are yet to come. Love. No, not the so-called love life for I’m a stranger to that, but love for my country (I cannot say land because I don’t own a parcel of land). Call me whatever, but I really have those unexplainable Goosebumps over some of the recent events. Sad to say, there are people who seem to have lost this love. They’ve become indifferent. As long as they were able to breath and feed themselves, that’s all right. They no longer care what happens in the government. They lost trust. They lost hope. That’s a worse form of divisiveness--when a portion of the population isolates themselves from the rest of the nation. Sad but true.
Now, which law must rule? The State law of course one would say and so be it. I only wonder why they cut it at that. The very preamble of the Constitution which they implore to uphold and use against those who resort to extra-constitutional means states that the government must promote the common good and secure the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and the regime of TRUTH, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, EQUALITY and PEACE. These are all elusive dreams in a society where “connections” is the name of the game. With the recent SONA, impeachment complaints, etc., things may either worsen or get better; but I still hold on to faith, hope and love. Just always keep an open mind. The book of Hosea in the Old Testament said, “my people perish because of lack of knowledge.” Listen, ponder, understand, and search for what is truthful and just. I may still end up as poor as a pauper at the end of the day, but what the heck? We can’t bring treasures in heaven anyway.
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