Happy Sunday guys.
It took me a while to finish the book of Isabel Allende’s Of Love and Shadows. It’s not because the book is not good, it is but I got distracted again by Wordscapes. besides I kept comparing it to the martial law days back in the 70s – the unrest, the dissatisfaction with the government, human rights abuses, the rebellion, threats, extra-judicial killings, tortures and incarceration of those suspected people against the Marcos rule.
It’s a sad story about love, survival, hatred, fear and oppression. If you don’t want to get caught, don’t voice out your fears and what you know but keep silent. I admire the poetic way of describing the beautiful scenery in between the brutal attacks by those in power, the police. Come to think of it, there is somewhat a close similarity between the book and what is happening now in ou country.
This government is against drugs and even promised to eradicate it in three to six months. But it’s been more than three years and those drug lords are still scot-free while the lowly drug users are being killed without due process. I would not elaborate, this can be seen from various happenings in some areas of the country. Although not all police force is crooked, some of them are even involved in the drug trade. Disgusting. Those appointed by the president who are found guilty of misdeeds are being recycled and transferred to other departments. How’s that again?
Imagine, the allotted budget for health and education were greatly reduced while the personal budget of the president increased by a hundredfold. Is this transportation crisis real? If you’ll see how the commuters suffer everyday just to get to their places of work on time. Three hours commute not just because of the traffic but because of lack of transport. You are lucky if you have a car but you still have to leave early so won’t get caught in traffic.
I don’t want to be stressed by what is happening around. I don’t even watch news on television. I am not indifferent though, I feel the frustration of every affected citizen. I feel the hopelessness of those who can’t do anything to change the course of this ugly governance.
Where are we going?
Dreams And Escapes 