Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: TO LOVE

     Today,  many of us are at loss in our search for materials on what it really means to be human.

     If all that we rely on are the daily newspapers,  movies,  magazines, TV news reports or sitcoms,  we are bound to get distorted views. No wonder that in the word association quiz we might readily associate the word "man" with MANloloko,  MANlilinlang,  MANdurukot,  MANdurugas and MANiac. While we may find the pun amusing,  it is almost certain that at some later moment, we may be bothered by such ideas and start having a deep longing to know what it really means to be a human.

     We have very often used the KUNDIMAN- Sapagkat Ako'y Tao Lamang (Because I'm Only Human) as an excuse to be weak, to fail,  and to be blind. Yet,  we will agree that the word human is closely connected with justice which means the recognition of the dignity and rights of one's neighbor. To be hum,an does not mean to be weak but rather to be just.  The question then is,  can we be just? It is easy to say say give what is due to others,  to respect their rights,  to give them equal opportunity. However,  it is so easy to say but what is happening is the reverse.

     True equality of rights and opportunity finds its fulfillment in love. Justice attains its inner fullness only in love. But our real problem is not the meaning, rather in praxis. If we take justice as an impartial legal structure that will give everyone his/her due,  it will work well,only if we all have equal advantages and opportunities.  Unfortunately,  it is not the case. We need something stronger than the letter of law. If each is to get his/her due,  justice attains its inner fullness only in love.

     To be human then is to be just and in order to be just,  we must love.  It means then that true equal rights and equal opportunities only come through LOVE. The question then is,  DO YOU LOVE?

"KNOW"

     Our climate has been very tricky. This is due to the change of the weather not only in the Philippines but in the entire planet called Earth.

     Every country has its own weather condition which corresponds to the works and bad habits of the people living in a certain place. We all know that we are the ones who's been creating each and every action or bad habits why our climate has been changing as we grow and inhale the air that we breathe. This means decreasing the span of  life that we must have. Climate change affects our daily living,  because of the bad weathers that we are experiencing from time to time,  many people die because of the calamities that strike us in an unexpected time.

     One of the bad habits that most people usually do is the so called "KAINGIN" wherein people cut trees in the forested areas but they are not replacing it. That's why many innocent people are always affected,  because when the heavy rain stars to fall on the ground,  there is such calamity called LANDSLIDE.

     Nevertheless,  we can always make a solution if we really want to. We can prevent the calamities that may hit us in any time. People must always know their worth,  their duties and responsibilities to every creation especially to our mother Earth. Let us begin anew life,  leave yesterday and start planning a better life for your tomorrow. Because a better plan leads to a better future,