Silence

Silence. Silence deafening is all you'll hear in a dictatorship. People afraid to breathe for the fear it's illegal to do so. Silence. Silence is how evil starts to grow and triumph. Silence. Silence is the friend of the wicked.

Today. Youth is more preoccupied with showbiz and online games. Their silence is bought with entertainment. The day that diversion goes is the day they wake up to realize all the freedom they enjoy have been taken from them one by one.

Apathy. Apathy is the food of silence. Without it, silence would break into whispers, and whispers into noises. A full day without apathy will turn that noise into shouts.

Pessimism. The wife of Apathy. They go hand in hand together. You will not see Apathy wherein Pessimism is nowhere. Pessimism strengthens Apathy and makes him prouder to be himself.

Dictator. A ruler who is so weak he/she can only rule by force.

Freedom. A thing only appreciated when it is taken from you.

Reason. You want people to praise you, you do laudable things.

Folly. You don't want people to criticize you, you jail the critics.

Reason. You want economic stability, you broaden free trade, not restrict it.

Folly. You want economic gains, you chase away investors by exhibiting Marcosian and Orweillian tendencies and excuse yourselves by saying you're doing it all for the good of the economy. (Bah, humbug!)

Reason. Our country is an agricultural economy. Therefore we must preserve our natural resources.

Folly. Our salvation lies in pandering our natural resources to foreign miners. Don't worry, they'll pay us in millions. (and after they've used up everything, don't worry, we fools who allowed it to happen would be dead by then and won't suffer the consequences) (this is reason: why can't they enact a law wherein it'll require executives of mining companies to situate their homes and their families right at the path of whatever natural disaster might happen at the cause of their  mining? For that matter, why not include that of logging companies as well?)

Reason. I will fight now while I still can. While the curtain hasn't yet fallen. While there is still daylight that allows me to. I will fight now 'coz tomorrow I might already wake up in chains.

Folly. Oh, let Gloria do her thing. She will never declare martial law anyway. (she doesn't have to. She controls the military, the supreme court, congress. Thank God for little miracles senate is being their usual selfish selves and jz fighting for their lives) I'll jz wait and see what happens and if it bad comes to worse, we'll be able to mobilize won't we? I mean, we did before haven't we?

Reason. Yeah, we were able to mobilize after how many x-years of martial law?

Folly. But they're only taking away the nuisance people. Those fucking reds, those noisy squatters, those know-it all professors, those unprofessional journalists. I'm not one of them. What do I have to fear?

Reason. (I read something like this somewhere. I've modified it 'coz I can't remember the exact lines. The nazis were arresting everyone) The other day, they knocked on a Jewish neighbor's door and arrested him. I did nothing, for he was a Jew. Yesterday, they knocked on a Christian neighbor's door, and arrested him too. I did nothing, for he was a Christian. Today, they knocked on an Aryan neighbor's door and arrested him. I did nothing, for he was Aryan. I was Aryan too. But I was better. I was an Aryan Nazi. So I did nothing. Tomorrow, I know they will knock on my door and arrest me. But I will do nothing. 'Coz I'm just Nazi.

Reason. So few of it is going around I decided to sprinkle some.

Is this me, or am I on a happy pill? Naah, I wrote this a long time ago (as someone dear to me insists)

Believe in yourself and in what you can do. Have faith. Whatever you can do, if you do it best, you can never fail.

Count your blessings no matter how few. You never know. Those few blessings may become many miracles.

Pray for goodnes of heart. Good intentions are rewarded by God.

Value your family, cherish your friends. Family give you stability, friends give you comfort. You can live without one, but not without both. They are the basis of who you are. Family mold your values, while friends influence your beliefs.

Be forgetful of all things, but this one thing you must remember: Your life has a purpose. Your life is meaningless, until you fulfill that purpose. Search for it, and fulfill it.

Don't be afraid to make a difference. It's what makes our world change. Remember, geniuses tread paths where no one else would dare. So have courage. That lonely path may someday be humanity's route to greatness.

Tragedies have that mysterious power of goodness. Put it to use. Sadness can be turned into inspiration. Loneliness, a light. And regrets, a great fountain of hope and wisdom.

Treasure life here on earth. It is but a brief blink in time.

Give care to relationships and treat each one as an elixir of life. For indeed they are.

Every human emotion is a minefield of diamonds and pearls. They are mysterious and beautiful. They have the power to heal, and the power to destroy. Cultivate each minefield wisely.

Once in your life you wil fall in love. When you do, hold nothing back. Many may argue that this would probably be the stupidest thing in the world you could do. And maybe it is. But here's the thing: success is defined in many ways. And giving love your all is a success all on its own.

Now that you've read the ingredients of success, let me give you the spices to mix it with. Happiness and contentment. True measures of success.

And in success, strive not to ask for more but instead, give to those whose failures prevent them from achieving their full potentials. Share what you have, and always look back where you came from.

Your life is now an offering, God would tearfully accept.

Remember: goodness of heart, and cleanliness of spirit.

haha, im still feeling a 'lil like December. It's probably the cold...

"Death is a dreamless sleep."

"Then how do we live on?"

"Thru memories. Lots and lots of them."

"Life is nothing but sadness, interrupted by momentary lapses of joy."

"Yet when you find that SOMEONE, it can certainly feel otherwise."

Have I traded cows for a set of magic beans? Have I traded solid ground for a dream? Have I spent my whole life doing nothing? As always, only time will tell. Ironic, by the time I know the answer, it would be irrelevant. But who cares anyway, right?

I found out just now, but what a laugh. Really was ironic. Now that it doesn't matter if I know, I suddenly found out. If it makes you feel any better, we had exactly the same answers. Except for that opposite sex thingy. Further reinforces my sneaky image, right?

It's February, but I'm feeling like it's one of those "ber" months

I thought by now I'd be writing my eloquent "the Hand of God," but instead I'm doing this. Well, is this your work hand? I thought I'd just like to know. Just when I was beginning to think there was a sense of something that really made sense, you fuck it up.

Well, as George Martin aptly put it: The King eats, and the Hand takes the shit.

Well, here goes. *bumps*