the evils of society ..... how are we going to brawl?.... by ma.luningning laurente

The world is indeed in turmoil at the moment. it is unsafe to stay even on the safest place on earth... BE SAFE...... why?... this bombarded statement is indeed an echo to my being that even myself is unsure of my actions if it will bring me good or nothing. The chaotic situation we are facing at the moment is indeed a manifestation that ... now is the time for us to be aware of what is happening in our society.
Rampant violation of human basic rights, the massive destruction of our ecological habitat, the inevitable degrading situation of our Filipino culture, the substantial assassination of the Church People to whom we have own our freedom from their valiant determination to defend the poor…. and the worse economic and political crisis our country is facing at the moment.... enable us to question our very own self... who will come to rescue us from this torment?... do we need super heroes like what we have seen in the television?... of course not.. The answer lies on our own.
The Church People on the other hand especially the Catholics with the active participation of the Union of the Ecumenical Churches in the Philippines unite themselves in opposing this so called evils in society.
Yes, Church and State may have separate powers. They have fundamental functions in leading our country and its people live a better life... but having this kind of situation in our society today... wherein the extensive abuse of power and corruption slaps our people into misery, the consequence of the effects of the semi feudal and semi Colonial System in our society prolong the agony of the farmers and the oppressed who have nothing to claim as their own. ..... TO WHOM DO WE CALL FOR HELP?.... (Kanino nga bah?..)
The Church instituted by Christ in the first place reminded us that our moral obligation do not focus only in developing our faith. That is why the famous quotation likes... FAITH WITHOUT ACTION IS DEAD is very common among faithful people of God... because the substantial of our faith will be reflected with our concrete partaking of the struggle of the masses.
Having this perennial litany of sufferings we are facing now.... the Church and it’s courageous and Spirited Religious Men and Women never discard us from helping us aspire to be triumphant with our long awaited crusade..... TO UNCHAIN US FROM THE SLAVERY OF OPPRESSION AND MISERY.
The call of our time linger us to arm ourselves with great determination and courage... compassion and love for Freedom.... love for our own God and our neighbor.... hope for better life and for our generations to come.
Let us not just wait for our Unsung Heroes to decline in number because they are also persecuted, abducted and put to test by the tribulations of our society..... Now is the time to outstrip these so called mountains of sufferings................ if not now........ when will be?.....

….The burning Desire……

October 2009