To say it bluntly and clearly, let no one dare fool around with the words of the Lord Jesus Himself. Let certain infamous characters think twice or even more when decidedly opting to tell lies instead of simply saying the truth, deliberately declaring falsity as a despicable substitute for reality. All these eventually mean soiling their good name with putrid mud, throwing their honor to rotten garbage. Intending to ignore, pretending not to know or to forget the above quoted universal teaching with divine origin and big human relevance is the height of arrogance if not the summit of idiocy. The fact is that even the unlettered have the built-in natural disposition to tell the truth. This is precisely the operative principle of Lie-Detector Test.
Depending on one’s personal attitude and disposition, telling the truth is but a logical self-liberating fact premised on a clean conscience or repentant self. On the other hand, telling a lie is an escapist resource to cover-up one’s misdeed, guilt or falsity. Liars and their kind conveniently forget that a lie demands another lie to buoy it up, and some more lies even to make all previous lies somehow stand. Meantime, the liar weaves a long litany of even more lies enough to muzzle his or her mouth, to restrain or even hang him or herself with. It is said that a liar must have an extra good memory to remember the lies the pitiful individual already said – less even but a single truth said makes the high stocked lies crumble ridiculously flat on the firm and solid ground of truth.
The Word of God is either the salvation or the damnation of men and women – not only hereafter and beyond but also here and now. Both here and hereafter, the following are sound and solid realities: As truth liberates, lies damns. As the truthful stands straight and firm before anyone, the deceitful bears false smiles and sly behavior before all. Even those who make lying their expertise may appear calm in public, he however turns in bed when it is dark and silent all over. But whatever these liars incarnate think and feel, they cannot in any way change even an iota of the divine dictum that truth brings moral freedom – and psychological slavery infallible comes with lying.
Veracity, integrity, reliability and other admirable behavioral traits affined with truthfulness are precious virtues whereby those who put them into practice, are the pride of their families and friends, the treasure of their community and the blessing of their Country. This reality finds singular merit and immense value in the dark and even still darkening Philippine socio-political situation – brought about specially those in tenure of public office from top to bottom of the government hierarchy. The reason is neither hard to know nor difficult to accept. Cheating and lying, fraud and deception, falsity and duplicity – these are the odious already habitual actuation of many politicos who are downright “trapos” and wherefore all “persona non grata”. No wonder then they are looked down upon with legitimate ire and understandable repulsion.
+OVCruz, DD
July 13, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
trust=belief=respect
There are certain precious truths that are so basic and practical that even young children and unschooled adults feel and know as a matter of course in their day to day living. The same can be said about some simple and elementary invaluable personality traits of individuals that are readily perceived, known and accordingly appreciated upon by the common tao. These dear truth and endearing traits not only spell the integrity and dignity of the individuals whereto they are appended, but also make others who fortunately know them, feel some elation in being acquainted with them. In other words, naturally upright, ethically correct and morally sound individuals are not only gems unto themselves, but also big blessings to their families, their communities, their Country as well.
Such is precisely the case of individuals who command trust and thus invite belief and wherefore generate the respect of everybody else who know him or her near or afar, who relate with or her directly or indirectly. In short, when someone is trusted in his or her actuations, the same is logically believed in his or her words and thereby respected as a person. The following are thus incongruous tripods: Trust-disbelief-disrespect. Distrust-Belief-Respect. Trust-Disbelief-Respect. Only when someone is trusted, does the same merit belief and get respect.
It will be superfluous to say that while anybody and everybody should be trustworthy, credible and respectable, these attributions are mandatory to have and to hold specially on the part of those holding public offices and pursuant leadership positions. This in fact becomes even more imperative for someone holding no less than the highest office in government – particularly so when governance is democratic. It wherefore stands to reason that for a trusted, believed and respected government official, any tenure of authority is too short – but for someone distrusted, disbelieved, disrespected, one day is already too long for the same day in office.
This is exactly why the now gloriously reigning supreme administrator, Chief-in-Command and Czar even is all wet, so to speak, as the same drowns in distrust, stands covered by disbelief and gets much disrespect. Let be herein expressly said that the starring character in the long on-going disturbing and frustrating socio-political drama in the Philippines is definitely not caused by the Filipinos in general. Instead, rightly or wrongly, they find it morally impossible to trust, believe and respect their supposedly highest public servant in the land – on account precisely of her self-appended glaring deceit and crude deviousness. This is saying clearly and candidly: The character concerned caused the lost popular trust, belief and respect! That is why when the latter’s loyal subordinates say otherwise, they appear as defenders coming from the distant moon if not from the high mountain tops.
+OVCruz, DD
July 10, 2009
Such is precisely the case of individuals who command trust and thus invite belief and wherefore generate the respect of everybody else who know him or her near or afar, who relate with or her directly or indirectly. In short, when someone is trusted in his or her actuations, the same is logically believed in his or her words and thereby respected as a person. The following are thus incongruous tripods: Trust-disbelief-disrespect. Distrust-Belief-Respect. Trust-Disbelief-Respect. Only when someone is trusted, does the same merit belief and get respect.
It will be superfluous to say that while anybody and everybody should be trustworthy, credible and respectable, these attributions are mandatory to have and to hold specially on the part of those holding public offices and pursuant leadership positions. This in fact becomes even more imperative for someone holding no less than the highest office in government – particularly so when governance is democratic. It wherefore stands to reason that for a trusted, believed and respected government official, any tenure of authority is too short – but for someone distrusted, disbelieved, disrespected, one day is already too long for the same day in office.
This is exactly why the now gloriously reigning supreme administrator, Chief-in-Command and Czar even is all wet, so to speak, as the same drowns in distrust, stands covered by disbelief and gets much disrespect. Let be herein expressly said that the starring character in the long on-going disturbing and frustrating socio-political drama in the Philippines is definitely not caused by the Filipinos in general. Instead, rightly or wrongly, they find it morally impossible to trust, believe and respect their supposedly highest public servant in the land – on account precisely of her self-appended glaring deceit and crude deviousness. This is saying clearly and candidly: The character concerned caused the lost popular trust, belief and respect! That is why when the latter’s loyal subordinates say otherwise, they appear as defenders coming from the distant moon if not from the high mountain tops.
+OVCruz, DD
July 10, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
commendable. admirable. notable
On account of his commonly perceived detestable value system and distinctly learned errant behavioral pattern, the governed decidedly moved against their governor. In due time, he eventually felt that it was time for him to leave Malacanang. So he peacefully took a boat ride by the Pasig river and silently went home. The event was seen as a great victory of the people in general. The people wherefore felt they had all the reason to rejoice much, to celebrate with glee, to jump for joy. And they did so in many streets, in different parks, in their respective neighborhoods – practically all over the land.
The truth of the matter is that the people then was by and large only focused on the one they sent away – based on what they knew and sensed about him. They were not that acquainted much less very knowledgeable about the one who would take his place as a constitutional successor. People then sincerely thought that they knew enough about his unacceptable action and reaction patterns – without however really knowing the dubious person, the questionable value system and the eventually devious designs of his successor in office, his replacement in government, and his successor in Malacanang as its chief resident.
But considering that what was done can no longer be undone, the people eventually settled down and hoped for the best. They then seemed not only at ease but also in peace with their united action against the done and gone previous holder of the highest public office in the Country. In fact, theirs was in fact a great anticipation of good things to happen and big blessings to come with the incumbency of their beaming and triumphant new President and Commander-in-Chief – plus “Czar” even much later one. Things seemed to have started well – specially so when she delivered her very first State of the Nation Address.
Her SONA key content was truly commendable, really admirable and much notable. She loudly and proudly , clearly and officially proclaimed her “Four Point Agenda” to fight mass poverty: One, to promote free enterprise. Two, to modernize the agricultural sector. Three, to show social bias toward the disadvantage. Four, to have higher moral standard for government and society. The one and only appropriate popular response to such a glorious formal resolve gloriously expressed commitment, could only be “Wow! and “Mabuhay!” – and “Alleluia!” among the born again Christians.
Needless to say, in due time, the popular “Wow!” progressively and definitely became “What?!” Slowly but surely, mass poverty became the standing norm in the Country. Company and family monopolies gradually emerged as the vibrant realities in the land. Social bias towards the wealthy and powerful turned out to be the unyielding principle adopted and the pervasive practice observed specially by high and powerful public officials. The moral standard in government and in society brought about by their vicious examples could not be lower nor more venal in kind and in extent.
Thus it is that now, during these difficult days and trying times, some of the loud and repeated popular cries of the adults and the young as well, in the streets, in parks and in their neighborhoods, addressed to exactly the same supposedly commendable , admirable and notable character, are the following: “Step down!” ”Go away!” Good-bye!”
+OVCruz, DD
July 8, 2009
The truth of the matter is that the people then was by and large only focused on the one they sent away – based on what they knew and sensed about him. They were not that acquainted much less very knowledgeable about the one who would take his place as a constitutional successor. People then sincerely thought that they knew enough about his unacceptable action and reaction patterns – without however really knowing the dubious person, the questionable value system and the eventually devious designs of his successor in office, his replacement in government, and his successor in Malacanang as its chief resident.
But considering that what was done can no longer be undone, the people eventually settled down and hoped for the best. They then seemed not only at ease but also in peace with their united action against the done and gone previous holder of the highest public office in the Country. In fact, theirs was in fact a great anticipation of good things to happen and big blessings to come with the incumbency of their beaming and triumphant new President and Commander-in-Chief – plus “Czar” even much later one. Things seemed to have started well – specially so when she delivered her very first State of the Nation Address.
Her SONA key content was truly commendable, really admirable and much notable. She loudly and proudly , clearly and officially proclaimed her “Four Point Agenda” to fight mass poverty: One, to promote free enterprise. Two, to modernize the agricultural sector. Three, to show social bias toward the disadvantage. Four, to have higher moral standard for government and society. The one and only appropriate popular response to such a glorious formal resolve gloriously expressed commitment, could only be “Wow! and “Mabuhay!” – and “Alleluia!” among the born again Christians.
Needless to say, in due time, the popular “Wow!” progressively and definitely became “What?!” Slowly but surely, mass poverty became the standing norm in the Country. Company and family monopolies gradually emerged as the vibrant realities in the land. Social bias towards the wealthy and powerful turned out to be the unyielding principle adopted and the pervasive practice observed specially by high and powerful public officials. The moral standard in government and in society brought about by their vicious examples could not be lower nor more venal in kind and in extent.
Thus it is that now, during these difficult days and trying times, some of the loud and repeated popular cries of the adults and the young as well, in the streets, in parks and in their neighborhoods, addressed to exactly the same supposedly commendable , admirable and notable character, are the following: “Step down!” ”Go away!” Good-bye!”
+OVCruz, DD
July 8, 2009
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