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Truth: We have been infested by bloodsuckers for
ages. Even worse is that we breed them. It makes me think whether we
really merit our top spot in the animal kingdom, when some animals
are evidently more civilized than us. Animals that demonstrate
mutualism, where both benefit from the relationship, are the Nile
crocodile and the Egyptian plover, which gets its nutrition from
cleaning the crocodile’s teeth. Funny, how some of our officials
with PhDs might have overlooked this valuable lesson in Biology, and
just choose to settle for being a crocodile.
Shameless, how some people just
constantly ransack the money our citizens work so hard for. Worse is
that these people have been trusted and given full authority by our
citizens to govern us. They’re no better than a bunch of
holduppers with a streamlined scheme for bank robbery. In this game
they, too, are the police. With this situation, it’s no wonder why
our nation is going to the dogs.
Meanwhile, a lot of our people
turn lenient and have the chutzpah to assert that corruption will
always be part of any society. Saying such is silmilar to accepting
helplessness over the matters which affect us. Yes, granted that
corruption is present in all forms of government, isn’t it valid
to argue that graft can be contained so as our economic situation
won’t be as bad as it is?
I will not pretend to be an
economist, but I think that even a 7-year old can observe the plight
affecting the nation’s population, especially the youth. They are
brought into this world without the choice of a decent family,
situation or opportunities. Rich people with myopic eyes, who have
never been shirtless in their lives, say that poverty is simply the
upshot of indolence or ignorance, but I’ve come to learn that a
person can never strive for something he does not have an idea of.
For instance, haughty Pontius Pilates say that squatters are
squatters because of their own making; partly true as these
squatters easily come to terms with their fate, but, it may also be
because they were never exposed to anything, nor do they know that a
better life exists out there.
To answer our many problems, a
two-fold endeavor must be done, coming from both the rich and
prominent, and the poor and powerless. Each can do something right
now, maybe not for themselves, but at least for the generations to
come. They must center themselves on the proper values. For the
well-heeled clans of politicians, entrepreneurs, and all things
divine, they must keep their children committed to something other
than their family’s wealth and status. They must make them
understand that with their immense blessings come even greater
responsibilities. Short-term and ostentatious means of service are
fine, but all these things do are give the poor fish, but not teach
them to fish for themselves. The next generation primed to lead must
inherit all they can, minus the desire to fatten themselves with the
pork.
On the other hand, being
underprivileged is not a pretext to point fingers at the government
for each one of us has a role. We must not just leave our mouth
hanging open for something to fill our stomach, and when nothing
comes, shout in protest at our leaders’ iniquities. We must not
let our eyes get blinded by a small glimpse of profit for only
integrity can provide us the bigger picture. Some people just let
the times get the best of them; so instead of at least trying to
give the younger generation a chance- through proper education they
just take the blows as the government takes the blame.
It’s either you’re a dog or a
tick. Too bad if you’re the dog, but it’s just a matter of
knowing that you can eradicate these bloodsuckers. Let us stop
barking at the wrong tree and bark at ourselves for a change. Unless
we do so, we will continue to see our children perish in a dog eat
dog nation; big catastrophes caused by infinitesimal things we
overlook.
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