Life's Harsh Realities

Lately, I have found that life can get pretty darn cruel.
News stations here and there have been reporting about the stampede that had happened at the Ultra. This event seems to be pretty ridiculous in my opinion. Sorry for being so rude but, come on! How could these people expect to be the lucky winner out of the thousands and thousands of people who have flocked to that venue for one main reason: WOWOWEE. My utmost condolences though, to those affected by the stampede.
Another thing is that crime rates all over our country have been steadily rising... take alone BF Homes, Pque., for example. Just last Sunday, at 0630 in the evening, somewhere in the Phase1 area, a nursing student of SISC had been stabbed and shot dead. The reason people say is due to car napping, but others actually suspect a grudge.
Third reality I have encountered over the past few weeks is about a former batch mate of mine who has recently given birth to her very own baby. The fact of her giving birth at such an early age was not really the catchy part of the news. Teenage pregnancy has become a common issue in this generation, in these days; and besides, I knew this girl, she was a (forgive my English) bitch, an obvious flirt and slut. The fact that this sort of stuff actually happen to people I know, people I grew up with, THAT'S the unbelievable part. The worse part is that the father's a good-for-nothing jerk (again, forgive me for the term). He's a former schoolmate of mine. He's older than I but due to his severe stupidity and foolishness, he still remains a high school freshman up to this day. How I pity what is to become of their lives. My sincere apologies for all the negative terms I've used but there simply isn't any better way to coin this type of scenario.


These events have happened only within the past 3 weeks or so; but there isn’t any way I was shocked by them. What could one expect from such a hopeless country like the Philippines? Don’t get me wrong; I do love our country, I am proud of my being a Filipino, but come on! Don’t let nationalism blind you of our country’s current situations. People today have become so self-absorbed that they only think of their benefits, and don’t really care about what happens to the rest of society. They have become self-indulgent people, wishing only to satisfy their wants and desires, and not giving consideration to its effects, not caring if what they do would actually cause the harm of millions of other people around them. Self-aggrandizement, I think that’s what each person these days truly care about... the aggressive increase in one’s own wealth, power, etc. So, now I ask this one question, what is now to become of our beloved country, the Philippines, if its own citizens remain an impostor to the characteristic of being a true Filipino - pagiging maka-Diyos, makabayan, makatao at makarangal?