"I Can't Hear You"- says the Big Guy Up Top

“I Can’t Hear You”-says the Big Guy Up Top

  

  After the deaths of forty-four soldiers of the Philippine armed forces, by the assumed hand of Muslim forces; commentators, journalists, and even the common Juan and Juana de la Cruz have shared opinions posted on social websites and the media.  Some call for justice in the name of the families of the aggrieved, crying out even louder than the relations of those who have passed. In more personal circles and corners, persons are of the opinion that some such similar action must be carried out against the perpetrators.

    These individuals criticize the government; its head-of-state and the inaction and unresponsiveness that latter displays to this matter. They demand action to be taken. What exactly? It is similar to telling a friend whose house his neighbor ransacked that he must act accordingly to the circumstances of what wrong has been done him.

     But what exactly?

     In politics, officials in authority, beyond the awareness or comprehension of so many; may either hold an interest for their own benefit or carry on some clandestine agreement/pact with what the majority deems ‘the enemy’. Understanding this possibility will surely reveal how the ordinary citizens are ‘out of it’; with reference to the government’s undertakings. So is the commander-in-chief of the Philippine armed forces hesitant or scared of taking action against who the masses throw blame upon?

    Is the issue of misgivings the question at hand? Or maybe there is something more to it that so many eyes and ears and minds do not know.

    In addition to the aggressive protestations by a number of Filipinos; there are the pacifists who suggest that violence must not be righted by the same means. It is for justice to be responsible for: revealing and punishing those who are at the wrong. These preserve the dignity of their leaders from the sporadic criticisms flung at them. However, in the Philippines- this lone-Christian country of Asia; the virtue and doctrines heard at Mass each Sunday are not unlike the laws and mandates of the land: they are practiced every now and then; and forgotten every now and then.

    So if a bull does not want to surge ahead, it cannot be expected to. And if a hen so wishes to attack a potentially hostile entity; it cannot be discouraged. Fortunate are those who have their desires realized by means of the government’s functions or assistance.