Give 'It' a Chance

The issue on RH Bill has become one of the heated topics in the Philippine Senate at present and is the subject of some debates especially between the people in the government and the clergymen. From common people to the elite ones, people in all walks of life participate and follow every now and then on the updates of the issue and ask themselves too whether to agree or not to on the proposed bill. Somehow, they have a stand on their own. Different views, ideas and reasons are raised about the topic and obviously, all these exchange of opinions and reasons have caused confusion, disillusion and even fights.

No one can truly measure how far the arguments would go and when the proposed bill would gain its victory! But the thought that the bill is discussed and considerably wise reasoning and arguments have been presented, then there's hope that the one that weighs heavier and that which possesses sound judgment wins. After all, it's everybody's conscience and values that speak loud to oneself.

If we were to look and observe carefully at what's truly happening in our country, we could say that most of the problems go on and on, are continuing and are becoming a cycle; problems that are compared as hard habits to break. If you're a concerned individual, you'd want to do something to destroy the cycle; however, a single broom stick can't be good enough to sweep off the dirt. So, there's a need of a concerted effort. Then there stands the government. People in the government are the ones entitled to make great efforts in giving solution to most, if not all of our societal problems because they have the power as people in authority. They are the people who should look through the real trouble, dissect if possible to truly see the root cause of such trouble and if they find the cause, then look for the best way to ruin or break it.

Needless to say, as Filipino citizens, we're also aware of the outstanding societal problems that our country is facing and suffering. Sometimes, we doubt whether the government people are trustworthy, capable or wise enough to see the real problems  and solve them  that we'd want an action right away, fast and not delayed. We want to get involved therefore we observe, consider and weigh things, we even sharpen our critical thinking. Sometimes we get mad, disgruntled, impatient and even  get high blood if things don't go the way we expected them. And this is one of the positive traits of Filipinos, I should say, standing for what's right and looking for what's best for everyone's welfare and not just to privileged few; in short Filipinos are brave. This is bravery when one would stand for what's right and would push it through and is firm on it. This is the trait that was greatly displayed by Emilio Aguinaldo, Andres Bonifacio, Dr. Jose Rizal and all of our ancestors who fought for our freedom a century and years ago. Fighting for or standing up for that which is right is desirable. Far be it that Filipinos are only good at criticizing, mocking and blaming the government. We have to think that they are people like us, imperfect and fallible. However true, they need our respect, our trust and our support. If enacting a law is somehow their way to prove to us that they're worth given our respect, trust and support, then we'd give them a chance to do it. If RH Bill is reasonably a best solution to the cycling problem specifically on population explosion and generally on poverty, then we give the government a chance to prove to us that they're right, that we can rely on them. As one nation, we should stand as one as it has been proven true that 'United we stand, divided we fall.' Therefore, we give it a chance.