“Sa Kanbas ng Lipunan” had taught me so many things that are really unfair in regards with the world we live in. Same as the painter, I tend to question myself things like: “What are the thing did I done to the less fortunate?” And “am I really bothered by poverty to which most of the Filipinos are currently facing or am I really used to these now”.
In that simple but very eye-widening video made and inspired by the painter named Sir Joey Velasco, he made me realize that I was the same as him. The 12 children who replaced the 12 apostles in the painting “The Last Supper” made me witness that poverty, hunger, and despair is inevitable with us and that we should everything within our power to end this disparity. Problems… Problems… Even more ProblemsOur country is relatively small compared to any major countries, so I believe that nobody in our country should be experiencing extreme poverty. But, because of so many factors, it really inhibits that possibility.
One very prominent example is corruption. Corruption in the government makes the whole matter worse because they are not the one to respond to these problems but rather, makes everything worse. The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is a very concrete manifestation.Imagine this: if every poor Filipino would get a chunk of those funds, do you think there would be so many Filipinos would wonder around the streets begging for food and for money, will it be a possibility that no children would never engage in a world that they should never experience at a very young age, and would every child would go to school and learn so many things about life.
That 10 Billion Pesos fund can even made them eat the same kind of food that these corrupt officials feed to their respective families to the less fortunate. Enough with this non-sense and wrongdoings, as Joey Velasco taught us that we should wake up and it is the time to realize that the time to move is now.People Please Help Me Our life should never be wasted, because this is the gift of our Lord for us. We, the people all around the world should unite to save the needy and oppressed.
We should never take any problem for granted because it is a very big sin for the Lord to become ignorant to the problems of the society. I think God is giving us the sign that it is now our turn to solve our problems. In conclusion, the most important thing in the end is that we grasped the essence of being human and those things are we should lower our pride, help those who are in need, and be the “Saving Grace” to everyone in need.
