As someone who has been in many sides and aspects of life, I am obliged to say that we all have our faults and imperfections. Activist and advocacy organizations are noble, yet encounter their own struggles in fighting for what's right. Us at the private sector get so engrossed in our work (and when fortunate enough, our familial and social lives), that we forget our democratic duty to participate in affairs of the country. And the government, despite its overwhelming inefficiency (of many, many forms), does have good people and will do everything to fulfill their mandate in serving the people.
But the case of Mary Jane, and the many other similar issues in the past (and the numerous, horrible problems that have recently been given light through the media about our government and our country), are manifestations of a total systemic problem that victimizes every single one of us.
We as a people allowed this system to fester, this paradigm of crime, apathy, and corruption. Through this, many have died, suffered through oppression, and have been falsely accused. Through this, our rights have been whittled away. Our hopes and dreams have become myopic, self-focused. Power and privilege is now overwhelmingly concentrated among the elite.
Why? Because many of us have forgotten to question and become critical of our lives. We have forgotten compassion, unity, openness, and understanding. We have become isolated in our tiny little circles, content with just living (or thriving, for the fortunate). We have forgotten that we can strive and demand for better things for everyone, not just from our government, but to ourselves and every institution that exists.
We have forgotten that we must stand-up, not just for our own well-being but for other's too.
Or else, our country will fall into ruin. It will slip back into the age where the have-nots are ruled without question by the powerful.
Let us not forget that ultimately, collective human choice has the power to shape the destinies of the countless people now and the generations to come.
We must remember to fight as one, against the many forms of tyranny that persist today.
We must remember that Mary Jane still needs to be freed and be sent back home.
And we must understand that Mary Jane's mother is right to be furious. Because the government, and in a way, the Filipino people, has not done enough to save her sooner.
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