More often than naught, we Filipinos have been said to be indolent. Yet somehow, we always find a way to prove ourselves otherwise.
The cause of the problem--the problem that other people view us as stated above--goes beyond their shallow reason that it stems from 'the insufficiency of the infrastructures and incompetence of the pupils'. It starts with how we are molded in our homes and our schools. Little do we know that even these small communities are largely influenced by the bigger community; and more importantly, it is influenced by the way our country is being run. It is thus a mere reflection of the reality that we are in.
In the articles that I've read before, I noticed that they usually blame the people's distrust of the system for the . They push the wrong belief that since we no longer trust the system, we are led to violate it. In fact, here's a short passage I read in an article about the indolence of Filipinos:
"But the more important reason for lack of discipline is distrust of the system. It is the belief that following the rules gets you nowhere. If you fall in line, you may wait forever; others will find a way to get ahead of everyone. The idea is to devise your own trick, or to find a fixer you can pay or a powerful person whose influence you can tap in order to quickly get what you want. The assumption is that the system doesn't work, and is not meant to work."This, ladies and gentlemen, leads us to the question: If it is indeed easy for a civilian to find shortcuts, and to not follow the rules just because they believe it will take them nowhere, then wouldn't it be far easier for our dear leaders today, who, by the way, are becoming bureaucrat capitalists?
I personally think that the only way to overcome the so called distrust of the system is for our nation's leaders to set an example. Contrary to the belief that they have no effect or whatsoever in our decision-making process, the government official must show us that we could trust them--that the system is functional and is there to serve its purpose. This way, believe it or not, there is hope for us because probably somewhere within us, a bulb lit up due to whatever hope there is that surrounds us.
It has been proven over the years--and it is still evident these days--that without the people, there is no government. It goes back to the purest reason why the government was created in the first place. The all powerful government of any country exists so that there are representatives of the Filipino citizens. They are there to govern the people, and to set an example. If they unceasingly show that they are corrupt, it only goes to show that indolence is indeed a necessary evil for one to get somewhere. Critically speaking though, the question is we all ought to ask ourselves is, if that's the case, isn't it unfair to the lower classes who are exerting all their efforts just to eat thrice a day?
I believe there is injustice in the little acts of indolence of those in power. I do hope that someday, soon, our leaders will overcome that problem, and learn to be what we used to be known as--industrious.
I believe there is injustice in the little acts of indolence of those in power. I do hope that someday, soon, our leaders will overcome that problem, and learn to be what we used to be known as--industrious.