“Whatever was written in the past, Paul wrote in his letter to the Romans, “was written for our own instruction that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”
In this time of unmitigated crisis, felt by most people as not just as a noun but as an adjective, hope is top of mind, like the recent survey that has kept people at a loss as to why the ratings make the public confused and incredulous but not the pollster.
And people want answers, a.k.a.solutions , not sleepwalking ideas. Sleepwalking is another name for multi=tasking, popular in corporate setting and government schemes. At the end of the day, practitioners of the game eventually find out what professionals refer to as Peter Principle: people always rise to the level of incompetence.
It’s no consolation at all that most powerful leader in the world, which some in the Senate believe is in China,`given some sleepwalking theory that the West Philipine Sea or parts thereof as suggested are not owned by the Philippines. One wonders then why lawyers passed the bar but failed history. Doctor juris , we are sick call another doctor or lawyer very quick.
Surely, we do not lack the instructions of history, noun or adjectives, to woefully miss the rightful motivation on endurance and encouragement as a nation. The highest leader of the land is Exhibit A, Your Honors. History buffs will certify this as okay in form and substance. There are two sitting senators who can easily recite verbatim ad literstim Scriptural verses.One of them is seriously implicated in a flood control funding mess; another is a strong ally, if not the number one, of a former president now waiting an unknown fate at the Hague. The active suspicion is that there was crime against humanity during the war on drugs in the former leader’s watch. There must be sufficient proof of the death of between 6,000 to 30,000 victims. Or the innocent will come home after 60 days, not when the cows come home. Or someone was sleepwalking
The current oil crisis is not new to us, when the oil-producing countries realized what black gold meant, they formed a cartel now known as OPEC or Organization of Oil Producing Countries. It was a double whammy for the Philippines when oil prices suddenly rose and martial law was surreptitiously raised, About that time, there was also a big flood that nearly engulfed Central Luzon.
So it’s not fair to tell the nation that there is no oil crisis. Been there, done that. That argument has the moral equivalent of the vice president’s reply to the House impeachment complaint. Both have no moral suasion. The taste of the pudding is in the eating. In the vice president’s case, there is the tantalizing promise of a majoriry in the Senate that looks forward to an easy acquittal. Be careful what you wish for.
The lawmakers who fearlessly push for her impeachment are confident, maybe even feel arroganct, about their case. “Out, damned spot, out, I say,” Lady Macbeth cried. The lawmakers believe that here’s the smell of blood. “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.”
“To bed, to bed. There’s knocking at the gate. Come, come, give me your hand. What’s done,cannot be be undone.”
In the meantime, the general mood is hope for the best , expect the worst. T he President can’t seem to make up his mind about the crisis that many think is simply mindless sleepwalking. No word yet on the suspension of the excise tax and other powers related to the oil crisis because the bill has yet to arrive. Baloney or malarkey, you’re’ right either way. The former dictator’s son is proving to be anti-Machiavellian in practice. He’s certified loyalist. So far, fare hikes for public utility transport vehicles are postponed while waiting for the war against Iran to end anytime sooner or later. Drivers know exactly, automatically what to do: strike.`
Sleepwalking has made hostage his promise to put in jail before last Christmas those involved in the historic, massiv e flood flooding scam. The Lenten season is nigh, and the rainy season will resurrect the flooding issue again. What’s the President’s new timeline?
The late dictator probably thought his regime would end happily in his time. The problem then, according to the late Dr.Alran Bengson, a Cory Aquino political lieutenant, was perceived as political. It turned to be renal and eventually political after the dictator was ousted from power unexpectedly.
2028 is still years afar off. But bells of bad news are ringing resonantly for the need to right and timely actions from the President and his allies, not confusing ,obvious mental dishonesty that can only compromise his office by not calling a spade a spade.
The oil crisis, compounded by the unsolved moral crisis in government, has negatively affected the President’s ability to govern well. His priorities have now become crowded. In the minds of some people, this will only make his leadership suffer.
Will the President wake up to reality?
The political wolves are not far behind. The crisis at hand can only boost their eagerness to be in power. The surveys are now serving as a lamppost to hold to keep them on their feet. In times of crisis, people turn to their weakness to keep them alive and kicking.
