PRAYER

we, people of the earth have long been living here,
that we have not been good to one another,
that we have not taken care of the earth,
that we need to take cognizance of our relationships with one another,
that some have used power to dominate others, for more power, for greed, for wealth, whatever,
that others have been good but their acts have been thwarted by more powerful forces out to maintain the status quo
that we are now at the crossroads of losing our grip on our lives
that we need to change, to make changes, and to overhaul our inner lives, our behavior
that we need to reconnect with the highest powers who brought us here
that we need to view our lives here on earth as temporary, so that each one may live frugally without having to amass so much wealth at the expense of other people's lives
that we need to respect the reasons for everyone's being
and these are to live with dignity, respect, and honor
hence fundamental to these is the right, the need to honor the tenets of all contracts and covenants that have been promulgated by many nations foremost of which is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and therefore, let those countries which fail to honor a provision or provisions of the Declaration and all other contracts and covenants be dealt with immediately by all nations, so that the right of every individual to live in this world may be respected,
and to insure that happiness may be possessed by everyone while still alive on this earth.

SO BE IT.

Folks when you live in a country like the Philippines, we could really turn rigid or wax sentimental and think of ways by which we can turn our society over in order to be more caring of one another.

I offer this prayer so that each one of us may have something to mull over as another chapter of our life may be ending and a new one is beginning, from 2010 to 2011.

Always we are hopeful, the Filipino people are a hopeful lot, that our lives would change, that we need not go out of the country to enjoy the blessings of the earth, the nationalist legacies of our heroes and heroines, the resources of our country - both human and natural; and

That everyone could live happily till they breathe their last breath, while knowing that the succeeding generations shall also enjoy their stay on earth without fear or danger of being taken over by forces more powerful than they are.

Maybe this is a dream, but everything starts with a dream, doesn't it?

May the coming year be kinder to us.