I woke up early this morning to listen to a radio program preaching about Humility, that we should be humble like Jesus Christ.
Excuse me, Sir, but when did Jesus Christ live? Did they have a commission on human rights then? Was there a United Nations organization created to put up the Declaration of Human Rights? None of course.
Now is it correct, appropriate, relevant and Christian to require the traits of Humility on the people of today?
Should a beggar feel humble? Should an overworked sales woman -- required to wear high heels, to wear make-up on her eyes and lipstick everyday, ordered to withstand the stench of the elevator which she operates for 8 hours, etcetera, etcetera - be humble? Should a driver be humble when he or she has to work 12 to 14 hours a day to earn P1,000 or lower which is equivalent to P71 pesos more or less per hour. And how much would a driver have left for the spouse and the children?
My dear Preacher, please don't speak about humility to beggars, to overworked women, to under-earning drivers. It is a great humbling experience already of having to go through these situations. To require humility is to add insult to injury. No, the era of turning the other cheek is over. The time is here for us to stand up, raise our hands and say, "We want our life now."
That is the liberating statement that should prevail nowadays.
A bulul guardian figure. Wine server of the Ifugao people. Wood and sacrificial remains, northern Luzon, c. 15th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_the_Philippines#/media/File:Ifugao_sculpture-70.1999.4.1-DSC00396-black.jpg
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