Simpleng Pinoy lang si Jarold

Paghumagupit na ang parusa ng Diyos, walang mayaman o mahirap, sikat o simple, bata o matanda, malusog o may sakit, lahat ay pantay-pantay (When God's punishment strikes, there is no rich or poor, famous or ordinary, young or old, healthy or sick, everyone is equal)

God's punishment these days are different. There are no longer prophets like Moses, Noah or Jeremiah who would warn us of the impeding disaster. God strikes His hands of omnipotent power to punish us anytime He decides to.

I went home last saturday evening hoping to relax and enjoy the saturday night TV. ABS-CBN was airing Maalaala Mo Kaya with a replayed episode when I got home. So I opted to switch to GMA's Bitoy's Funniest Videos. It was when Michael V's show ended that I realized what horrifying event was happening in Metro Manila. Jessica Soho's special edition on tropical storm Ondoy (Ketsana) made me glued to the television every hour and minute of the day. Man, I didn't even know there was a storm.

Learning the catastrophe alarmed me overwhelmingly that I had to load up all my sim cards (smart, globe and sun) to be able to contact my relatives and friends in Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan. I didn't even have money that time so I had to borrow money from my grahm.

I have been monitoring the updates about the wreaking havoc on TV and the internet. I just can't help but hate the people who are blaming other people on why this grim occurrence happened. There may be people to blame but we've got to think that no single person was really prepared of it. Blaming is no longer the right attitude to show in these times. Reaching out and working hand-in-hand are the only right things to do.



This tragedy brought lessons to each and everyone of us. A lesson to the rich, the students, the business owners, the government, other provinces and places in the world, and every single individuals.

Let it be a lesson to the rich and affluents that they must share what they have and return to the needy what this world has endowed them. Material things may perish in a blink of an eye and may not be brought along in the after life.
Let it be a lesson to the students that they must put into practice the good values and proper etiquette they learned from school and instill them to others.
Let it be a lesson to businessmen that their decisions will not only affect the others but it may get back to them in a catastrophic retaliation. Nature has numerous ways in enacting their vengeance.
Let it be a lesson to the government that using taxpayer's money for frivolous spending and their own selfish desires will always get back to them. They too are not excluded from nature's wrath. And the blame will always be pointed unto them -however they move. Let it be an evocation for them to begin a better governance.
Let it be a lesson to other provinces of the Philippines and places in the world that no matter how powerful and progressive a place is, God knows exactly where their weaknesses are.
And let it be a lesson to every single individual that we have a duty and responsibility to our nature and fellowmen. We are called the STEWARDS of nature but are we living up to the name? We call each other fellowmen but are we being a fine example of a fellow?

Let this unfateful event be a reminder to all of us that God wants us to live up to our life's purpose. That is to do good and to remain doing good until we return our Almighty Father's abode.