independence day post

i was reading Philippine Star this morning when i pass through an article by Yason Banal, The F word in an F world.

theres a qoute there by Diosdado Macapagal that made me think on our country's independence.

"A nation is born into freedom on the day when such a people, molded into a nation by a process of cultural evolution and sense of oneness born of common struggle and suffering, announces to the world that it asserts its natural right to liberty and is ready to defend it with blood, life, and honor." –Diosdado Macapagal, on June 12, Independence Day

i agree with DM, a country whose people asserts their freedom and rights is an independent one. the freedom from aliens are not its only basis, although we are not in anyones hand, we are still dependent on something. the people should know their rights in order to fight for it when injustice comes. the people should fight for it and must not let abusive officials take over the law. well, i believe the law is for the citizens. it is their to protect us, to guide us and help us. but as i can see, it is the other way around, the citizens are for the law. we are serving the law by tolerating bribes. we are being manipulated by law makers and using the law as a threat. we bribe to escape from the law, we pay the law to get out of it. but i cant blame them. who wants to be imprisoned anyway, no one, but why do they keep on doing unlawful things? thats the question.


anyway, today is our independence day, JUNE 12, 2005. may we be free forever. may we practice the rights of everyone. and may we act justly and lawfully.