Monday, March 24, 2008

LIVING BY EXAMPLE

Understanding the value of contention
To discuss how it is to be a model is but too crucial or so much of an unreachable trait every man struggle to attain or perhaps simply say a sort of “desperate actions of those with both high ideals and morals.” However, living by example is a “must” trait and yet it remains the hardest sought virtue. And it is much avoided for nobody wanted to be questioned on one’s own comfort.
Allow me to discuss it further. How hard it is to be in positioned? Well, having been hailed as leader of different organizations and events in the school and in our small community in the past, and maintaining a profession as a CPA as well as being a seminarian I believe entails much not only of the many works it demands but also of the exemplary actions an authentic and true individual should exude and imbibe. This is difficult indeed. And yet this is for more important than the former.
All of us need to prioritize and the first one should not be his own sets of desires and needs. When we start giving within our outmost longing, satisfying it at all cost we started to forget what we should have remembered in the first place, which is, loving our neighbor.
I had just attended a seminar about “Fraud” that is committed by most managers and the speaker gave a very important point he posted a question which goes? How a manager has all its guts to mismanage?” and his sole answer: GREED. This capital sin eats all us up swallowing us whole including digesting our very own system resulting to a corrupt and self-centered system. We can never satisfy our needs and if this will be the center of our selves it will bring us down. This is the source of every misdeed that follows. The avaricious intend of mankind led us to a world of discontent that weak human as we are asks for everything because of not just mere need but now because of wanting.
St. Augustine was so clear with this. Once he said: “Seek what suffices, seek what is enough, and don’t desire more. Whatever goes beyond that, produces anxiety not relief: it will weigh you down instead of lifting you up.” And that alone is enough to comprehend.
Nowadays, our country is visibly suffering from these. There are a lot of people educated enough who forgets the importance of living by example. If only our government officials understand this. If only this is clear for all of us. If only we act and just be aware of it. If only we all live by example. It could have been a better world. And I supposed God will be more pleased.

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