I will talk about three people today (February 21, 2011). Yesterday, I rode a public vehicle with my niece and ran across a bloody incident. An old man crossed the street and was hit by a car. I saw him helplessly carried by another man to be rushed to the hospital. But prior to that and before my eyes was the scene of him with his blood gushing forth from his forehead. He was loosing lots of blood. Us spectators were just there to see this whole incident (of course spectators nga nyahahahhaha).
The second was an unexpected phone call by someone very close to me early this morning that mentioned of her verbal bout with someone that got caught with what she hid from her husband. I was informed prior to her call that the wife borrowed money from somewhere without the husband's knowledge which brought the husband to panic as he was settling some accounts himself due to finish soon.
Early this morning also, another incident was brought to my attention. A certain employee stole something from his company which made him land in jail Friday of last week. The site of the visit in jail conducted by two other employees made them feel pity and distaste to the prisoners and to the policemen respectively due to the very poor condition of the 9 prisoners placed in the - a-little-more-than one meter by one meter cell.
I could not really totally grapple the reasons why these events had to reach me. But all of them brought me to intense emotional reactions. The first one on the accident brought me to tears since it got me worried about the man's life, his family, if he would have his chance to recover and the last if he is ready for the next life...death.
The second one made me feel intense anger as i was involved with the incident (told you...someone close to me right?) but had to settle myself and compose since the day is still starting and i still have to face a lot of things. I needed to compose.
The third one made me speculate on the incident. Questions such as : what happened with him? Did he consider consequences such as jail or death or whatever? If he would have to undo the entire event and let him see possible effects, would he not or still push through with his plans?
At this point, I would like to quote my spiritual director Fr. Frank Savadera, SJ when he mentioned, "...there is no such as accident...". And so there is no such but only reasons why certain events have to happen. But with an open mind and heart all these work at building us up to become much better persons.
With the old man hit by the car. Whether it was by choice or accidentally hit by a car. With that wife incurring debts without the husband's knowledge and with that employee stealing from the company. Everything is a learning experience.
I would like to quote my friend and former officemate lyleen with the txt message she sent this afternoon that says..."it will make them much better person maam". And i just guess that is an experience that my friend has drawn from hers ...which made her a much better person. At this point, I am praying for the best to the three individuals that brought in their stories to me directly or indirectly.
What about me?...whaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh i want to grow too hahhahaha....("Yes you are dang...":-) ...quiet jan...toinks!!! hahhahahahhah).
From : Kuya Lando (posted at SFC yahoo group : Dang the first incident is for me pure accident, the second happened because of poor judgement and the third is an incident by choice.
ReplyDeleteWhat causes accidents to happen? We can just speculate on the following;
It happens because there was laxity or carelessness in either party. The man crossing the street might be careless or might have been unmindful of his surrounding. His mind could be somewhere else because of other concerns, such as problems in his work, family or his personal life. On the other hand, the driver could also be careless or reckless, unmindful of the result of his driving activity. In other words, accidents happen because of carelessness. We have an excuse for that, we call HUMAN ERROR, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, OR A LAPSED of JUDGEMENT. It was human error when the plane carrying our bro Boni Paraguya crashed in Davao 10 years ago. It was mechanical error when Teacher Mccauliff and 9 other astronauts died when the DISCOVERY burst in mid air seconds after take off. It was lapsed of judgement when Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called out Garciliano (unmindful that her phone was bugged) to check on the election results. These are all plain CARELESSNESS. This would explain why accidents happen. We can avoid these by being CAREFUL at all times (eyes on the board, double check, don't presume, -don't kumpyans ingon pa nila, etch..etch).
Some people became "victims" because of poor judgement and by wilful commission of certain acts. This is exemplified in the case of the wife who had incurred debt without the knowledge of the husband, or that employee becoming a theft.
As human beings, we have been gifted with that "voice from within" who warns us that what we are about to do is morally right or wrong. Our choices determine the end results.That is why it is important that this "voice from within" be influenced by what is "true, noble, right, pure, lovely and admirable" according to the scriptures, or as fellow Rotarians would say; "Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it bring goodwill and friendship? Will it be beneficial to all?
Whether what happens to us is an accident or by our own choice, we can choose to be optimistic by affirming that "there are no mistakes, only lessons learned."
Bro Lando & Lilith (and kids)
Rolando Idano Mesias
M.A. in Service,Leadership and Management (SLM)
Class 2009
World Learning-SIT Graduate Institute
Bratlleboro, VT, USA
PS. I lost my wallet the other day by accident ... conclusion...ga danghag lang jud ko wahhahahhahah
ReplyDeleteBut if would choose between Chacha our puppy and the wallet...I STILL WANT CHACHA BACKKKKKKKKKKKK huhhuhuhu
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