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respect and patience

before the summer break, there was something posted on the bulletin board in school which goes something like this: if you ask God for patience, he will not give it; instead He will give you situations for you to be patient.

yesterday was Good Friday.

solemn processions of religious images representing the Passion of Christ, His Death, and Mary’s acceptance of the death of her Son are held in key cities and provinces all over the country Friday in keeping with a centuries-old Good Friday tradition.

observed as one of the highlights of the Semana Santa (Holy Week), a set list of life- size images and key personalities leading to the Passion of Christ, His Crucifixion, Death, and burial are paraded around the streets a few hours after 3 p.m., the time Jesus was believed to have died on the Cross, in elaborately decorated and well-lighted carriages followed by devotees holding candles and rosaries (Hermoso, 2009).

i participated in the Good Friday procession yesterday, as i did every year (except when i was in thailand)…and the procession was filled with instances of impatience…drivers of different kinds of vehicles who can’t wait 5-10 minutes for the procession to pass before they proceed. i mean, out of respect for the tradition and all the people in line who participate in this barefooted, why can’t people do this? there were even some drivers who literally got into the line and passed through. what are they hurrying up for? is it that important that they can’t wait for the short amount of time???

come on people! i don’t know what is wrong with us! is this what technology did to us? it provided us some things which make our work faster and easier but at the expense of losing our respect for others and patience?

this may be one of the reasons why we lack discipline. we can’t even form a line when we transact business. we all want to be first. there are even times when there is already a line formed, and yet many ignore it, choosing to disrespect all those who are in line.

i think it’s time for us to rethink of our values…especially the values of respect and patience. maybe then Christ’s death and resurrection would not have been in vain.

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