Sunday, August 30, 2009

The reckless driver

In just a split a second, we could have been into an accident. If not probably for our guardian angels invisible hand, we either be lying in the hospital bed or the incident have cost our lives. For heaven's sake it was not yet our time.

Blame it on the reckless tricycle driver. He was unable to get the brakes at the right timing. He forced to turn the vehicle sidewards towards the center of the street to evade the stagnant bus a foot ahead. The afternoon drizzle made the pavement slippery.

Called it a luck, had a vehicle rushed towards us we would be badly hurt.

I tried to extend my patience not to utter bad words to the careless teenage driver. Anything can happen from there. Surely things will blow out of proportion.

I sighed, I took a deep breath, I thank God for He has spared us from the supposed accident.

Monday, August 17, 2009

What to do next?

When can somebody say that enough is enough. It can be likened to a cup full of coffee, you can't add more of the liquid, you sip it first, then make the container vacant and have another round of your favorite morning habit. Unless, you just let it spill over which I know no person with a sound mind would do. Consequently, perceptions vary from each individual on how such things transpire.

The border of a line depends on how long it was drawn by an artist through his wide imagination, in the same way the yardstick of a person's acceptable norm really depends on his capacity to bear the consequences that comes with it. On another perspective it must the endurance to get the ultimate goal, despite others of the same capacity fall short.

A farmer who tills the land all his life, braves the scorching heat of the sun and soaked in water during rainy days, to feed his family. He never gets tired of the routine he does everyday. If he decides to hang his plow and other tools in farming for good and look for a more comfortable job, can he find one? The family chiefly receiving his support would get hungry if he doesn't. 

How does the barometer of these people run when the wind blow against them? How soon it would take them to say that enough is enough.
In another instance, an typical employee who has minimum wage , insufficient to meet the basic necessities of life. Some trapped on the web for the sake of having one. The arguments that I usually hear from most of them is alarming. 

They endured because there are no other opportunities around, and if there is, everybody is going for it. Call it the survival game. What percent of this populace later on will jump out of the web ,seeking time to grow in another arena and gamble to something else which they think will give a more satisfying return to their families.

Consequently, aren't we tired of seeing the faces of our politicians running the wheels of government for their selfish personal interest. The dynasties and power they have built untouched over the years. Haven't your patience reached its brim? It time to say enough. Lets stop fooling ourselves. Be not persuaded by the rhetoric's they utter every campaign period.

When I was a little boy pasturing my grandfather's cows in a grassland, I tried to cloaked the reality that the animals are already full, by giving them more water to drink. In such case, the belly would appear big as if they really are full and enough when in fact they are not. I distorted the real thing to play with my peers.

By this time, haven't you distorted the cup of coffee by replacing it with another cereal. The itch for a hot coffee has dwindled down, paused and said "Coffee no more"

Friday, August 7, 2009

Is it true?

Does this holds true to all? They say love becomes sweeter by the time you fall in love again. You can't really get the real taste of a dish unless you savor it repeatedly. Once tasted always wanted. Is it a fact or a myth?

I actually could confirm these beliefs that almost everybody subscribe to. It will be my second time setting foot to the city of pines few days from now. We'll have a group escapade to the place scheduled for three days. Having availed of a promotional round trip airfare which costs us a few bucks.

The latest feedback I heard from one of my office mates somehow discounted my eagerness to go there. She said it lives up to being the summer capital of the country, the place is really hot. It being compared to frequently visited gate aways.

Could I still enjoy the mist and feast my eyes on the fogs covering the mountain ranges, the way I used to see them last year. Had the traffic lessened and the roads around the city are not congested by now. Could I still feel every bit of coldness the city is famous of.

Getting there seemed to be the only answer.