manila pen anniversary

It has been a year since Senator Anotonio Trillanes IV, General Danilo Lim and other Magdalo officers walked out of their trial and marched towards Manila Peninsula Hotel. The mutineers called for the ousting of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. I still believe that Trillanes has a noble intention in mind for calling a rebellion though i pesonally disagree about the method by which he wanted to do. It only showed their lack of solid plans by staging such impulsive act. When you look at Trillanes he seems to be so hopeless and helpless that he decided to do such thing, to walk out and march the streets of Makati. I feel for Trillanes and I admire his courage . But to march down to a private hotel and break in through the glass doors by force so they could set up a command station for a rebellion is not the right thing to do, whichever angle you look at it. But neither do I approve of throwing in tear gas cans inside the building while there are civilians, be it media practitioners who’re supposedly willing to stay inside because that’s where the scoop is.

When you look at what is happening to our country today you cant help but ask if there's still a hope for this country. There's this website proclaiming Lim and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV as the leaders of the coup. The website entry read:

"Senator Antonio Trillanes, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, Magdalo soldiers, their guards and the people have started marching towards Makati triangle. [...] We presently find in existence a dangerous concept where the armed forces now owe their primary allegiance and loyalty to those who temporarily exercise the authority of the executive branch of the government rather than to the country and the Constitution they have sworn to protect. That is a concept we defy and struggle to eradicate. If you believe you are a man of will and courage with unselfish motives and brave enough to fight against such tyranny, rise up and be counted!"

Have you ever evaluated yourself if you are one of those who do not do anything to make changes for the good of the country or as someone who hides from reality and would rather live in a make-believe world. Maybe some of us live in this reality. Does it mean that just because you do not share the belief that we need this rebellion to change our situation today you do not live in the real world? Does it mean that just because you do not approve of committing illegal actions for the sake of “the greater good” you do not want changes in this country? Does immersing yourself in making your life better and being the best human being that you can be, rather than spending time blaming and accusing the government as responsible for your problems and the problems this country have, mean that you are apathetic to the sad plight of others? Does having your own opinion in disagreement with that of the majority necessarily mean that your reasoning is flawed? Maybe we need to ponder on these things....