The Sun, The Moon and The Earth

It's funny when you think that the very people that our government have mistreated and limitedly cared about is the very people that has kept the economy afloat.

The very people that's the victim of the dangerously limited leadership is the very people that makes the "dangerously limited leadership" looks acceptable to the eyes of of our world creditors with their Fitch Ratings.

Funny. Painful. That's the Philippines. My country. My Motherland. The Pearl of the Orient.

But why do our OFWs send dollars home? For their families. That's definite.

The politicians who hogs the limelight is more like the moon to the sun. It would not shine if the love of our OFWs for their families is not there.

So, here's plea to the receiving end of the sun's love, the OFW's family - spend the dollars wisely. Spend it on the education of the next generation. Spend it on books. Spend it on trips to the museum. Let them see that the Philippines, the sick man of Asia now, have produced great men like Rizal and Luna. Expand their view when it comes to the heroes they embraced. Be afraid if all they know are the winners of the talent search from the Channel 2 and Channel 7. Spend it also on trips to the cemetery of our fallen recent heroes. Spend it also on trips to the beautiful places in the Philippines. Expand their view of the Philippines. Spend it also on the trips to Singapore that they see the context of the Philippines in Asia. Spend it on things that will last awhile longer than Game Boy and XBox. Spend it on their character.

And please don't just be a spender. Invest also. Invest. Put up a sari-sari store. Put up a tapahan in your neighborhood. Spend it on setting your own neighborhood child care facility. Charge your neighbor a fee = ) Invest. You are not just a consumer. You are an investor, too. Invest.

And to the Moon, the government, you have a role to play too. You have to understand that the tides on earth is controlled by the gravitational pull of the moon. Please set things in order. Provide for the services and infrastructure to make this happen. Please be consistent in delivering the services. Please be there. Please be predictable in a good way. Keep the schedule of new moon and full moon. Please be consistent, predictable.

But please do not forget, the Moon reflects only the Sun's light. So please do not be a Sun = )

But there would come a time that the roles will change but for the mean time - let the order stay for the Sun, the Moon and the Earth.