Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Dodged another axe. It was Obligations and Contracts this time. Again, I convinced myself, maktub (it is written). All is meant to be. Within, I wanted to be called already for the sake of alleviating an already loaded schedule and responsibility, despite all the anxiety and decline of self-confidence. I wasn't, and maybe it was just right for me to dodge the axe.
Should I be pissed that I devoted hours 11AM to 7:10AM almost exclusively for the sake of studying OBLICON, only to find out that I would not be called to recite? Was it a sacrifice in vain, now having to dedicate half of tomorrow to make sure I have my say when it's my turn at the ball? I don't really know, but if optimism prevails, then maybe, everything could have been worse, and maybe evading recitation was the happy ending.
I thought Atty. Chua as a really intelligent man, and once again, he was able to deliver food for thought for the rest of the class. Interesting philosophical concepts substituted for what could have been a lengthy recitation drill, and I am fine with that. This time, his acumen was right on track, offering explanations on freedom, and equality.
The discussion shifted towards equality when a provision on the civil code mentioned the "diligence of a good father to his family." Why father? Atty. Chua explained that back then, there was superiority of the male. Women and children were not treated as persons, and to be treated as a person is of paramount importance. Back then, inequality was a dominating concept - of kings, of emperors, of queens, of czars etcetera. Royal blood ruled, and the succession continued for generations. And so those beauty pageants were invented for the sake of ensuring the continuity, for beauty and intelligence were regarded as marks of superiority.
So when did the idea of inequality stop? When that philosophy collided with the concept of equality, introduced to us by Jesus Christ. All people are equal, so says the Lord. How are we equal, when we are all different, varying in beauty, intelligence, shape and sizes? Then, it was apparent: we are all equally free - the freedom to love, or not to love, and so forth. And that offered explanations to some things of ambiguity. For example, despite God's omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence, why did He created a tree that bore the forbidden fruit. A manifestation of love? Perhaps, for He wanted to love, and be loved. And love gives way to freedom. It would be an erratic world without the freedom. And God gave us freedom.
Me? I'm free to use my time, to squander or take advantage of it the way I choose. And now, in this crammed schedule, I have realized how important this limited resource can be.
But knowing and doing are entirely different things. WOE IS ME. =[
Nevertheless, the ennui continues at 8:43 AM
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