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Sunday, September 25, 2005

Natural politics

The definition of politics one would get in repeatedly reading different articles about the current status of politics in the different sides of the Earth is simply an unfinished definition of it. Many definitions of politics will come out from different kinds of society. In a place with a well functioning political system, politics will easily come out as something truly positive from the people's mouths, on the other hand, in the rest of the countries, politics is considered something negative, whether its a failure, insufficient, confusing, and as some would put it chaotic. Ofcourse this is based on what the people of a nation would say also basing it on the performance of both the system and the people governing it. Tracing it back from where it started, politics basically came out of a need for it. Ofcourse, why else would it still be here if it isn't necessary to a state or a society? Politics in the first place is truly something everyone needs in order to peacefully coexist with fellow people in a world that has it's limits of territory and habitable spaces. It came out in a society where assumably each voice was considered in coming up with a set of rules and a standard way of living that will put every individual in a peacful and outflowing way of living. In aiming to live by a life that is peaceful and in order, there has to be something that everybody has to agree on so that all will be put at peace, because if all are to do whatever they will to, surely chaos will arise and presumably it will lead to extinction of human kind. I know its too much to say that we'll end up being extinct but thats most likely what all this will end up in if nothing is settled. Even animals have their way of living peacefully with the members of the same species, and definitely we are not like animals, we are way more advanced than them especially because of our ability to think, and this allows us to put up a more organized and a more functional body or system of governement that will allow us to have the common lifestyle each desires.

Politics for me is basically the voices of every individual all put together to come up with a standard way of living that will be considered to each as a norm so that all are able to coexist with one another peacefully and orderly. Politics is a socical activity, it is something that isnt exclusive (although its becoming something like that) to those who are, how i would say, gifted with larger vocal chords and have the ability to speak louder than everyone else. Yes it may seem like a circus in most cases but this is just because of the circus people they allow into politics. If politics and governing could be done by people who doesnt operate in greed, anger, lust, pride, and self pity, it ought to think that politics will be at its full potentioal in giving the people the way of life each deserves.

In the case of the philippines, truly everyone in politics should first undergo a class on basic politics. They have to learn what politics is really about, and what politics should really be like in our country, especially now that our country is going through something that should already be considered as state of emergency. Im not belittling our officers in their knowledege and ability in governing, its just that their thoughts and way of governing should be put in the right perspective. Personal desires for personal benefits should've already been abandoned before they even stepped into office. Because truly, now that they have made themselves "public servants" all desires and interest should all be aimed towards the "public", in trying to build up the country and it's people out of misery. If you ask me, being a Godly (note:not religious or "churchious") nation is what will put all things in place. An incorrupt and incorruptible leader with incorrupt and incorruptible followers all aiming towards a peaceful well functioning nation, with people filled with joy and freed from misery, as each and everyone gives up their everything (not forcibly but out of the goodness in each heart) to both serve the country and be "citizens" of it, putting out greed for money and food, anger, unforgiveness, pride, a mind that does not accept correction, and lust; thats what everyone should be aiming for. Isn't that what "natural" means?