Why we leave the Philippines
Roger, a friend of mine, mailed around another anguished cry from an expat Pinoy in the Mid-east lamenting the state of things back home, and saying "this is why we all leave".
Our elections focus our minds in this way...
Most Filipinos given half a chance to do things the right way, will do the right thing. If we are transplanted into an environment where things are done properly, most of us want to participate and be into this. Most of us succeed in this effort, aside from occasional lapses.
Our famed ability to flourish in the most difficult circumstances offers one perspective on the Filipino environment: 'eka nga, kung pupunta tayo sa marangal na lakaran, kaya natin iyan. Kung tarantaduhan, kaya din natin.
That's the funny thing. Given half a chance we can get things right, However as a group, and in the cesspool that is Manila, the system itself is corruption. That's the game. If one wants to play in that environment, that is what one must do. Even the purest will be tainted once the game is afoot.
Is it any wonder why the fittest leave the place? What alternative is there so one can live a dignified and honourable life? The system is too ingrained, that the only realistic and attainable alternative is to opt out of the system, and that is why we leave.
That in itself is another worry. In terms of geopolitical evolution, you have to wonder what will happen to a country as those amongst its populace who are able desert it for more promising shores? Survival of the fittest will ensure the country is left with and to the political detritus.
Our elections focus our minds in this way...
Most Filipinos given half a chance to do things the right way, will do the right thing. If we are transplanted into an environment where things are done properly, most of us want to participate and be into this. Most of us succeed in this effort, aside from occasional lapses.
Our famed ability to flourish in the most difficult circumstances offers one perspective on the Filipino environment: 'eka nga, kung pupunta tayo sa marangal na lakaran, kaya natin iyan. Kung tarantaduhan, kaya din natin.
That's the funny thing. Given half a chance we can get things right, However as a group, and in the cesspool that is Manila, the system itself is corruption. That's the game. If one wants to play in that environment, that is what one must do. Even the purest will be tainted once the game is afoot.
Is it any wonder why the fittest leave the place? What alternative is there so one can live a dignified and honourable life? The system is too ingrained, that the only realistic and attainable alternative is to opt out of the system, and that is why we leave.
That in itself is another worry. In terms of geopolitical evolution, you have to wonder what will happen to a country as those amongst its populace who are able desert it for more promising shores? Survival of the fittest will ensure the country is left with and to the political detritus.
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