‘They just lie there and they die there’
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| Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz |
There is this well-known song about a famous lady who made people look in awe and caused them to dream many dreams of deep longing and profound admiration. And this eventually took place with a sense of loss and pity. This was that the said happy and hopeful dreams were placed at her own doorstep. And what happened? This: “They just lie there. And they die there!”
Needless to say, this is not only saddening but also distressing. The hope was fading. The dreams were going — until these could be in fact gone in due time. The longings and aspirations should have been picked up from the doorstep and brought to their happy realization or fulfillment.
Above is exactly the picture and story of the present administration which — sad to say — has already wasted so much hopes and destroyed so many dreams of those who precisely gave it the mandate and the power to govern. And this is but a short time after the so called “honeymoon period.” In other words, whereas the previous administration did all possible graft and corrupt practices, the now ruling administration had it very easy taking over — with its loud and repeated proclamations of self-righteousness and integrity..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101216com5.html
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