An Elegy To Values

Written on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 2:36 pm | by Arbet

The following is a featured article of the same title from AWBHoldings written by Arbet.

I cry because the concept of values is either dead or dying.

Back then, everything is black and white, now there is gray, with all its shades and hues.

Back then, everything is either good or evil, now it’s just because others are wily and you are just lame.

Back then, honor is everything, now it’s just a word that will not feed you and your family.

Back then, we trust our neighbors to keep watch of us. Now, we do not even trust our relatives.

Back then, we honor those who did good. Now we honor those who got ahead at the expense of the others.

Back then, brilliance means excellence in your own right. Now, you are brilliant if you achieve your goal, whatever the means you have done.

Back then, it is false to tell a lie. Now, it is a sin to tell a lie, as long as you are not caught. Heck, it is not a sin anymore even if you are caught lying.

Back then, we know the concept of what is truth. Now, we don’t even care what the truth is. We are content with all the lies that we hear and all the lies that we give. Anyone lies anyway.

Back then, we agree to disagree. Now, we agree to disagree with character assassination and ad hominem attacks as added bonuses. We shout with glee when we call our enemies jologs or stupid or bumbling fools.

Back then, we fight for others when their rights are trampled. Now, we don’t care, since it’s not our rights being trampled. Besides, they are a nuisance.

Back then, we respect the decision of the majority, even if that decision disagrees with yours. Now, screw them.

Back then, we hold our values as if they are gold. They were our guiding lights. Now, we see them as relative, of no value if we want to get ahead in the rat race.

If we lose the concept of true values, only then we will learn the folly that the values we hold dear now will not save us.

For if they can trample the rights of others, how long will you wait till they trample on your own rights?

I cry not because my rights are trampled. I cry because other’s rights are being trampled upon, and here we are, we don’t even care.

I cry because someone is being killed, and yet here we are, we don’t even care.

I cry because when someone cares, we call them communists or leftists.

I cry because those who call themselves freedom fighters harm the freedom of those they swore to protect.

I cry for all of these because we don’t care.

I cry because in the future, no one will care at all.

I cry because if these things happen to me, no one will care.

I cry because if these things happen to you, no one will care.

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About The Author: Arbet is a technical writer who blogs about non-technical stuff, and since there are no technical manuals about citizenship and civic involvement, he chose to write about these topics. He blogs at AWBHoldings.com when is not busy writing API documentation or having a high blood pressure reading the news or pro-Gloria Arroyo comments.

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One Response to “An Elegy To Values”

  1. Valdemar on May 8th, 2008 8:29 am

    Lets cry about this one.
    There was a miscommunication among the mayors and Hanjin officials down south as a cover up that expunged the lie. The waning 400 triggered some panic resulting to the ala Neri report. It leaked out prompting Malacanan to discontinue its ‘proirity’ valued claim to it.

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