It is natural for people to fault the government for their economic problems and some people may want a change. But any change must be for the better and any political change should be pursued through a democratic means. Change of Leadership can only be affected through elections and that is on May 10, 2010, barely less than a month from now.
Each of us has our own contribution to make the Philippines the kind of country we want it to be. Fortunately for us, May 10 will be the time when we can be part of the cause of a change to make our country a better place to live in. It is the time where we should stand up and be counted. The period when we should exercise our right to choose for a leader who is sympathetic and generous in his attitudes to other people, cultures and countries, who is sensitive to the beautiful and the ugly in actions and objects, who believes in human rights and freedom. Leaders who will not be bought or be sold, leaders who in their inmost souls are true and honest. Leaders whose conscience is as true as to duty as the needle to the pole. Leaders who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.
If we really want a change, we've got to make it happen. Good citizens who do not vote elect bad officials. Most of the time, after the appointment we feel upset because our chosen leaders are self-assuming, proud and arrogant. A leader, who instead of building a nation, causes a country to fall and his people to deteriorate.
Therefore, to avoid this, on May 10 we should come out of our shell and take part in fulfilling the life changing event of every Filipino.
In voting, let our object be our country, our whole country and nothing but our country. And by the blessing of God, may the Philippines become a vast and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, of graft and corruption, but of wisdom, of peace and liberty, upon which the world may gaze with admiration forever.
Stand up people and be counted!
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