I am crying right now for something I am not even that familiar with. It’s not as though I am an integral part of this issue I’m crying for. Maybe, this is triggered by my strong sense of equality among every human being.
It is so sad to have realized how much suffering our kababayang magsasaka have undergone just because of their desire to own the land they’ve worked for the sustenance of their families. It is even more painful to realize that this is something that was not a force of nature or a thing that we have no control of. Because what causes them pain is also our other kababayans who, by some reason, does not see their struggles and pains.
Never mind the law which in fact is on the side of the Sumilao farmers. The mere fact that their suffering is seen by a lot of people all around the world and especially by the Filipinos, in their televisions, in their computer screens or even see them personally camping in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform – isn’t that a sign that we should be doing something to destroy this unjust system and give to the farmers what is rightfully theirs? Aren’t their hunger and deaths enough to reach to your cold hearts?
I am but a mere nobody in this society. I do not have a lot. But I know that I am not blind. Even if I can’t really do anything about this injustice, I shout out to all of you – you who have too much, yes, too much to own. Please have a heart. What do you think of whenever you go to church? You pretend that you’re brave, you pretend that you know all, but then you can’t even face these peasants in a fair battle. I shout out to you, the Cojuangcos and whoever are concerned. You show up on tv pretending to be nicest people in the country, boasting of your heritage, your national heroes, your politicians, your artists. Think about what you have done for your country again. You speak of injustice for one when you are stepping on the rights of hundreds if not thousands. For once, please remember, the world is not yours alone. You are not gods. And if you think you are… well, God knows.
