Things I Love Sundays: Are We Really Free?

I can’t believe that it’s midway through the year and we have yet to see a truly awesome day for the world. I mean, Kobe and Gianna died, we’re still in a Covid pandemic and here in the Philippines, life hasn’t been very easy for most people too. We “celebrated” our Independence Day on the twelfth — but to be honest, do we really feel free? Are we truly independent? Typing out these words strike a nerve of fear in me. I don’t feel free at all.

On the night of Independence Day, Mike and I watched this documentary created by Ramona S DIaz (whose Imelda was a favorite years back).

I share some candid comments I’ve been sharing with a streaming group I am part of:

“This was so depressing and showed How disgusting it is talaga. In a way — I have questions as to maybe there are faults in us too, for not being a more relatable voice that people understood. There was just so much of the very visible divide that has to be unpacked and until we truly understood each other can we move on as a country. Medyo ang hopeless for me for now.”

“Because we know it comes from a place that’s very deep and they could only relate to those and Not decent voices like that of Samira and Leni. Yung parang super abused hindi alam whats it like to be loved and cared for. Sobrang sad 😭 Distant hug! Sana magka miracle!”

“Sobrang depressed ko from This (as others are sure too in varying degrees of negative emotion). Na highlight yung di vision ng mga Pilipino talaga na hindi tayo Pare pareho ng gusto and unfortunately, for many, yung mga bumoto kay Bato or followers ni Mocha, i saw that they needed to explode through the (for lack of better term) elitista way of things of previous administrations. To them, ito yung nakakarelate sila at naiintindihan sila. And at the end of the Day gusto Lang naman nila maentertain at magkaroon ng konting tulong in forms of libre merch etc. Ang sakit kasi because of that, na weaponize ng mga Evil politicians na to yung loyalty ng mga masa to the point they blindly wish ill sa Rappler Team. I mean di ba ano ba ginawa sa kanila personally, and yet the hurtful words! 😭 like What Mocha said: to most people SHES just a dancer and yet she did med School, and Judge yung tatay nya. Her triumph was the triumph of the masses. Grabe 😭”

Things feel bleak here and in the US too (#BlackLivesMatter). I am going to go off and do some meditation and prayers and hope this is all over soon. I shall leave you with an image that gave me hope and the good kind of chills.