Scared or Amazed?

Why are we scared of death?

But why are we amazed of birth?

Death is an event about life and birth likewise,

But why do we treat them otherwise?

Are we ready to die?

Or do we hate to be born?

Others accept it by telling a lie,

Are you scared of what will happen next?

Or scared for those who will be left?

Where is justice anyway?

When someone die then you cry?

Or when a baby is born,

You never wonder why?

Birth is life,

Death is life,

Now, try to wonder why.

Is it worldly?

Or is it eternally?

God gives life and He is magnifies,

But He also takes life and He is glorifies.

Why?

Because both comes from Him,

And all returns to Him,

Life after birth is an initial,

Life after death is eternal

Birth is trial

And death is final,

There are no choices this time,

Neither may we live nor may we die,

All things to Him lie,

Are we to see the beauty of the world?

Or are we to see He who made this world beautiful?

Are we to stay with our loved ones?

Or are we to be with the Giver of our loved ones?

Whatever it may be

And whatever it takes.

Be still, Says the Lord.

For God is God,

Everything is alright.

There is nothing to be feared of,

He is the Alpha and the Omega,

The beginning and the end

For the Lord, our Living God is the Director and the Author of everything.

So are you scared or amazed?

“What a Filipino is like: Beliefs and Traditions in selected Philippine Plays”

Philippines is one of the ASIAN's countries which has so many beliefs, customs and traditions. The people in the Philippines, our beloved fellow Filipino could easily be acquainted with the different cultures in our country. These differences brought about different types of people in the Philippines who are more likely flexible enough to adjust to it.

In the play “The World is an Apple” one of the character believed that even though they grew up belonging to a poor family they also deserve to experience, feel and taste what rich people have and experience. In contrary, the other character believed that even though they belong to a very poor family but the fact cannot be denied that they should believe that there is God who would attend to their needs and remind them that doing bad things is wrong.

“New Yorker in  Tondo” is a play about a Filipino who live in a slum area in Tondo Manila and surprisingly spot the chance to reside in New York. When Kikay who has a sophisticated life in New York, she returned home to Tondo she found it out that she no longer knew how to communicate using the Filipino. This was caused by the diverse culture of the place where she been. The comedy part of the play was the role of her mother who is trying so hard to communicate with other people using broken English, which seems to show that she is engaging herself or patronizing other customs of foreign countries .

In the play “Three Rats”, shows the custom of Filipino that consider marriage as  a valuable affair, it was displayed to the public who is who and claiming that what they really own must be theirs, and no one has to break what was made. The character here plays the role of a man who doesn't like that his woman would also have an affair with another man. That is why his ego was stirred and has to stand for the sake of the woman he loved and he would fight for her.

Sabina, this character displayed the attitude of one of the customs and traditions of the Filipino, which was heir to us by the Spanish, who taught us of being conservative and being reserved in terms of having relationships with a man or a woman he/she loves. Through showing this kind of attitude as what Sabina displayed, she as well believed that once a man has already been married as what the Bible said she can no longer has the chance to own her man, so for her it’s better to lose her life than to live and suffer without the man she love.

The people in a particular place where Sepang Loca happen believe that once a woman pay tribute to the Patron through dancing which was usually done by those who cannot able to bear a child would likely to become pregnant.

Belief is an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists; trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something; Tradition is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way and a doctrine believed to have divine authority though not in the scriptures, in particular. Focusing in these definitions and with regards to my personal opinion as far as how true is the statement, I may infer and suggest that we still should go back to the word of God without drawing any conclusion from the given example, but we could be able to get clear instructions and information.