This country and its residents are asking for change. A new way of living. A better life. A better government. A better country.
Discipline, honesty, integrity, transparency, literacy, equality, lesser traffic - just a few of the issues that we are clamoring for improvement on almost on a daily basis. But really, can an election change that?
Of course, that's a possibility. But when you think about it, we know that a single person can't change the country. We know that a single person can't take all our responsibilities into his or her hands and dictate how we go about our life. Well, actually, if we're okay with just going with what the government says, if we're not going to have activists left and right, then we should be able to get along fine. But what does it take to change a country? What makes your own baranggay a better place? What makes your own street a place fit for living? What makes your house in order? Can we do it starting with ourselves? Do we need inspiration?
Maybe we shouldn't focus so much on the big things. Let's focus on what is within our control.
For instance, you don't get rock hard abs or a sexy tush just by scarfing down fat burners or popping slimming pills. If you want an effective healthy way of trimming down, you sacrifice rice, you quit drinking soda, you allot time out of your day to go to the gym, or run in a park, or even walk a flight of stairs every single day. Sounds tiring? Yes, it's calling WORKING OUT. And scientifically speaking, in order for muscles to realize their sexy potential, THEY MUST BE USED. Otherwise they store fat. Not only is it a bad manifestation on your health, you will be forced to purchase bigger clothes, it becomes harder to move around, you become lazy, and eventually you develop all sorts of health risks. Are you ready to maximize your healthy potential? Think about it.
Smoking is not only hazardous to your health, but it is also hazardous to your wallet. If you're our average smoker who smokes a stick while drinking coffee when you wake up, one while you're in the toilet to help move things along, one before you get to work, one stick while you're hanging around the office coz you got there early, and have time to chitchat (notice that your day really hasn't started, and you've already consumed almost half a pack of tens) one during your first break, one after lunch, one during your last break coz you're just stressed for the day to end, and finally because you're off work, one at the end of the day. You've got two left which would have already been bummed from you by your friends. A stick of cigarette these days cost about PHP 5.00, you would have already spent PHP 40.00 which could have been money for lunch, or juice, or whatever. You do this for about five days of work, and you've already spent PHP 200.00 for the week for cigarettes which you could have used for load! And of course, there's the occassional you left your yosi somewhere, or you're going drinking, and you'll have to spend more on cigarettes. But in 4 weeks, you would have already spent PHP800 for your yosi. Can you break the habit and look younger, at the same time, have an extra PHP800 for your savings account? Something to think about.
Traffic rules. Your inner voice subject to the scorching heat, or in this case, your tiresome day, and all it's telling you is to just jam your way in there, overtake that bus, run that traffic light. Are you man enough to give way? Or are you going to let the inner savage deal with things?
Those are just three instances where it makes us itch when we think about sacrifice or tiring ourselves for the better. What if it's for a bigger goal? Are we going to rebel at the idea at once? Hey, we need to work on this.
Ask yourself if you can overcome just these three little things in yourself. If you can, then you can start being a better person, and you can add to your list of goals. But if you can't, then maybe you're not ready for major changes. Or maybe you'll need a very strong inspiration.
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