Who says you are powerless?
- Joy Angustia
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min read

What if I tell you, that you have a purpose and the most powerful tool you can use to change your status and your family's.
Would you mind to use it or you are to ignore and waste it?
Well, that power is only wielded to you for a short period of time. It is a one-time bigtime usage and must be used to its maximum power. You are not to use any heavy equipment, nor showing a sort of magic that uses magical words; but it is only by using your conviction and discernment through shading your best bet.
Now that the Election 2022 is nearly approaching and public servants aspirants are doing their campaign all over the country, we are surely observing their actions and must make our decisions through it.
Filipinos are said to be "mangmang" and "tanga" when it comes to voting because some are in the habit of receiving "cash aid" from a politician which in the future can be the aspirant's ticket to assure someone's vote. It is sad to see that someone's power becomes his/her weakness and soon will become his/her loss. If only we are mindful and vision keepers, we can enjoy [maybe] the fullness of life by voting those who are genuine by heart and by action.
Why can't someone realized that if these politicians are urging them to buy their votes, how is their credibility becomes more considered as good more than those who aren't doing it?
Is it really "to help you" or it talks about more than that? Something that is not positive; but a RED FLAG.
Aren't we supposed to question their malicious actions rather than embracing it as a good practice?
Aren't we supposed to be discontented with their credentials and achievements rather than supporting their aspired positions knowing that they are not academically related to it?
Is it to be a forever norm; celebrities who aren't taking degrees are in the position while those who are scholars aren't?
Why is that people always settle for less, and for short convenience?
Yes, the number of poor families are increasing especially amid pandemic. But a short term help worth less than a thousand pesos is not enough to survive even a day.
Why can't you use your power and reject those elements that could make it weak?
The fact that they are buying your vote must be your fuel to reject and refuse to vote them.
Let us break the stigma of VOTE BUYING!
REMEMBER:
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" - John Stuart Mill
So let us become vigilant and wise because our vote matters in order to acquire "change".
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