I woke up this morning asking myself: “What’s up? What are
the fresh challenges for a guy my age?” I clicked on the TV not really to watch
the Kris TV show, but to check on the day and date to get my bearings.
My day Tuesday is relatively open. So, I decided to write a
blog about my favorite topic, healthy aging.
I was figuring out the most appropriate title for the piece.
Staying fit, comes to mind. Staying sane, may be better. Keeping it up sounds
appropriate, but I decided against it as it has very specific inappropriate
connotations.
I decided to use “Keeping Pace” as the most apt term for my
concern of the moment.
I have always wanted to be in control of my environment – to
act at a comfortable pace - my pace. Lately, I get stressed trying to keep in
step with events in my life. The usual advice is to take it easy – take deep
breaths and live longer.
And this I find ironic, frustrating, because modern living
is so fast paced and unsavory events seem to be overpowering us if we do
nothing. Taking it easy will mean stagnation falling back. If one relaxes too
much it is like just waiting for your caregiver (mortician?) to take you away! I still find difficulty in just taking deep
breaths and praying.
There is so much evil being discovered threatening our
nation. At no time in our history from the reign of insulares and peninsulares,
have we discovered so many things, why our galloping population remains dirt
poor despite PNoy’s impressive economic gains. PATRONAGE POLITICS, POLITICAL
DYNASTIES, permeating greed has been taking advantage of our democratic political
system. So many logical counter moves are presenting themselves waiting for the
right people to act decisively.
Years ago, one smart man saw this and on the pretense of correcting
the defective system, took advantage and wrought havoc on the country for over
20 years relegating the Philippines as the “sick man of Asia”.
The Former Senior Government Officials have expressed their
findings. The greedy sector is fighting back trying to maintain its nefarious dominance.
But my faculties say: Take it easy – relax. I guess I’m
already too old.
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.”
