YOUR CHOICE, MY FUTURE: SELECTING THE RESPONSIBLE LEADERS FOR A BETTER NATION

“If it’s not here, then where? If it’s not now, then when? If it wouldn’t be you, then who?” This shuffle of words can usually be heard from those people who are trying to be a part of the political history. Somehow, these mysterious taglines seldom affect the people’s aptitude in making decisions on how they will spend their costly votes. But how? I believe that each of us has the freedom to choose a trustworthy leader that would lead us in highways. But how? How can we opt and identify who among of those persons is qualified to be a man of dignity and faithfulness that may lead us to prosperity and happiness?

Once, I’ve used to be a part of one of the party lists to be nominated for the supreme student government. At first, I find it blissful because of the countless appreciations and popularity that I’ve gained for every four cornered room that we’ve entered. I’ve enjoyed it so much. Even with the cruel tiredness that I’ve obtained, unexplainable joy was spoken by mouth. It is my mindset that politics is just for fun. It is just for happiness and satisfaction. It is just for the acceptance and fame. But as the time goes by, as I understood the meaning and significance of the government, there’s a question that is playing on my innocent mind over, and over, and again. That question? That question is, “How about my future?”

Some people states that future depends on how the world responds to various things that is continuously occurring in different places with such different ways. But, what’s that world? Is it literally the earth with an orbit and is finishing its revolution around the sun in just 365 ¼ days? No! I believe it’s not! I believe that the world is the one who has the power of supervision over all the things here on earth. And what was that? It is the government. How the government responds to various things that is continuously occurring in different places with such different ways. And as a part of the land of the world, it is our duty to place responsible leaders that would take the world to the so called prosperity.

Yes, they have various style of candidacy. Sometimes, they can use the media to attract people, with the support of the renowned stars. Even those good deeds that they are publicizing as those politicians relentlessly put their names to the merchandises that they freely and willingly offer. Even to those several missions such that medical missions, school missions, church helps and many more. We can also perceive those countless stickers, tarpaulins, and gigantic billboards, placed anywhere and are all printed with such warm political names. It is really heartwarming when they tend to convey us their brilliant and striking plans for their term days. It seemed perfect! And nothing, even a bit unwanted things were included in their platforms. But for me, those styles are all unwanted. What can a sticker do for my future? How can colorful and large tarpaulins contribute to my tomorrow? How can those gigantic billboards lend a hand for the earth’s people to attain a strappingly built days that are yet to come?

But then, I could appreciate those aspirants’ sacrifices during the campaign days because likewise, I have experienced those respected usage of time, effort, possessions and strength just to take the bacon home. I could also understand the discouragement that the losers feel, because I also experience how to lose. It is really heartbreaking, depressing, disappointing that I really have to come to my mind and said, “I’ve failed.”

As I walk through these nasty world held by the hand of the government, I never tend to see their works. I never mind to hear them speak. I never make myself a fan of their plans. But I sincerely bend my eyes, and my mind, just to see their hearts. The heart with a passion to serve the people of all nations. The heart with a fire to see a nation being lifted up. The heart with the love for all its fellowmen. And the heart with a faith that God would always be in all their ways.

Choosing a leader is not just because they are affluent, they are prominent, they are good looking, or even just because they we’re always seen at the media ranges. Selecting the best leaders is a mind blowing burden. They have different personalities, they have different style of candidacy, and they have different platforms presented. Whom shall I trust? Who? Whom shall I trust?

I believe that the best thing to do is to pray about it. A prayer for all those aspirant leaders to be just and worthy to have the sympathy of the countrymen not just because they have their possession in their palms but because they have an unconditional love in their hearts. I believe that everything in this world might fail us, but, God, He will never do so. If your hearts grow weary, then lend it all unto Him, and He will assuredly provide you all the wisdom, a wisdom of a very prudent man to choose God-fearing leaders who has a fewer probability of being crooked, a falsifier, and unfaithful, and as well, a wisdom that can answer your question, “Who? Who must be the one?”

A quotation from a simple but a very wise man, the former president of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy, “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.”

Right answers came from the right decisions. Right decisions came from choosing the righteous stuff. Righteous things necessitate great responsibilities. And great responsibilities might be the key for prosperity.

Let us strive to seek the right answers. Do not focus on blaming the past! Let us now accept our conscientiousness, for the future, betterment, and for the progression for the next generation!