Being Creative

Creating a political party is very engaging. all that I do is get in touch with people, talk and talk, then review what we talked about, jot down notes, plan for next moves.

It's far different from creating a film. With filmmaking, my mind goes broad, goes deep, rixe to high heavens, and descend to the depths of the ocean. It is mind-blowing. Yet, if I make a political film, then it becomes doubly mind-boggling. I have to think of how to symbolize all those politcial principles that I know.

When living in a country that always makes eating a precious act, that reading and writing seem useless because one has to earn a living in order to eat, that makes having children a very expensive preoccupation, then being creative becomes a real luxury. It is a luxury when it is not directed to authorities who could change the status quo. It is a luxury when the content and form are not understandable as expressions of angst, of anger, of pain and disgust over the state of things.

Could anyone sustain one's idealism in the face of these events occurring now in my country, the long queues of families for rice at barangay halls; the despairing looks of jeepney drivers who can hardly buy fuel to drive their vehicles while having to shell out cash to policemen just standing by and waiting for the kotong to be placed on their palms by their gofers; the media barrage of scandals unearthed daily running into hundreds of millions of pesos going into the pockets of highest officials of the land. Is there no end to these evil acts in our midst? And worse that, the military soldiers who rebelled against election cheating are meted harsh punishments.

Pray that executive privilege is given a negative rating by Supreme Court justices as no unethical presidential and governmental practices should ever be allowed exist in the country.

No, we should not lose our dreams of a better country, a better world. We should not lose our dreams of having a nurturing society. We at PPP will have our slogan: If we rule this country, no infant, no child shall get sick, go hungry, be out of school, and most of all die. No, no one.