1.i think that how the author of The Mats mirrored Filipino's attitude is as real as it could get. Filipinos, being very family-oriented also have tendencies of not being able to let go of their dearly beloved and is sometimes at the expense of their living relatives. In this story, we saw that the father had conflicts with himself and difficulty in moving on. in class, we were not able to identify who the 3 girls were in his life, but what we figured out is that he and his family lost them.letting go of someone who passed away is a very difficult feat for us Filipinos. although we know in our hearts that God has welcomed them in his kingdom, missing them and not being able to spend time with them is some sort of torture for us. there is no explenation for this; or if there was, the only explanation there could be is that it would seem that they are no longer part of our day-to-day lives. It is as if we are forgetting them whenever we smiled or laughed or had dinner with the family or did something really amazing and that they could not be there to take part in it. for Filipinos, it takes a lot of time before a loss sinks in, let alone to recover from it. but what we must all know is that, not because we lost someone means that someone is not there in our lives. it is just that that someone decided to watch over and wait for us in a place we all call home.
2.women are women. no matter what the culture, what the nationality, raise or color, there is one universal truth that defines what a woman is. it is that they are life-giving, nurturing and loving. from generation to generation, this has not changed. women grow and become stronger; strong enough to endure what this generation feeds us.comparing this with the story, i think that being high context is what both men and women are. we dig deeper into the problem-at-hand that we cease to see the bigger picture. this is not a problem with Filipino women, or for all women for that matter. it is a problem given to us by modern relationships. couples today argue about senseless things and things that used to not matter. these arguements flourish because we allow it to. i also believe that women are natural born naggers. it is in our nature to nag and that is because we see that things that should be done aren't being done. if both men and women work together and satisfy both their needs then i don't see why we have to compare or live up to the story.
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usaping babae ang aking nakita sa iyong blog(aray) bb. robynn. haha. or should i say usaping seksualidad. masayang pagusapan ang bagay na iyan lalo na kung sino ang mas dominante sa mundong ito, pero para sa akin, walang mas dominante sa pagitan ng dalawang kasarian. isipin na lang natin na nanggaling sa tadyang ni adan si eba, PERO malamang hanggang ngayon ay nagiisa pa rin si adan kung di dahil kay eba. at syempre, may mga bagay na kayang gawin ng lalaki na di kaya ng babae and vice versa. pero mas gwapo ang mga lalaki! hahaha
para sakin, masasabi kong madali ang mawalan ng mahal sa buhay lalo na kung napalaki ka na ng maayos at naihanda mo na ang sarili mo sa mga bagay na pwedeng mangyarim, pero aaminin ko na masakit ang mawalan ng mahal sa buhay lalo na ang kung ang nanay ang nawala. masasabi kong isa lamang itong unos na dumaan sa buhay ko pero may maganda rin namang dulot ang unos na ito, dahil ito'y mas lalong nakakapagpatibay sa aming samahan kahit wala na si mama. nakakalungkiot isipin na kung kelan ang pinka masasayang araw sa buhay nyo ay malapit ng dumating, saka naman dadating ang bagyo na magpapawi sa inihahandang kasiyahan. may mga pagkakataon na kahit sinong santo pa ang tawagin nyo, kahit ilang wish list ang ibigay nyo kay santa at kahit ilang ritwal pa ang gawin nyo, kahit anong energy drink ang ibigay nyo sa marathon runner ay darating pa rin ang araw na kailangan nya ng sumuko o kaya naman ay sadyang malapit na sya sa finish line. my mother is a wise player, she knows her limitations. she knows when to give up.
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