How to Save Marriage

Marriage is said to be a social union or a legal contract between individuals who are willing to commit into a relationship for richer or for poorer and in sickness and in health. The law even states that the court does not encourage divorce, annulment or even legal separation for it wants to save the sanctity of the marriage, thus goes the Latin legal maxim “Semper Praesumitur Pro Matrimonio”. 

Beginning a relationship is generally the easy part; it's preserving the connection that gets a little delicate. It can’t be denied that in a relationship it is inevitable not to encounter problems but despite that there are still means to enjoy the roller coaster ride of such a relationship by enjoying the ups and downs of couplehood. Relationships are cyclical, and facing downtime isn't only inevitable, it's necessary. Being able to survive through all these highs and lows you begin to reach the kind of level in a relationship that tests how strong the couples are to endure such. 

So, how can one save a marriage shared between two entities that were once falling in-love with each other and had been together for many years but tragically about to end such a relationship? When you first fall in love, everything you share produces an adrenaline flash - the kind of feeling where everything you felt is all brand-new. The sort of feeling that lefts you smiling for no reason at all and makes you alive in every way. It’s a feeling wherein every moment being with your someone special is miraculous. It is as if you’ve transported yourself in a planet what we call Utopia. But, as you’ve no doubt figured out, amidst being so preoccupied at work, and other series of unfortunate events which settles into more of a routine where you forgot to rekindle the relationship you’ve had with your partner. That’s when the love buzz is in peril of being replaced by means of, well, boredom. 

So how can one really save a marriage? 

There are far interesting ways to do so. I believe humans are too intelligent not to find means to help liven up the relationship of husbands and wives. You could find all sorts of help from books such as those of Nancy Van Pelt’s or that of Joshua Harriss’s book, or better yet log on to websites that offer advices on how to renew the romance between you and your partner. 

Try going outdoors or try to file for a one week leave from work and surprise your partner for another second honeymoon to known top lovebird spot such as that of the voluminous Niagara Falls located at the international boarder between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. State of New York. It has been known as the "The Honeymoon Capital of the World,". Thousands continue to gather there every year, and many area hotels recommend romantic packages that include a photographer and limo wherein you get a chance to take a snapshot at the breathtaking scenes surrounding the falls. Sounds so romantic right? But if both of you are not that financially stable to secure for a quixotic escapade then you might as well reserve one day for the whole week as setting up a date the way you two did when you were still dating. Try to go to the beach, do some home-cooked food and add some lighting candles and scattering flower petals and play that old love song you two had way back a long time ago. Then try to initiate an intimate conversation with your partner and talk about each others loopholes and find ways to remedy such. Be more positive than negative, just like sandwiching your negative remark with two positive comments in a subtle way. Try to let your partner come into mutual terms with what you really wanted him or her to know. Try to listen and talk out your grievances in such a way that both of you have been heard and understood. 

For the wives, the old saying holds true: The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. From a hard days work, try to serve your man his favorite dish and cater all the things he need, maybe a little massage on the back or try to compliment him how handsome he looks, those sorts of stuffs. Try it and you man will definitely be glad and might as well treat you to a sexcapade. 

Trying to do both of the couple’s parts to suffice the needs of the family, sometimes both tend to be too busy at work. To help liven up the relationship, one must not close the communication lines. Both have to try to keep in touch a lot. A simple touch, a hug, a kiss, or a call just to say hello is not that easy not to do. 

For husbands, it will be nice if you can send some flowers or something your wife liked to buy but had not find time to do so or something that doesn’t really require too much spending of money. Try to do this even if there isn’t any occasion at all. Try to do it in a surprise because gifts are more appreciated, are more fun and meaningful if they are not expected. Agree? 

Although I am not yet married and still had no plans to do so since I am still young and still need to prove a lot of things prior to settling down. After all, life is a school of probability so we can’t tell what will happen soon if I’ll get tied down, but I make sure that I’ll be married to somebody who loves me, who’ll be with me for forever and who can suffice my needs and the needs of our soon to be children. That is if God permits and in time I’ll reach that stage but as of the moment, I still need to finish law school though. Still, these are just some of the things I believe couples must engage themselves with so as to save their marriage and continue to warm up a dying romance. I sure hope these stuffs I’ve shared will help all married couples and even lovers too.

BATHROOM ETIQUETTE

There are only a few well-sanitized public bathrooms here in the Philippines where you can consider yourself able to gossip or chit-chat for awhile and for one reason that it's not smelly or you could possibly zoom in and out faster or better yet consider doing intimate business because you're comfortable enough since it is clean.

Yet according to research experts, no matter how clean and sanitize a public bathroom may look, they still carry a lot of germs and bacteria that can infect you or make you seriously ill, for bathrooms are considered to be the number one breeding ground for bacteria so definitely when it comes to public bathrooms, taking necessary precautions, staying smart and protected is a must.

Having been able to enroll myself of a public university it can't be denied that public bathrooms are not really as clean and well facilitated as compared to those of hotels or private institutions. I have seen quite the worst and smelliest bathrooms ever. I've seen mushrooming vandalism of every stall - the kind of vandalism (WORD WARS) that's really vexing and sick to read and some other means of dirtying the cubicle. I've also seen quite the kind of bathrooms that lacks water, soap and even failing to repair the locker on each stall which is a danger especially if the person who just flash in to pee and that the person who's already inside the cubicle forgot to lock it - so the scandalous humiliating act happens next.

Also, there are those who don't have conscience or maybe lazy enough to clean their mess or the kind of person who intentionally forgot to flush thoroughly the toilet bowl after using. Eeeew! I could still have snapshots of those huge yellow chunk of stool floating in there. Yack! What a disgusting site. There are also those girls who are careless enough not to throw their sanitary napkins or panty-liners on the trash bin. Gees! What are trashbins for anyway?  And if one learns to throw their wastes properly in the bin, just be sure that nothing obviously used sanitary napkins/ tissue pop out.

Also, since we've already known the health hazards of SARS and that of AH1N1 virus mania, being a healt-freak these days help a lot. Being toilet trained and learning to wash our hands after using the bathroom or after touching the knobs of public bathroom is important. We also need to use clean towel, paper towel or tissue for drying our hands rather than using hand dryers to which according to experts, hand dryers merely circulate the germd existing in the dryers already which will also cause the skin to crack making it more prone to infection.

And this last tip, of which I am really guilty of is to never use alcohol disinfectants as a substitute for washing our hands. It is very important to always wash our hands first with soap and water (hot water) to eliminate any bacteria before applying an alcohol disinfectant or sanitizer. It is because the latter will work best if applied on clean, dry skin. Also try choosing the kind of soap that won't irritate your skin.

These are just some of the bathroom behavior tips I've learned for me to somehow get away with the complicated dieseases we have these days. I sure hope these tips I've just shared will help you.

"How to improve your credit score" ?

A lot of people have perplexities, misconceptions and doubts of how credit scores work, how it can be acquired & how will credit scores be improved. For the benefit of those who don’t have any clue what credit scores are, it is actually a three digit number which identifies an individual's credit merit. It measures your capacity to make payments on time and are designed to facilitate lenders on determining how likely you are to pay back your loan. It is believed that the higher the credit score the better is an individual's credit worthiness. But, many find it convoluted these days to maintain an impressive credit score. So the question remains, “How can one improve his own credit score?”. Fear not my friend, for there are still other means to improve your credit score such as starting to pay for your bills on time.

Logically, if you pay later for your debts, your credit score will also suffer if you have too many debts. Paying down your debts to a minimum will help raise your credit score. Accordingly, this simple step is one of the easiest ways to boost your credit score. If you are really serious about improving your credit score then start paying with the largest debt you have to maintain the highest score possible.


You also need to deliberately understand where these credit scores come from and how it works so you may find means to improve you’re scoring more and not give the lenders the impression of how much of a credit risk you are. 


Next is that you have to check your credit score frequently per se. You are more likely to notice problems if you check your credit score on a regular basis  for at least once a year and preferably three times a year. Be sure to report it right away if you detect anything odd or anything you don’t identify such as a charge account you did not open. Yet there are some companies which are quick to report deficiencies to the credit companies but take their time removing bad marks from your record. Still it is also up to you to watch this and ensure that your information is kept up to date, confidential and clean.

Although in general, lenders like to see that you are able to handle a whole array of credit types such as credit cards and larger types of credit such as a mortgage or auto loan and paying them off regularly is better than having only one type of credit. But you have to be cautious of credit lines and credit cards you don’t need which makes you appear like a worse credit risk. Also, having lots of accounts you don’t use increases the probability that you will be oblivious about an old account and discontinue making payments on it which results to a lowered credit score. Remember that your primary goal here is to keep up the highest possible scoring, so having fewer accounts will make it easier for you to keep track of your debts and will increase the chances of you having a good credit score.

And lastly, it is but a must to choose the best three-credit-report companies that will ultimately help you in saving your thousands of dollars and facilitate your scoring. So choose well.

Pingan!

“Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.”
– George Bernard Shaw

Time and again war has been and is consistently present which is globally affecting many lives & destroying numerous properties.  Undeniably, peace is more preferred over the idea of war, of course who would love to live in a chaotic society where you can see bloodshed every second of the day and seeing your family, friends and everyone else in tumult? Certainly nobody would want that to happen. Yet, many of us do things erroneously whether if we are aware or pretending to be naïve enough to ignore what others feelings and needs are probably because of selfish desires. Before, I also thought that kalinaw or peace is impossible but with the existence of such youth oriented peace organization initiatives such as MTYC - BUC & MyCoP, I have come to realize that if war cannot be eliminated then at least I as a youth can do something to proliferate the principle of peace by first of all attaining peace within myself of which I have learned from the “trauma
healing seminar” that we had last year under Prof. Saturnina “Bebot” Rodil. When I had attained inner solitude within me I then initiated to join such interfaith dialogues within Iligan City & volunteered to help the people especially those who were affected on last year’s confrontation of the MI bandits versus the Philippine Marines at Lapayan, Kauswagan as well as those people who have been seriously distressed of flood. It was an awe-inspiring experience wherein people like me were given an opportunity to have contributed something to at alleviate the people’s sufferings. It felt as though I somehow became an agent of peace-building. It was not only by helping these people that I appreciate much but the thought of which gradually I also had a personal development within myself and having friends of which I am comfortable to call them “brothers” and “sisters” regardless of status, religion and culture . The experiences I had gave me
the kind of feeling wherein I  have expressed happiness and contentment for myself and for the rest of the people that there is still hope to attain a more comprehensive, enduring and true peace for all of us.


Even if I might not be that active always in the organization because of studying law & working at the same time, I am still and will always be willing to lend a hand. After all, the organization taught me to become responsible and to not rely of the thought that responsibility only lies in the hands of the leaders of this country to strengthen peace-building but that by having inner peace within each of ourselves, we can certainly be at peace with those around us.

You might be surprised why the title for this post is Pingan. Since it couldn't be more obvious in front of some of my close friends that I am so in love all about China and it's ancient civilization, it's delicious exotic foods and the great wall plus marshall arts & not to mention Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Bruce & Jet Li. I so hoped to visit China sooner for it's in my top list of favorite countries in the whole world. So, you got the clue now ey? hehehe.. Pingan is a Chinese word which connotes Peace. Hmn..nice noh? In any case you've learned another word from me. Hehe.. :)

My Thoughts About 700 Years From Now

Ever since man started to think logically, subsequently industrialization and computer age popped out. Yet, this development led to a disastrous effect on earth as depicted on the movie entitled WALL-E. In the said movie that after 700 years, the human race had abandoned planet earth and made it very cluttered all because of the things we humans consumed as provided to us by these so-called Multi-National Corporations or (MNC’s). Wall-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth Class) was fascinated by earth’s history, among all the WALL-E units have failed except one which was left on the polluted planet earth to help clean it up.  

 Suddenly, Wall-E fell in-love with a deathly gorgeous looking and a more advanced robot named Eve which begins to scan the soil as part of her directive to find plant life on Earth. They eventually became friends and when Wall-E presented to her this only living plant left on earth, Eve’s automatic programming initiates, causing her to seize the plant and store it inside her, then activated a homing beacon for her ship, & she eventually shut down. Wall-E is unable to awaken Eve, but goes through enormous lengths just to protect her.  

In doing so, another adventure awaits in their lives and the following events were turned upside down which then caused for the unity among humans and robots to work hand in hand to bring back the life and beauty of the planet that time forgot, a.k.a. planet - earth.


This 2008 computer-animated- imaginary tale-romance-film ultimately scared me to death upon picturing the status of human life 700 years after. Just a thought of it on how people became so obese & relied too much on technology that ultimo even just by scratching ones head or toes, the humans let the robots do it for them out of laziness. Dang! Humans will definitely maybe get drowned on the said 7 deadly cardinal sins preferably gluttony. I decided that possibly 700 years from now, biblically we are considered illiterate and that perhaps scientifically we go far-flung that perhaps we will have intergalactic diplomatic relations on said aliens from other planets, that there’ll be intergalactic voyage, a more developed means of cloning & there’d be immortality, time machines & other sorts of unimaginable thoughts. The danger brought about as a result of technology is not the science-fiction fright that machines will begin to think like men just like that of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movie “The Terminators”, but it is that of the more realistic apprehension that men will begin to think like the machines. Thus, I guess being a stereotype will be one of the few little steps that the human race will soon begin to think like machines. Haha..amusing but true indeed and it has been happening ever since time immemorial. It can be a deliberation that is rudely interrupting. Within my circumstances I infer that a scenario like that in the movie mimics a grueling life we will have in the future if we pay no attention to caring for the planet that we live in. Disregarding such an assumption or more like a prophesy torpedoes something really ghastly is soon to happen if we can’t do an immediate remedy on it.  It will be an epitome of remorse later on if we don’t heed to such predictions. After all, nothing substantially insignificant and useless will happen if you will just prepare for the upcoming. There’s no harm done if the purpose is to preserve our planet because I really don’t want something bad will happen & will leave us all in a sobfest panorama. A site like this is as mindboggling as college calculus. This made me believe that if we ignore to take care of earth and that we encourage ourselves to throw garbage everywhere or fail to be cautious just about everything, then it will be too late for all of us to save the only home we have. So, now that we still have time and that we can still be able to lavish the beauty of the planet, it’s best to also love it the way we love ourselves.

“Nazis-the occult conspiracy”

“Nazis-the occult conspiracy” is a very weird and chilling documentary film about Adolf Hitler and how the Nazis or Aryan race made use of occultism or religion to win the trust of billions of people, to re-structure the German society in a new order or what they call “Neuordnung” where pure Aryan blood must rule and to remind the whole world that their race is the best on the planet, the master-race and according to Joachim Fest (1970) in the book “The Face of the Third Reich: Portraits of the Nazi Leadership” that Aryans were the highest image and likeness of the Lord. Such a film like this portray how humans tend to become so crazy and evil and it showed such an example like Adolf Hitler’s tactic which is a belief in ancient mythology as a means to dominate and monopolize a whole nation since he believed in himself that he stands guard against the Jew, he was sent from heaven to defend the handiwork of the Lord and these were the Aryans.

I can definitely say that the movie demonstrated Hitler’s attitude wherein he has no attached value to human life except as an instrument for the satisfaction of his own ambition for power. I was shocked how weird his plans were like the holocaust, the concentration camps, race cult etc. which were far different tactics of other leaders to other parts of the world for them to control a particular society. It seems as though for me Hitler was a crazy man having weird plans and thoughts of himself as Fuhrer, a Lord or someone immortal but still he managed to take over and win the hearts of many people of which to that I credit him for. In fact according to the book “West German Politics by Lewis J. Edringer (1986),” Hitler was a charismatic leader who became the symbol of salvation of millions of Nazis. The movie was really weird because I never thought that even Germans living in an Industrialize nation still attached themselves to the idea of such Ancient matters more like superstitious viewpoints as if developing backwards way back medieval era. But still I accumulated ideas on Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” where those who are stronger, the more able, can survive in a struggle. While those who are less able and weak are highly possible to loose for indeed, struggle is the father of all things and men must be able to preserve themselves solely by means of the most brutal struggle against another race.

Although the movie was really amazing to watch since it was indeed of an odd type and that even if it was a bit long wherein we occupied two hours of watching, still I am caught with how brutal and weird Hitler has given such emphasis on using occultism as an approach. Of course others would also have the exact impression since it was a tactic that was unconstitutional in a way that it had violated other people’s rights such as the right to live and it was a very unethical or deviant type of means to control a society just like that of assaulting millions of Jews and that of the production of thousands of fatherless and motherless German babies so as to procreate more of their superior race to which that as of now those babies still don’t know who their parents are. Yes, it was true that because of this event the Germans were known globally but Adolf Hitler for me, seem to not realize what the consequences were and how many of the Germans’ lives were deeply annihilated. Just being unable to know the parents of those experimental babies are just some of the unimaginable aftermath of his regime.

Indeed, Hitler might be someone brilliant because not everyone can easily convince others to be aligned of what one believes especially using occultism as a means to dominate the social, economic and political aspects of Germany but then again he was not smart enough because he was blinded too much on religion or such pagan lore which eventually put an end to his regime.

CHILL OUT!

I've only got limited time to do all my tasks & I am struggling enough to meet both ends such that I'd be able to read the ever long provisions of the RPC (Revised Penal Code), you know Article 14 of the aggravating circumstances, all those preparations for another set of oral recitation on my political law class, cramming for said case digesting of my legal research class & another set of articles to read under my civil code class as well. And ow..another 23 cases to digest for this upcoming thursday’s oral recitation on political law class as well. Whoa! Gotta rush for requirements. How am I supposed to encapsulate all these readings on my braincells when sometimes I still need to condition myself just so that I can study well (moody-type-me). Will I be able to tolerate all the endless overnights? Gees’! My handwriting is killing me! My hands are already conditioned not to write in a cursive manner it was only in lawschool that I forced my handwriting which is by the way not really that bad (according to me..haha..).

I had been doing all probable things to condition myself now that I have become a law student. I’ve tried to rearrange my room, bought a new set of study-lampshade, got some energy drink piled in my fridge, went to the grocery store to stack up midnight snacks in my cabinet, bought colorful post-its just that I might be keyed up to remind myself of the daily tasks that I am supposed to do, had to buy new sets of aka THE LAWYER-LOOK-ATTIRE, had to also memorize legal jargons, had to buy a PC with internet, and some other things just so that I might love the status quo of my life at this instance. I am even thankful that there are holidays because it’s an excuse for me to have a day-off from having to do all those readings & case-digesting. But not really though..kinakapos pa rin sa oras. Huhu..Plus I've been facing other ordeals yet through it all it's just so unusual of me because I still find myself smiling amidst all sufferings. Optimistic? Overwhelmed? Pretending to be okay? Hmn.. Am I still sane? Hahaha.. they say some lawstudents couldn’t bare the pressure anymore that’s why others become insane while others resorted to do suicide. It hasn’t come to my mind yet but maybe sooner. Hahaha..Just kidding aside! Maybe if I kept on being so serious & being too hard of myself I wouldn’t really enjoy much of what I have right now.

One of the memorable lines I’ve remembered of the movie Legally Blonde was that when Elle’s father said “Law school is for people who are boring and ugly and serious.” It was scary but I beg to disagree on the ugly part ..nyahaha.. :D So from then on I kept on smiling & meditating although I know law school is indeed sober to be brutally honest though. I just realize that even though studying the so-called jurisprudence is a bit boring and serious but one needs to take a break. Sabi nga nila “chillax, don’t be too hard or else you might end up intentionally killing yourself”. Yeah! Suicide..the willful destruction of oneself for maybe one couldn’t bare such an undesirable situation anymore such as the cy-war torture in lawschool. That’s why I seem to write another entry in my blog while doing case research 3:34 in the morning and how ironic of me to still find myself grateful amidst all the pressure. If I hadn’t “chillax” a bit I wouldn’t have lasted maybe even a week here in law school. Some of my classmates who were already married, some single, some are distinguished doctors who wanted to become lawyers (never really heard of lawyers wanting to become doctors but the rather the opposite of it), some police officers have already surrendered or dropped out from some subjects & some even decided not to continue studying anymore. Humihina loob nila from all the pressure, the pang-iinsulto ng mga attorneys, the on the spot verbatim-kinda-recitation. Kaya nga sabi ko palakasan lang talaga ng loob dito. Survival of the fittest ika nga nila. It’s a pity for those who surrendered so early, all the opportunity, the money & the time wasted. I am just being fortunate that I have my family, my friends & my faith for making me last this long, this very deadly life of a law student. I am glad that they are there to help me withstand more possible challenges in the upcoming. They are the reason & one of my prime motivation to press on! It may be ironic that I still find myself laughing amidst the said nightmare lawschool has brought into my life but I am better-off because this is the only way I see myself to survive.

Well.. gotta press on! I still have lots of stuffs to do especially the 11th hour-mode thingy.
Haha.. still, “chillax!”

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MSU-IIT: GUINNESS WORLD OF RECORDS

       

Here is another reason for all Mindanaons to be really proud about. Yesterday while my Dad & I were very busy looking after our store the radio suddenly announced that IIT recently endeavored to make a mark in history by successfully attempting for a Guinness World of  Records having the most number of people to concurrently sing the National Anthem of the Republic of the Philippines. We the Iliganons, the tri-people & the students of MSU-IIT were attempting to challenge the record for the “most number of people singing the national anthem simultaneously” set by 264 people in Hatikva, Israel on May 7, 2008 wherein the Israeli achievement was meant to bridge linguistic and cultural differences among the Jewish people.  And with the same purpose here which is also to build unity, peace and harmony among the people in Mindanao. Thus, I am very proud that Mindanao represented by Iligan City (my hometown) made an effort of gunning to be a part of the renowned Guinness Book of World Records! Students of my Alma Mater, Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) from which the Top2 passer of the Bar Exam last 2008 graduated had also brought another honor by participating of said competition particularly with the support bestowed upon by the tri-people consisting of the Christians, Lumads & Muslims. Guinness has processed and issued identification number 250808 on September 01, 2009 for the effort of the MSU-IIT students who were very privileged to wear white shirts & jeans, others with their uniforms & our Lumads & Muslim brothers & sisters who were honored as well to wear their stunning ethnic attires.  The Sultans & Datus of various ethnic tribes in Mindanao have come to participate as well of the event.

Indeed it was a colorful presentation of the beauty of the Culture of different tribes of the Philippines as a whole. It was a day wherein differences were forgotten but rather commonality was strengthened. It’s like identifying ourselves as a whole bunch of family despite the diverse culture.

         
         The organizers of this main event were hoping to gather at least 3,000 people. This event also came about in connection to the so-called Mindanaw Week of Peace Celebration here in Iligan City under the coordination of MTYC-BUC (Mindanao Tripartite Youth Core – Bishops Ulama Conference) which is the organization responsible for the annual celebration of the Month of Peace.  Although I am a student of IIT & a member of MTYC but sad to say I had other important appointments on that particular day but despite that, my appreciation & fortitude had also become a part of completing that said affair. I am so proud of all the Mindanaons especially to all IITians’. And despite the fact that others might not understand what this event is all about or that they may say it’s just a waste of time, they got themselves wronged. For the spirit of oneness among Filipinos of different race, culture & religion were strengthened by means of singing our National Anthem in succession of celebrating the month of Peace. The said event was sponsored by various stakeholders in Iligan City, “the City of Waterfalls”. This was also participated with copious members of the media including the prestigious Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Star, GMA, ABS-CBN and the likes.

 

I am really proud that despite the problems & how other parts of the Philippine Islands consistently labeled Mindanao as a very chaotic part of the Philippines which can only be starred on nationwide news coverage whenever bombings, kidnappings & other muddled issues are tackled. Nevertheless, we remained strong & proved to all that there is still peace and that Mindanao is not as bad as what the news exaggeratingly reports about. To all Mindanaon’s, press on! Aja! =)

Mortal Sins

Just recently I’ve watched National Geographic’s features with regards to some of the seven deadly sins which is said to be transgressions fatal to our spiritual progress. The seven deadly sins are pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, and sloth. Although these deadly sins never occurred as a formal listing in the bible but these sins are found all through it, from Genesis to Revelation. The letters of the New Testament mention all of these, and many others as well. These kinds of sins are considered also as capital sins because they obliterate the morality in the person's heart and thus may lead to final remorse and eternal death. These are said attitudes that shouldn’t be proliferated neither permeated.

For me, this is indeed sins that degenerates the morals we have as logical human beings. And just today feeling a little bit sluggish I took up a quiz on my facebook account about which of the seven deadly sins I posses. Although I couldn’t reflect which of these mortal sins I belong but I must confess I have committed some or maybe all of these sins for 20 years of living. Who wouldn’t? Right? Sinners as can be we can’t find any excuse to be exempted but there is a way to minimize such misdemeanor.

 The funny thing is that I think I identify myself more on pride but my quiz result said that I posses sloth and it says “Sloth comes from the Latin 'socordia', which was originally considered to be the failure to utilise one's talents and gifts. Sloth is associated with the demon Belphegor, thought to sow discord among men and seduce them to evil through the apportionment of wealth. Sloth's corresponding inversion in the Seven Virtues is Diligence, a zealous and careful nature in one's actions to guard against laziness. As one of the Slothful, you have fallen prey to indifference, an allegorical, spiritual laziness and indifference leading to sadness. In Dante Aligheri's ‘Purgatorio’ of ‘The Divine Comedy’, the Slothful are punished on the Fourth Terrace, also known as the fifth level of hell, purged by continually running. Those who were slothful in life can only purge this sin by being zealous in their desire for penance.”

 

 

“Sloth is the desire for ease, even at the expense of doing the known will of God. Whatever we do in life requires effort. Everything we do is to be a means of salvation. The slothful person is unwilling to do what God wants because of the effort it takes to do it. Sloth becomes a sin when it slows down and even brings to a halt the energy we must expend in using the means to salvation.”

Sloth also came from the Latin word Acedia which means "a state of restlessness and inability either to work or to pray". It’s the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. Probably I’ve just poured more time on thinking or doing futile things rather than focusing more on law school & reminding myself of upholding my being a Christian-believer.

The following are said punishments in hell.. 

Sin	Punishment
PRIDE	broken on the wheel
ENVY	put in freezing water
ANGER	dismembered alive
SLOT	thrown in snake pits
GREED	put in cauldrons of boiling oil
GLUTTONY	forced to eat rats, toads & snakes
LUST	smothered in fire & brimstone

           

Ooo..this is really down-right scary! Maybe I should try to be more diligent or be more persistent on just about everything I do. I don’t want to go to the fifth level of hell neither to the fourth nor sixth nor any of it. And I wouldn’t want to be thrown into snake pits as well. I don’t want to be associated with the demon Belphegor either. But to be honest, I think I am now in a state of being a sloth not a slut okay? These are two different things (hehe..) I have come to notice that I have become  more prone to laziness & to quote Mia’s version (my classmate in lawschool) “queen of procrastination”.

          

        

           Indeed I’ve become a fan of lethargic-thinking-species of being unable to perform ones duties in life.  I would certainly do more of the heavenly & cardinal virtues which are humility against pride, kindness against envy, abstinence against gluttony, chastity against lust, patience against anger, liberality against greed, and diligence against sloth. But human as we are, erroneous & imperfect we can’t easily resist such temptations but we can minimize them until such time it’ll be gone gradually.