07/13/2023
after our corp mtg @ SACID, i took a cab to Maharlika St. after QC hall. on the way, the cab driver started narrating his life of drugs, negative consequences of being abandoned by spouses, & now in his nearing old age, he is alone.
however, he said he stopped taking drugs during the time of D30, not only because of the fear for his life, but that he said he has come to his senses / maturity. as a proof, he said, he treats others with respect and goodness (PAKIKIPAGKAPWA-TAO / MABUTING PAKIKISAMA -- this was his very own words).
yes, he remembers God but not in a regular PRIORITIZED way. whenever time allows, he goes to church.
so, there you go! this God-incidence solidified for me what many Filipino psychologists aptly put, "Filipino Psychology is Social Psychology!"
i guess, making God a priority is a "colonial" value, but something that needs to be truly inculturated / INTERNALIZED / PERSONALIZED (as the Protestant Christians put it) at the individual as well as societal level!
Gan Sye Tien Ju! :-)
