Just a Random Thought: Be Humble, Don't be Self-Righteous

Whatever other people think of you or whatever you let other people see you do, at the end of the day, it is your personal relationship with our God that matters most.

#ThoughtsCrossingMyMindWhileTakingAGoodWalk

It is just in time after the Easter celebration to be reminded that we shouldn’t judge others, especially just by basing on whether they go to church or not; serve in communities or not; openly help others or not, et al. 

We should always keep in our hearts and gratefully remember that it is God who forgives us first even before we ask Him to and who calls us to come before Him, despite our sinfulness... He sees past our wrongdoings and our history. Whatever each of us does, it is only God who is entitled to judge each one.

God has His own right time and right way touching our hearts. Don’t feel superior over others just because you attend Mass, pray, or tithe... instead, let us learn from each other and help and inspire each other to live humbly and uprightly according to what God tells us to do (Bible), and most importantly, unceasingly thank God, thirst for His words, and humbly put them into practice.

Others are called to serve, some to preach, still others to undergo trials now in order to teach others by their experiences and bless others later, et al. God does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but by the love & manner in which we perform them and the sincerity of our hearts. 

Whatever other people think of you or whatever you let other people see you do, at the end of the day, it is your personal relationship with our God that matters most.

It is between God and you. God reads your mind and sees your heart.

PS: For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.—Luke 18:14 (The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector)

Side Comment: My Two Cents Worth…

Due to the flux of conjectures on the recent  frat-related violence at San Beda College of Law, I am suddenly actuated to vent my take on a sudden dash. Ergo, here’s my off-the-cut take on the issue…

I read quite a number of messages, opinions, and standpoints on the ill-fated death of Bedan Marvin Reglos.

On one hand, Marvin definitely deserves speedy and impartial justice. On the other hand, the fratmen are protected by the due process clause and their substantive rights.

We are all entitled to our personal opinions. People may engage in heated debates and some even compromise friendships because of their legal opinions or of their emotional outbursts, or a concoction of both... It is good that we know our law and have an informed appreciation of it.

I myself have a stand on the issue...considering my yet meager knowledge on RA 8049 (Anti-Hazing Law), murder, homicide, jurisprudence, the school policy, personal experience on initiation rites, Canons, and Atty. Rene Saquisag’s discussion on Natural and Positive Law, etc.

Despite all the hullaballoo and as a “neophyte” in the “brotherhood” of administrators of justice, I am reminding myself that the court is not a forum to plead for sympathy and of the Latin maxim “Dura Lex Sed Lex” (the law is harsh, but it is the law).

Marvin must be given an impartial and efficient trial, even while he rests on his grave, as the law operates from the womb to the tomb. Meanwhile, the frat members, being innocent until proven guilty, must manfully face (as what the frat head just did) the court to adduce their own evidence and shed light on the case.

Marvin eagerly wanted to be a brother to them. Now is the time for them to become a brother to the person who once gambled his life to be with them.

San Beda being a Catholic Law School…

“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. This is my command: Love each other.”--John 15:13, 17

“We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.”-- 1 Timothy 1:8

“Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.”--Proverbs 3:27

"This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.”-- Zechariah 7:9

“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.”-- Leviticus 19:15