Roaring like a loose, old animal . . .

Some happenings stun you just as it leaves you thinking what to do next. A certain university hosted a disaster management week-end symposium. With the students trying to do other things before going to the venue, the coordinator came roaring with his motocycle and literally roared at everyone why they were not yet in the site. Without going into the details save that which has bearing on the present topic, the scenario painted the person who lost his cool as someone who was supposed to remember he did not have any, as in any, right to roar like what he did.

This leads us to the option we can do as a consequence: an open letter declaring the tirade a product of misadministration of authority or a letter of complaint to the powers that be and demanding due reparation or plain attack to this person and only God knows what the outcome will be. Whew! our imagination has become very fertile.

Anyways, why do we sometimes roar like old or battered animals? Why do we take the liberty to roar without a second thought that we, the hearers or recipients of the offensive noise can always bark as loudly? Do you know some did this and now are patients due to mild stroke?

Ah, life is a field of oozing struggle for power yet, come to think of it, this power is a passing fancy and for some the realization comes too late. Now we can look at him like a defeated warrior. By the way, the symposium that was meant to make us aware of man-made disasters literally produced one right in their doorstep. What an irony!

What if Malaybalayan runs as president of a faculty association, what are the pros and cons of such a plan?

The good part about the whole thing of planning to run as president of a faculty association is that it is only a plan. For the sake however of "thinking through" let us entertain the pros and cons for whatever it can help other candidates who are in the same dilemma.

Pros:
1) It is an opportunity to serve one's colleagues at a time when the community may need another persona as leader-follower;
2) It i s another venue where all colleges can rally towards one vision of truly becoming a premier learning institution in the education, humanities, sciences and the arts;
3) It is an empowerment of workers to be heard so that differences can be catalyzed and strengthen where there are similaries of goals and objectives; and
4) It stresses the "Magis" of every facet of service in action inside and outside the campus.

Cons:
1) It is the beginning of disappointment when you see for yourself fair-weather friends;
2) It marks the realization that you cannot please everyone especially those you already know you are at odds because of basic character differences;
3) It is the possibility of being negated by some people who are not your type in the first place; and
4) It is the difficult task of moving on if not elected.


So Malaybalayan, if you can handle both the pros and cons and hold your head up high: go girl, go!