tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86445757958378035592024-03-21T19:22:44.054-07:00Moral Issues in the PhilippinesSarraĆ¼http://www.blogger.com/profile/18150935361812522735noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644575795837803559.post-90046306061038791172011-10-01T00:23:00.000-07:002011-10-01T00:26:05.360-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Simula nang ako'y isinilang, ako ay tinuruan na ng aking mga magulang ng tamang asal. Madalas nilang sabihin na mahalaga ang moralidad. Ako'y kanilang tinuruan kung ano ang tama at mali. Iminulat nila ang aking mga mata sa mga bagay na maaring maging dahilan ng pagkasira ng aking buhay at sa mga bagay na pwedeng makatulong sa aking ikatatagumpay. Ako ay nabibilang sa relihiyon na kung saan ang moralidad ay talaga namang pinahahalagahan. Karaniwan ko na itong naririnig tuwing ako ay papasok sa simbahan. Ito ang bukambibig ng mga tao sa aking kapaligiran ngunit sa kabila ng itinuturo sa ating mga kristiyano, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">bakit nga ba marami pa rin ang lumalabag o nabibiktima ng mga bagay na maaaring ikasira ng ating pagkatao?</span> Ito ang isa sa mga karaniwang tanong na madalas ay pumapasok sa aking isipan.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bago ang lahat, nais ko ring malaman kung <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng salitang moralidad</span>? Ang <u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">moralidad</span></u> ay ang kalinisan ng ugali o kalinisang-asal ng isang tao at kumikilala sa kung alin ang tama at mali. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ito ang pamantayan ng pag-uugali at magandang asal, lalo na kapag inuugnay sa delikadesa at tamang pag-iisip. Ito ay karaniwang itinuturo sa atin ng ating mga magulang, sa loob ng paaralan, at sa loob ng simbahan.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kidsinco.com/our-values/">http://www.kidsinco.com/our-values/</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/moral-values-faq.htm">http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/moral-values-faq.htm</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Karugtong ng tanong sa aking isipan ay ang kasagutan nito. Aking napagtanto na maraming tao ang nawawala sa tamang pag-iisip dahil na rin sa problemang kanilang kinakaharap. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Ano nga ba ang ilan sa mga problemang moralidad na karaniwang kinakaharap ng ating bansa?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Madalas na nating marinig ang salitang diborsyo o ang paghihiwalay ng mag-asawa sa panahon ngayon. Ito ay karaniwang laman ng balita na gagawin na daw itong legal dito sa ating bansa. Ito ay nakakalungkot dahil ito ay labag sa itinuturo sa atin ng simbahang katoliko at kristiyano. Ang paghihiwalay sa taong pinagsama sa harap ng Panginoon ay isang maituturing na kasalanan. Maraming mga bagay ang maaaring maging dahilan ng paghihiwalay ng isang mag-asawa. Marahil ay marami nang bagay ang hindi nila napagkakasunduan na maaaring nauuwi na lang sa pagtatalo at pag-aaway. Maaari rin naman na hindi na sila magkaintindihan kaya nawawala ang pagmamahal na isang mahalagang salik sa pagpapakasal at pagsasama ng dalawang tao ngunit ang paghihiwalay o diborsyo ay hindi sagot sa problema ng mag-asawa lalo na kung sila ay nabiyayaan na ng mga anak. Ang kadalasang epekto nito sa mga bata ay ang pagkasira ng buhay, pagrerebelde at ang pagkawala sa tamang landas ng mga bata. Ito ay itinuturing na kasalanan sapagkat ang pagpapakasal ay hindi isang biro. Una, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hindi solusyon ang paghihiwalay upang maayos ang </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">problema. Bago magpakasal ang dalawang tao, dapat ay sinisigurado nila na handa sila sa relasyon at responsibilidad na kanilang pinapasok. Ang kanilang desisyon ay dapat nilang panindigan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.publicopinion.com/topic.aspx?t=Epekto+Ng+Diborsyo?">http://www.publicopinion.com/topic.aspx?t=Epekto+Ng+Diborsyo?</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081102/letters/divorce-is-a-moral-issue-too-3.231467">http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081102/letters/divorce-is-a-moral-issue-too-3.231467</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Isa pang kinakaharap na problema ng ating bansa ay ang paggamit ng pinagbabawal na droga ng mga tao. Maraming kabataan ang nasisira at napapariwara ang buhay ng dahil sa paggamit nito. Ang droga ay nakakasama sa ating katawan. Sinisira nito ang utak ng isang tao kaya maraming tao na gumagamit nito ay nawawala sa sarili. Hindi na nila nagagamit ng tama ang kanilang pag-iisip; hindi na nila alam kung ano ang tama at mali kung kaya't marami ang nagagawang krimen dahil sa paggamit ng ipinagbabawal na gamot. Isa sa mga dahilan ng hindi maiwasan na paggamit ng droga ay ang kahirapan at kakulangan sa edukasyon. Maraming bata sa ngayon ang hindi nakakapag-aral dahil sa kakulangan sa pera kaya kanila na lang pinagtutuunan ng pansin ang paggamit at pagbebenta ng droga. Ito rin ay malaking pagkakitaan kung kaya't marami ang nahihikayat na magbenta nito. Lingid sa kanilang kaalaman ay marami nang tao ang nasisira ang buhay dahil sa paggamit nito. Sila ay mawawala sa sarili at maaaring makagawa ng bagay na hindi maganda sa kanilang kapwa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://risingsun.dannyarao.com/2009/01/31/pagtuturo%E2%80%99t-paggamit-ng-droga/">http://risingsun.dannyarao.com/2009/01/31/pagtuturo%E2%80%99t-paggamit-ng-droga/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/27091887/ANG-BAWAL-NA-GAMOT-SA-BUHAY-NG-ISANG-KABATAAN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.scribd.com/doc/27091887/ANG-BAWAL-NA-GAMOT-SA-BUHAY-NG-ISANG-KABATAAN</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.gmanews.tv/ellen-tordesillas/archives/20-The-evils-of-drug-abuse.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://blogs.gmanews.tv/ellen-tordesillas/archives/20-The-evils-of-drug-abuse.html</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://kwentongpinas.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/drugaddiction/">http://kwentongpinas.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/drugaddiction/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ang maagang pagbubuntis ay isa ring problemang kinakahara ng ating bansa. Madalas na dahilan nito ay ang kahirapan at kakulangan ng edukasyon ng isang bata. Nang dahil sa kahirapan, ang isang bata ay hindi nakakapag-aral kaya naman maiisipan na lamang nito na magkaroon ng isang pamilya. Mayroon akong nabasang kwento tungkol dito. Ito ay galing sa </span><a href="http://kayumanggingdamdamin.i.ph/blogs/kayumanggingdamdamin/2008/10/27/buntis-po-ako-nay/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://kayumanggingdamdamin.i.ph/blogs/kayumanggingdamdamin/2008/10/27/buntis-po-ako-nay/</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span mce_serialized="2" style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Values are like fingerprints. Nobody's are the same, but you leave 'em all over everything you do."</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>- Elvis Presley</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"The life of the individual has meaning only in so far as it aids in making the life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful. Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate."</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>- Albert Einstein</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage."</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" mce_serialized="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>- Laura Schlesinger</b></span></div>SarraĆ¼http://www.blogger.com/profile/18150935361812522735noreply@blogger.com0