Ang Pagboto ay parang pagtaya sa Lotto. Bow.

Ang pagboto ay parang pagtaya sa Lotto.

Paano kamo?

Nakaboto na ba kayo?

Ako nakaboto na,



dati noong nanalo kuno si GM Arroyo, bumoto ako.


Siya ang binoto ko.

Pero, sus ginoo, di pala sya ang dapat daw nanalo.

So parang may silbi na wala iyong boto ko.

Imbensyon na may silbing wala.

Nung nanalo naman si Erap, bumoto din ako.



Hindi siya binoto ko.


Pero, sya ang nanalo.

Ano magagawa ko?



Nagsalita ang mas maraming tao.

Pero pina-alis din sya -- hndi ng mga bumoto sa kanya kundi -- ng ibang tao.

Ano ba yun, tinupad pa ng di ko pagboto yung gusto ko mangyari -

na huwag si Erap ang maging pangulo.

Bukod sa presidential election, bumoto rin ako ng kapitan ng barangay.


Binoto ko - at ng mga kamag-anak ko - yung kapitan na madali raw lapitan.

Na madali hingan ng tulong.  Na di raw kami pababayaan.



Ayun, siya yung nanalo!


Yey!


Mula noon, siya na ang nangangasiwa magkabit ng jumper sa poste na malapit sa bahay namin.


Para daw sa mga kapitbahay niya na walang kuryente.


Anyare? BOOM!  Sumabog yung poste.


Muntik na atakahin lola ko na 90+ years old.


Pero nag-sorry naman si Kap.


Humingi ng tawad kay Lola at nagbigay pa ng FREE fire extinguisher.

O di ba, bongga!

Matapos takutin si Lola, pina-saya naman. Parang horror at comedy movie - 2 in 1.




Bumoto din ako nung nanalo si Noynoy the third Aquino.


Take note, hindi ko siya binoto.

Wait lang, parang may napapansin ako.

Bawat boto ko, wa epek.


Meron ngang isang nanalo sa taya ko pero,


NAMAN!


Dispalinghado.


Yun namang ibang binoto ko, di naman nananalo.



E kung tumaya na lang kaya ako ng lotto.



Ganun din naman.



Pipila ka pag-boboto.

Pipila ka rin pag tataya sa lotto.

Sa lotto, mamarkahan mo taya mo.

Pag ikaw naman boboto, ganun din gagawin mo.

Pag-tumaya ka sa lotto, inaasahan mo na mananalo numero mo.

Pag bumoto ka, inaasahan mo na mananalo yung taong tinayaan mo.

Tumaya man ako sa lotto o bumoto,

pareho lang probability na manalo yung taya ko o hindi.


Parehong suntok sa buwan.


Pero, at least, sa lotto --- totoong magbabago buhay ko.

Kundi man magbago, milyon milyon naman pera ko.


Makataya nga sa lotto.

Mas sasaya pako.



Yey!!! BOOM.

Politicians have been befooling you. They have managed the whole strategy in such a way that you never become aware what is happening. You choose one kind of poison for five years; for those five years you have to suffer that poison....They are all available in all shapes and sizes, whatsoever suits you. But you will fall in the same ditch. Maybe there are minor differences between poisons, but poison is poison.

I do not see democracy as the freedom to choose between the politicians. To me, democracy means there are no longer any politicians around. You individually choose somebody you feel is the right person; there are no political parties. In a real democracy, political parties cannot exist; there is no reason why they should exist. People are intelligent enough to choose on their own.

The politician need not go and convince the people, "I am the right person and the other is wrong." And the other is also doing the same, and the poor people in their utter confusion somehow choose somebody.

I have never voted in my life, for the simple reason that all those politicians and political parties are basically the same. They want to exploit you, oppress you. And it is a good strategy that after four or five years when you get fed up with one party, you can choose another.

People's memory is not very strong.... Four years is enough time for people to forget. And you go on moving between two parties. There may be more parties in other countries, but basically two parties are in a deep conspiracy against the people: "Four years we exploit them, then we will give you four years to exploit them. And again we will come back."

In a real democracy what is the need of political parties? The real need is to make people more alert, more intelligent, so they can choose individually, not impressed by propaganda. And what small things impress you! 

Why was Nixon defeated by Kennedy? You will be surprised and shocked, because it will prove to you how idiotic you are: It was the television that made the whole difference. On television, the supporters, the advisors of Nixon, had insisted that he wear dark clothes "so your figure comes out clearly, strongly, because millions of people will never see you in person; they will only see you on the television." Nixon did not listen to them. He came in a gray suit, and that decided his defeat. Kennedy came in a dark, black suit. When they were together you saw that Nixon looked gray, weak, while Kennedy looked clear, strong.

Television has changed almost the whole political phenomenon. Before television, you were coming in contact with the real person. Now when you come in contact with a person, experts have decided his hairstyle, make-up, the color of his clothes. They have taught him how to walk, how to stand, how to look exactly into the eyes of the people; what to say, how to say it, when to make a gesture with his hand; when to almost shout, and when to almost whisper. Now it is in the hands of the experts to program him.

It has nothing to do with politics -- just two poison bottles, but one has a beautiful container, more modern. The other is an old container, out-of-date. Nixon looked lousy on the television. That decided his fate, and also made him learn that television has changed the whole situation. The next time he came like an actor, played his role well, and was chosen -- and he proved to you that he was a poison!

Choose the candidates you like. In fact, the candidate approaching the people and asking, "Please choose me," is ugly, disgusting. If he is of any worth, people should reach him and ask him, "Please take this responsibility for us. We want you to be in the parliament." Then a different quality of people will be coming into the assemblies and the parliament, people who will not have any political leadership of the party, its program. They will be free individuals acting out of their intelligence. They can choose the president, the prime minister -- anybody. And they will be deciding on every issue according to themselves. People have given them immense respect by sending them to the government; they cannot be exploiters.

A real democracy will choose the wise people. They are all around. But remember, a man of wisdom is not going to beg you for a vote. He is not going to kiss your children and shake hands with you. He is not going to act on the television screen so that he appears to be the way you would like your president to be. The wise man is not interested -- in fact, he will not be inclined to be dragged into this mess. You will have to persuade him. The whole scene changes -- not the politician persuading you, but you persuading someone to represent you.

The wise people remain out of politics. It is so dirty, stinkingly dirty. And it will remain dirty till nations dissolve and we have one world where there is no question of any war, no question of preparing for war.

The world needs to be free from politicians, only then can it be free from pollution.

Osho.





Note: Ang mga picture na nasa blog post na ito ay di ko pagmamay-ari.