Why do some Filipinos lack discipline in their way of life?
Some Filipinos take for granted the practice of discipline as a virtue. In the 80’s, we still don’t have the ‘fall in line attitude’. What we follow was the barbaric way of pushing your way to be the first. ‘Survival of the fittest’ is the motto at that time.
Around this year too, there was this ‘Love Bus’ operated by the Philippine government. If I recalled it correctly, this was the first air conditioned bus plying Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) from Ali Mall in Cubao going to the business district of Escolta and Makati City, where I used to work then.
When it was first introduced, the ‘first to arrive, first to ride’ rule was not being followed. The minute the bus arrived, we scrambled to the path of the incoming bus. It was such a chaotic scenario. The weakling has no place for it.
As time passes by, the management gradually implemented the ‘first to arrive, first to ride’ rule. People gladly follow. Eventually, you can see everywhere, that falling in line and waiting for your turn was the rule to follow.
Fast forward to today. Although in some situations, Filipinos is practicing the virtue of discipline, there are still some areas/situations where we lack some of it.
To name a few:
Not using the pedestrian crossing lane or the overpass. Some would rather dare play tug-o-war with vehicles just to cross the street not minding the danger they are in.
In some places, the street is one big garbage bin. People sometimes are too lazy to look for trash can to throw in their litter or just doesn’t want put it in their pocket or bag.
Following instructions is hard to do. Example is the “No Loading and Unloading Zone”. Despite that big sign, you can still see public transport still crowding that space.
The traffic rule of “First to stop, first to go” is hard to apply in Metro Manila. Everyone wants to be first in everything and other traffic signs are not followed. These sometimes cause that much hated traffic jam. Some drivers don’t even know the meaning of some of the traffic & road signs. I just wonder how they even got to have a driver’s license.
Honesty is the best policy is not followed by some Filipinos. Sad to say, some of those who are in power are the ones being dishonest because of their greediness. There are so many corrupt public servants. The sad thing is the ‘small fish’ is always being caught while the ‘big ones’ are not.
Related to the virtue of honesty, a lot of news about taxi drivers returning what was left by their passengers has been evident. The stories of these honest drivers can move you to tears.
In the end, no matter how strict is the implementation of the law, without discipline, the governing body of the country will have a hard time improving our way of life.
DISCIPLINE SHOULD ALWAYS START WITH US.
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I remembered riding a "love bus" when I was living in Metro Manila so many years ago. Now it is good some people learned to line up in jeepney terminals; but not in the case when you are about to ride a bus. I can do it, race for the bus when I was younger; now I could not do that!
At least some people, or in some places, they learned to follow rules on cleanliness, etc. but there are people who do not want order or to follow the rules, especially rude drivers who do not respect/observe pedestrian crossing areas, so there are so many road accidents, not to mention motorcycle riders who zoomed past you in the wrong side of the road instead of passing through your left side.
Maybe they need a good role model too, one that is respected and a good leader; a statesman that every Filipino can be proud of.
I was able to experience too, riding a love bus when I was just training for my very first job before.
Though, it was already in a disciplined way when I experienced it. Indeed it is the first come first serve.
As to those garbages just thrown on the street, that is really the problem with other people.
In our neighborhood where it is in an inner place of the subdivision, we would be sometimes surprised as we pass by the road where it is just small and the sides are grassy because it bot sides are lined by a high fence on both sides, that a big garbage bag would be lying in the grassy side.
Then when night time comes upon dismissal the garbage is already scattered by the stray dogs.
Despite the warning signs about not throwing the garbage, some people are with no conscience because they throw their garbage just anywhere where no one can see them do it.
How I wish there's a CCTV installed at that street so the culprit will be caught and be fined a big fine and be humiliated. lol