Did a Crab Also Reached the Everest Summit?
Since I’ve already discussed a whole bunch of facts about the nice cities around us (which by the way is so far from being completed). I will now tackle further the exact opposite of it (as in yin and yang), which are the green pastures around us. But probably add more social implications.
Last month, our humble little republic was given a reason to be proud once more. Three of our country men reached the pinnacle of the highest mountain on earth…the stairway to heaven…the highest point on our planet. Call it whatever you want, but it is simply the ultimate green pasture for nature trippers.
But their success did n’t come without controversies. A lot of accusations and speculations were thrown against our three heroes. There’s even a late enrollee. The guy who wants to be added up to the list.
Now instead of living up to the unity that their journeys have been promoting, they ended up throwing harsh words against each other, which simply divides our nation’s opinions further. They are now labeled to be having the typical Filipino illness known as "crab mentality."
My take on it is that whatever we do, we think, or we say, keep in mind that Leo Oracion got there first. No more arguments please…He may have crab mentality, or maybe he’s mentally retarded, whatever, he got there first. Period. Nothing can change it. Give them credit for getting to the summit first eventhough they arrived at Nepal two weeks later than Garduce. Whether they were tricky or not. Or wheteher they did the job underground, whatever. Maybe it helped that they were backed by someone so used in doing things underground, maybe not, hehe.
Finally, is there really a crab mentality?. I’m not sure of it. Let’s not forget that when the crabs are pulling each other down, it’s because they are not in their natural habitat. Maybe it makes them feel uncomfortable, and just want to leave the basket, so in the process, they pull each other down. Even we humans will pull each other if we are taken from our territory, and confined say, in a giant basket. especially if we smell Sprite, and ginger nearby and the stove is being heated.
Live and let live…
Live! Love! Rock!
