Out of the box

Guess who was scrolling through her news feed out of boredom, trying to look for something interesting or blog-worthy? Yup, you guessed it right… me. I really wasn’t expecting to find something ‘blog-worthy’ because these are the typical things I see aren’t… nice. Or decent. Or cool.

Here is a visual representation of the contents of my facebook news feed:

(Don’t mind the numbers on the circle. Apple Pages was being a dickhead for not letting me erase those numbers so don’t try compute that; it won’t equate to a hundred.)

I scrolled and scrolled, occasionally rolling my eyes at how pathetic people are for liking their own facebook statuses (I still don’t get why people do that!), or even yawning at how people repeatedly post the same old thing. Lately, the things my facebook friends have been sharing are quite interesting. I stumbled upon a few posts which I’ve shared myself, mainly because they’re worth sharing.

The loveliest post of the week, I believe, is this: 

Since 90% of my news feed is pure shit, I decided to check if this was real. I googled José Mujica and I checked his wikipedia page. It was legit. Everything about the facebook photo above. 

I was amazed at how this man uses a bigger part of his salary for those who need and deserve it. I kind of sighed sadly when I saw that he doesn’t believe in God, because most people I know who are this generous and selfless have a religion.

I loved the speech he first delivered as president. His wiki page has a part of it, which was this:

 In his first speech as president-elect before a crowd of supporters, Mujica acknowledged his political adversaries and called for unity, stating that there would be no winners or losers ("Ni vencidos, ni vencedores"). He added that "it is a mistake to think that power comes from above, when it comes from within the hearts of the masses (...) it has taken me a lifetime to learn this", a statement that has been interpreted as an acknowledgment of the mistakes by the armed revolutionaries in the 1960s.

I love his way of thinking. I’m a Catholic, but I support his idea that the power does come from the people and not necessarily from the One above. I mean it kinda comes from God, but in my opinion, it’s like we have God to keep us levelheaded and humble. I’m not lukewarm with my faith though. 

Because of Mujica’s belief, I am reminded of the proverb in my country, “Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa.” It would sound weird if I translate it word by word, so I guess here’s the translation if you base it on the idea itself: It’s God’s job to give the blessing, and it’s the person’s job to work for that blessing. Literally translated, it’s, “With God is mercy (or pity), with man is action (or work, or labor).” (Thank you dakilangpagasa for the translation!) I think that proverb goes well with Mujica’s ideology.

Anyway, I love how people like José Mujica are breeding more. We need people like him! I really like being unconventional, because that’s how people (take Steve Jobs for example) become successful and unforgettable. I really want to be famous for decent and unconventional thinking, because it’s kinda like a way to stand out from all the rest!

Thinking out of the box leads to great and twisted paths, which is exciting. It helps us fuel our creativity which I really love! I hope that in the near future, society would accept unconventional ideas and decide to change their norms and standards of everything. That would be nice.