I’ve read this principles and thought how Filipinos badly needed them.

1. Restrain from doing bad should come from within.

“The lack of internal control by individuals breeds external control by governments”. Elder D. Todd Christofferson.

Take for example the pink fences along the EDSA; it shows how undisciplined Filipinos are. The government has this mind set – take those out and all the motorists and pedestrians will become unruly.

I’m never been out of the country but tales of how manageable the traffic and road situations there feel like amazing feats.

Will Metro Manila be ever pictured as such?

2. “Tyranny is not good, whether it be exercised by kings, by presidents, or by the servants of God. Kind words are far better than harsh words.” Wilford Woodruff. Teachings of the Presidents of the Church.

I think of the harsh dispersal of MMDA, it does more harm to life and property. Baliktarin man natin ang mundo, this principle will always hold true. Kindness is a far more better and a higher force.

“In the end, it is only an internal moral compass in each individual that can effectively deal with the root causes as well as the symptoms of societal decay.” Elder D. Todd Christofferson, ibid.