our duty

it was a fine dinner, a common dinner i guess if you dont include the fact that seated in front of you is House Speaker Prospero Nograles..As part of our educational tour, we were previleged to be welcomed into the speakers office. Where we had a talk with the busy congressman and of course a dinner sponsored by the house. As we were enjoying our time with the speaker, i heard a line from him and i have to quote him on this---" it is your right and duty to know".

All of a sudden, my perception on the right to information changed as my perception to my duty as a citizen was also tapped. As far as i can remember, i have always been a critique of the government especially with regards to information dessimination. But the statement of speaker Nograles amde me think that yes, i deserve to know because it is my right but at the same time, it is also my responsibility to know.

As human beings, we all want what is good for us..that's what we all want right?.BUt we dont just wait for it to come...we usually exhaust our energy and resorces in achieveng these wants..we dont just sit back and complain why we are not getting what we want, we work hard to get it..at least that's how things work for me...

But why cant we use that same eagerness to fulfill our wants and use to fulfill our duty to the country?considering that if we want to be productive members of our society, we have to be knowledgeable....if we want to be good members of the society we have to know what is happening and we can only achieve that if we take time "TO" know..