HE DID NOT DIE IN VAIN

HE DID NOT DIE IN VAIN

A very young and healthy man died as a result of “brutal hazing practice” The incident was broadcast on T.V. The whole town was shocked. Things like this were never heard before. Ours is a “quiet” town.

Parents won’t believe that a kind of Fraternity was operating in our “peaceful” locality. Until this horrible incident no one really cared and no one seemed to listen to a few concerned citizens warning about supposedly “brotherhood organizations” and their secret activities.

Now everybody is talking about it and everybody is interested especially parents who used to be unconcerned about the whereabouts of their children.

Like the destructive onrushing of flood brought about by Typhoon Ondoy the killing was a ‘big bang’ that awakened the whole community.

Municipal officials shall be busy inquiring on important data about the existence of several groups recruiting members. Policemen shall be investigating and watching more thoroughly. Schools shall be more careful and concerned about their students.
Churches shall be preaching more and more about the dangers of such groupings.

I don’t personally know the fellow who was brutalized ‘hazingly’. He is not from our town but happened to be here because he is employed in one hardware store.

I also learned that these ‘fraternities’ are not the legitimate ones like those existing in big Universities. They are just gang groups masquerading as “fraternities” and recruiting mostly out-of-the-school youth and helpers coming from other regions.

If the death of the victim could bring about a better outlook and would eventually prevent formation of other “fraternities” then I could honestly say he did not die in vain. May he rest in peace.