Well, the Philippines has been
in the international news quite a bit lately. Unfortunately, the news hasnt been
very flattering. I guess hi-jacking and spreading viruses through email doesnt get
favorable attention.
On the plus side, the suspected "hacker" isnt
Filipino. This person just happened to be in the country when he/she (the authorities
arent sure about this point yet) decided to create the malicious program that has
been clogging email servers all over the world.
So, what does this say about our beloved country? Well, I think, it
just shows that we are no different from any other country on this planet. We havent
learned our lesson yet.
Todays world is getting more and more complicated. Computers
are being used to "simplify" our lives, but the implementation is a horrendously
complex process. Technology is changing at a rate that most people cannot comprehend or
even deal with.
Deviant behavior is more rampant than ever before, mainly due to the
fact that there are more people around. But, because of the technology, it is easier to
hide this behavior. And to make things worse, there are new "creative" crimes in
existence. Virus writing is one of them. The technology we created to make life easier and
simpler has spawned more pitfalls and new unforeseen problems to deal with. Life just got
more complicated.
Its kind of like being born. Everything is new. We must learn
how things work, try everything for the first time. After awhile, well figure it
out.
Todays world is one that is in transition. The "old"
world is gone. It is but a memory stored electronically in a hard drive somewhere. A new
age is upon us and were experiencing the growing pains. But, if we are lucky and we
dont forget where we came from, we should be all right. The environment will bounce
back, crime and corruption will lessen and the animal life will not only survive, but
flourish.
Heres the catch, we must LEARN from our mistakes. Those
hi-jackers and that hacker in the news havent learned. They are still making
mistakes. Lucky for us, we have the chance to learn from them.
The technologies that have come to life came about because we
learned what works and what doesnt work. Every new lesson brings us to a new level.
If only we could learn how to live in this world without killing each other and every
other living thing in it, life would be so much better.
Lets not make the lives of those who died in that conflict go
to waste. Lessons have been taught, and its up to us to make use of the information.
Good morning RCMA.