The President I Want for 2016

I want to vote for a President who is principled more than partisan. 

I think partisanship is the root cause of a lot of this administration's shortfalls. That this present administration could have been way better were it not for its aggressive dedication to partisanship in the blind. 

I want the next President to be principled and his or her party platform built on firm and coherent party principles. Ones I can easily understand and identify with.

I want to vote for a President who has a vision; who is able to speak of his or her vision simply and transmit it readily - through action - to the heart of the nation.

I want a President who can see far, knows where we as a Country ought to be and make me believe we are headed in the right direction. I want to be able to freely share in his or her inspiration.

I do not want a President whose only vision is winning the Presidency.

I want a President who is a dedicated teacher of the human art; a believable human citizen, an advocate of peace, student of happiness, and proponent of human progress and the advancement of the national wealth; a compassionate soul - full of love for Providence, People, and Planet. 

I do not care for experience and I don't think our Constitution does either since it only prescribes a single 6 year term. No one comes to the Philippine Presidency with any experience. Only heart.

So I want a President with heart; who leads with his or her mind but thinks with his or her heart. One that is a speaker for the lives and good of all our citizens - a lover, seeker and reconciler of truths. 

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The elections next year, 2016, shall be - to my thinking, a pivotal elections... There is a palpable sense that shall grow - of how important 2016 is. We should be ready for it more than be fearful about it.

Good, Better, Best

This is my thinking: 

There are good administrations, and there are better ones. 

Every administration we, the people, duly elect into office in an election is honest and sincere is a good administration. 

Depending on political as well as personal skill and acumen, each these administration as a whole may choose to capitalize on the mandate that we, the people, invest in them and make their legacies more than good. 

There are good administrations therefore, and there are better ones. 

The best ones however, we realize only in retrospect. For the best gift the nation with memories much like fine wine; theirs are legacies that tastes better with time.

We have had 15 administrations including this one, some would say we still have much to experience. Let us not think of our lack of experience though as an excuse to fail in our civic duty to vote responsibly.

For without responsible voting, we will be stuck with administrations ranging only from bad to worse.

Think about it.

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