If # 0003

IF you could spend one whole night alone with anyone in history, who would you choose?

Well, because of the sheer number of people involved with the history of the world-- Famous or not, Filipino or foreigner, currently alive or passed away -- the speed of the slots of faces in my mind's eye has increased to a blur, as I select the category to which this "person" belongs. Also, this would not be an intimate event, much like the situation in the previous post.

Even though it knows there is no right or wrong answer, my mind still has difficulty choosing this certain "one person". At least with the "one wish" (If #0001), I chose an answer that could help me grant more wishes, despite being, in all actuality, just one wish.

I guess, at the top of my head right now, I'd have to say Ninoy Aquino. I would love to have learned, even if for just one whole night, how he would have run the country. An interview with him may even be published as reference to future lawmakers (not politicians). I would have loved to have him assess the current state of Philippine Politics, though I am sure that that conversation would extend probably to a weeklong conference.

I will also definitely ask him if he saw who it was that shot him. The Filipino people need closure. No more finger-pointing and speculation. Only the people on the tarmac really knew what happened. What if it really had been Galman? What if the command "Pusila! (shoot him)" was intended for Galman as the escorts saw him reach for a weapon? Of course these are all far-fetched ideas, but only Ninoy (or his escorts) can give us the peace of mind that we deserve.

I will also ask Ninoy if he is happy with the state of Freedom in which the country is, as a result of his sacrifice. Is there truly freedom, or is this a masquerade? Contrarily, Is not the abuse of freedom a form of oppression to the weaker and unable? We lack visionaries like him, as he and his kind have either died or are too old to put this country in its proper place.