Idolatry

Nomadicasian for Rus in Urbe July 17, 2008

The culture connected with excessive admiration is called idolatry. The practice of this culture varies in different perspective from religion, politics, entertainment, sports and other weird idolatrous persuasions or passions. In this real world, many people consider everything as true which they presumed can be realized by excessively admiring personalities who they believe could help them make a difference in their personal lives.

The psyche of the people towards idolatry was unchanged and was passed from generation to generation. The only difference now is that pop culture reversed the old fashioned form of idolatry. Modernity helped people to go into extreme idolatrous activities by adhering and following their idols’ popularity and cause.

Blinded of what they believe is right and true, the idolaters were like remote controlled robots operated by their idols using their popularity, fame, wealth and their deceiving intellectual mooring. The idols take no time in using their blinded followers for their personal interests in the guise of being nice and available to them.

In the Philippines millions of extreme admirers or idolaters love their croc politicos, entertainment and sport personalities. These idolaters helped worsen the country’s political, social, environmental and economic condition. They choose to send their idols to elective positions in government even though their idols lack credibility, morality, competence and the ability to serve the nation with utmost diligence and propriety.

Two years and months from now, political posturing of the idols has just begun. A bench-warmer senator-actor had announced days ago that he will be vying for the vice presidency in 2010 general elections. Boxing champ Pacquiao had also turned-on the green light to run again in congress. The idols of old political families, warlords, gambling lords and drug lords will also crowd the election with familiarity and regularity.

This scenario is scary because idolatry is embedded in the psyches of the Filipino nation and the only hope is for God to make a divine intervention so as to awaken the idolaters from a long slumber of make-believe.