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Dennis A. Aguhob 4th year ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY FILIPINO EXPRESSION

Common Bisayan Expression

Ang taong utokan, dili makit-an sa istorya lang, kung dili diha sa maayong buhat. True wise man can be known not on their words, but through their good works.

According to Socrates, knowledge and virtue are not distinct from each other but they one. If a man converges these two, he is called a wise man, the man who possesses wisdom. Therefore, a man of wisdom does not only possesses knowledge but also virtue. Hence, wisdom presupposes right action. It's because knowing what is right presupposes doing what is right. For Christian, the man of wisdom is the one who knows and does the will of God in his daily life. Consequently, the will of God is always led us to right action. This expression of the Bisayan folk,“Ang taong utokan dili makit-an diha sa istorya lang kung dili diha sa maayong buhat” has a great importance in our community today here in seminary and even in our country. We cannot deny the fact that the knowledge of the people virtually increases and become advance. But it does not mean that the people today are filled with wisdom. For the reason that their knowledge is inconsistent to their action or their knowledge are used to deceive others. One of the many concrete example of this kind of people is the corrupt government officials. They are known to be the intellectuals in our society or in our country. We put them in the position hoping that our society and our country will progress. But what happen? They are now considered as the monster of our country because of their misconduct. They use their office or power to devour the wealth of our country. They accumulate wealth of the country for their own and personal benefits. Thus they are one of the big reasons why our country today suffers from great poverty. Their knowledge does not lead them to right action instead they use it for selfish motif. Even though they are knowledgeable and  increase their richness, but they lacks wisdom because they do not do what should ought to do or what is right to do. In the seminary context, I could say that there are many seminarians have brilliant mind. These seminarians are academically excellent and can speak eloquently. However some of them have poor relationships to their fellow seminarians and they  think of themselves  superior among the other. In fact some of them are those who oftenly defy the rule of life here in seminary. They are good in making justification of their misdeeds. Hence, there knowledge does not conform to their action. Though they have brilliant mind but they lack wisdom. For the true wise man can only be known through his good works.