Blog # 3 Eradication of Our Mind

            Last elementary years, when I was grade 5, I am one of the participants of Naic to compete with other town in Cavite in a game called chess. I practiced hard for it before the game proceeded. I know that all of us want to be the winner of the contest. There are many stages before I win the contest. Each stage has one opponent of mine that can destruct me through a loss so I better no to lose to win the contest.

            First stage, I called it Game of Liars, as the game goes on; my opponent is very strong for me to win. My opponent increase in size and have many faces. They break through apart and I just saw many of them with the same faces. Each of them is telling me what move I will do to win and I’m going to fall now but I controlled it. I called them Liars. The punishment for them is they will say all the things they want to lie everyday and never stop saying of it. With that sin they will not be trusted by other persons.

            Second stage, I called it Game of Pride. In this second stage of my game, I feel my opponent is one of the greatest competitors in chess in the whole world. As I am entering another stage, the task is getting difficult to me to win the game but I never loss hope for it. In this stage, I saw those pride persons. The punishment for them is they can’t move so they can’t be boastful or prideful. All people can hate him/her when they do that sin.

            Third stage, I called it Game of Laziness. As this third game goes on, I’m getting lazy now to fight with him because he’s too tough to be defeated by my moves. But I think of a way to conquer him so I can accomplish the game. As I was thinking of that way, I saw those lazy persons lying on their bed, doing nonsense things and wasting their time always. The punishment for them is they will not stop working in their house every day. Some will be lazy also and others will do his/her undone work.

            Fourth stage, I called it Game of Persuasion. It includes those persons that are not kind to others. It affects me so much because I have done a little thing that corresponds to that sin, but I rebuff the power of him to defeat me. I saw those people that are not kind. The punishment for them is they will not have anything anymore and no one will give them what they want. Whatever you do to others will be the exchange of your sin.

            Fifth stage, I called it Game of Hoodwink. I said to myself that I’m on the fifth fight now and I’m near to my last fight so I want to win this game but my opponent is stalwart to be routed. I saw those cheating people and they encouraged me to do the same way so I can win the game. I do same way but I overcome those moves and win it again. The punishment for each of them is they will take exercises alone inside the room every day. Others will annoy because of being unfair with your own knowledge.

            Sixth stage, I called it Game of Illiterates. This is the game before my last fight through the cleanliness of my sins. I want to be pure enough in every day of my life. Not studying in advance can be the cause of being an ignorant person that’s why every recitation I can’t answer the questions. I saw those unaware persons, cannot answer and stand the whole time of the class. The punishment for them is they will read a lot of books every free time and if they can’t answer they will be sent out of the room until the class ends. Being sent out of the room can lead their grades to fail and can’t pass the subject.

            Seventh stage or the Last stage, I called it Game of Allure. With those six games I overcome and won I have that experienced to win this last game for me. But the sin is very beefy and can destruct myself and defeat me with an easy win. I saw those tempted persons. The punishment for them is they cannot see anything for they can’t be fascinated by it. It causes a very high destruction to our self and lead to obliteration of our mind.

            As I am playing the game, I came through lot of sins in my life. Now that I won it all by the help of my hope and faith to god, I became pure enough to see the light that shines on us and ready to tackle another day of my life and experienced the happiness in life.