In my Opinion...

If you were reading my blog from the start, you would know that personally I am against divorce.
In this blog entry, I would discuss my position on the issue of legalizing divorce in the Philippines.
Divorce was defined as the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties. In most countries, divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process. The legal process for divorce may also involve issues of spousal support, child custody, child support, distribution of property and division of debt.

If the definition of divorce was taken into a consideration, it sounds good as it can indeed save you from any dilemma whom a married individual could have been facing.  But if you were to assess it, it is simply an escape which could lead nothing to but abuse and a growing number of broken families. Ending a marriage would not solve the roots of the problem. It is just avoiding the problem, avoiding arguments and other issues. Being able to just escape from all pains as easy as that sounds really good. But it does not resolve anything. People should be matured and face their problems. Like for example, putting a bandaid on a wound would not disinfect it, it would just cover it. Wounds should be treated and cleaned before it can be covered. For some, especially those who are very much eager to get out of their marriage, would definitely say Yes!

However, they would later realized and we will know that we are actually developing ourselves into indecisive individuals. Why should we seriously consider something particularly getting married when applying for a divorce is as easy as a snap of a finger?  Well, actually not a snap of a finger.  I  know the costs, pains and damages the divorce can cause. I have said this in my previous blogs. But, you get my point. Have you also thought that if divorce is legalized, you would certainly no longer exert an “extra effort” to fix whatever problems you have with your spouse? Also, imagine the future generations. They would not take marriage seriously, since divorce is just there available when needed.

Another point I would like to raise is that the Philippines is a Christian-Catholic country. The Holy Matrimony should remain holy. It is not just a plain, worthless contract sign off when you feel like things are going out of its way, you can at anytime terminate it. The more that it is not just like changing clothes in your closet, and changing it anytime you want. It is normal for people to fight and have arguments. In this world, there is no perfect relationship. Arguments can even somehow make a relationship stronger and even better.

This is just my opinion and what I believe in. However, I still believe that even if the divorce bill was passed. I think that the Filipinos would not make use of this as an excuse to end marriage. I still believe that their faith and the fear of the Lord is stronger.