Game Show Tragedy

It was surprising to have heard reports that a stampede has resullted in the deaths of almost 80 people and injured 600 as they were waiting to go inside the stadium where the game show will be held in Pasig, Metro Manila...It was supposed to be a grand celebration of the 1st year anniversary of "WoWoWee", which became a very popular show even beating the rival show 'Eat Bulaga" in the ratings game. The show is a truly heart warmingextravaganza although at times the host willy is quite revolting as he makes fun of other people's looks...just to get a laugh but because its only objectives were to make people happy... by helping people...by giving them prizes of money...nest to mendicancy...in the hope of lifting up their hopes on poverty...these people are from very poor urban communities which would normally wake up early as 2 a.m. amd sleep on the streets just to line up to be able to participate in the game show...due to the fact that almost 40 percent of the country's population is in the poverty line....its a very tragic event...for the country...my thoughts wonder around so many things why such things have to happened makes you wonder why the poor is being exploited ...their dreams of getting rich trampled upon by other people's dream of getting the prize...I feel bad about the whole thing..the host willy is crying on tv that he just wants to help these people...but This much I can say..we just can't let everybody win..in this game shows and that's the truth...i would like to think that as such it is not true that...the appetite of the tv networks to undo each other in the ratings is driven by greed...commercialism...money...just to lead in the market share...the propensity of filipinos...to wish that something will happen to improve their lot, to bet that luck will change their lives...to believe that their fortunes will change..to build false hopes..which may be better than no hope at all....by winning something...without facing the reality that hard work, or education is the key to improve their lot....to dangle such easy get rich schemes...the filipino culture of always trying to get ahead of others...the crab mentality...the greed inspired by materialism...more money ...the extreme materialism in society...who's to blame? that is the normal reaction of people...but we are all to blame...the tv networks who make millions at the expense of these people...the gov't who have always been more reactive than proactive...the politician who are quite good in finger pointing....after the tragedy has happened...the poor people who still believe that lady luck will change their lives...the culture of mendicancy...our society...our leaders...our greed...for letting such a tragedy befall us.....May be God wants us to realize that stepping on other people just to get ahead...justifys our actions....because we are poor...we have gone bad...our collective minds...have driven us to be humbled by our own humanity...our spiritual lives have become empty...God Help us all...