SONA 2009: To watch or not to watch?

The State of the Nation Address or more commonly known as SONA is drawing nearer for her excellency, President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo. But before we discuss if people should watch or should not to watch her SONA, I shall take you back memory lane about what truly is a SONA.

The SONA or in Filipino the Talumpati sa Kalagayan ng Bansa is a speech given by the country's presidents in order to say, inform, assess, and congratulate, anything that happened during his/her term. The SONA is also a chance for the opposition to protest and rally against the reign of the president and wish for her resignation. The first ever SONA was made by President Manuel Quezon on June 16, 1936. But let me ask you readers this. Why did no one protest against the SONA's of our former presidents and why protest so much against our current president?

Her excellency has made a total of 3 SONA's; one on 2001, one on 2005, and her last as she says this July 27, 2009. If we recall again, during her first SONa millions of people listened and believed. The second one was scary due to many controversies concerning her. And now comes her final SONA. The SONA in which she wishes to assess herself on how she tried to become a great president despite all of the controversies and insult from the mass public.
Now let's go back to the main topic. Shoud we watch the SONA or not? I believe we should. If you are thinking I am biased and you're saying that I'm a Pro-GMA, I am saying to all of you that I am not. I just believe that it is wiser to watch her excellency for one last time. To show her our respect since she as well is human. If you are going to watch, watch the SONA with your heart and your mind, not only with one of those. Watch and listen to her with both in order to know if she is telling the truth or not. And those to does not wish to watch her, do not overflow your emotions. Believe in what your heart and mind belives in. Not only one of the two. The SONA of GMA is something a choice if we would wish to learn or not. Her SONA is her last and we should try to watch it.

Now I hope that I was capable of persuading you all to watch her SONA may you be Pro- or Anti-, as long as you watch to show respect. You know I've heard people say why GMA is speaking English during her speeches and they can't understand it. But I am telling you now this and this is a fact and a way to end this long writing of mine, try to dwell with this; "When you see a foreigner crying and he is speaking, you would comfort her because you know that languages cannot bar the soul of the golden heart"

Beauty is truth, truth beauty! - John Keats