“Come what come may” originated from William Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1605. Usually used just as “come what may”. It has a version in Spanish "que sera sera”; its English rendering is: "what will be, will be". Both have the same sense and meaning. In another sense, it is brinkmanship, as in the conduct of international relations, foreign policies, etc.
This is the situation the MILF is in now! But this is not borne out of frustration; not at all. The tradition of the MILF is that if it has decided on things especially major matters, after a thorough and concrete analysis of concrete situation --- and not violating any tenet of Islam – it will only say: “Tawwakkaltu al-Allah”; meaning, in God we trust and it will proceed with clear conscience and hope that it will succeed. Fittingly, in its search for a political solution to the armed conflict in Mindanao, there is no turning back anymore. The way of peace is the only available option now. (Thinking of other choice is not an option).
It is this decisiveness that brings the MILF to new heights. When it organized itself in 1977, it did not know what is in the future; when it agreed to hold peace negotiation in 1997, it did not know that the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) would ever cross its path and signed. The only thing known and clear to the men and women in the MILF is that they believe that what they are doing is the right thing for their people. They are also fully aware that death is part of it, which can come at any moment without warning.
Moreover, when the MILF agreed to allow the Philippine government to undertake its internal legal process to implement these political documents (FAB and CAB) into what is now the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), it has virtually allowed itself to the “mercy” or “tyranny” of that process. This process follows several layers of complex and meticulous processes: crafting of the basic law, deliberation in Congress, ratification by the people, and a possible intervention of the Supreme Court, etc. But the MILF has taken the risk and remains very certain that the BBL has a bright future.
Right now, the BBL is battered from all sides. It appears it is already doomed. But for us, all these rumblings and noises are part of the process. It is the nature of things that big ones that matter cannot be achieved hands down. Always the price for that is high, and only those who persevere, not the brave, will stay and endure the hardships and tribulations and reap the fruits of victory.
In the end, we believe the BBL will be ours. Why are we saying these? First, we believe in the collective wisdom of Congress that they will pass a good BBL. Second, the voices of reason and peace will eventually overpower the yelling of war freaks and deviants. Third, we believe and had seen that once President Benigno Aquino III committed something, he will fulfill it. Finally, we believe that Almighty God will hear the prayers of those who want the BBL to pass and peace to reign in our lands. God is most merciful!
http://www.luwaran.net/index.php/editorial/item/986-come-what-come-may
It is this decisiveness that brings the MILF to new heights. When it organized itself in 1977, it did not know what is in the future; when it agreed to hold peace negotiation in 1997, it did not know that the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) would ever cross its path and signed. The only thing known and clear to the men and women in the MILF is that they believe that what they are doing is the right thing for their people. They are also fully aware that death is part of it, which can come at any moment without warning.
Moreover, when the MILF agreed to allow the Philippine government to undertake its internal legal process to implement these political documents (FAB and CAB) into what is now the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), it has virtually allowed itself to the “mercy” or “tyranny” of that process. This process follows several layers of complex and meticulous processes: crafting of the basic law, deliberation in Congress, ratification by the people, and a possible intervention of the Supreme Court, etc. But the MILF has taken the risk and remains very certain that the BBL has a bright future.
Right now, the BBL is battered from all sides. It appears it is already doomed. But for us, all these rumblings and noises are part of the process. It is the nature of things that big ones that matter cannot be achieved hands down. Always the price for that is high, and only those who persevere, not the brave, will stay and endure the hardships and tribulations and reap the fruits of victory.
In the end, we believe the BBL will be ours. Why are we saying these? First, we believe in the collective wisdom of Congress that they will pass a good BBL. Second, the voices of reason and peace will eventually overpower the yelling of war freaks and deviants. Third, we believe and had seen that once President Benigno Aquino III committed something, he will fulfill it. Finally, we believe that Almighty God will hear the prayers of those who want the BBL to pass and peace to reign in our lands. God is most merciful!
http://www.luwaran.net/index.php/editorial/item/986-come-what-come-may
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