Leadership Versus Corruption

I was privileged to attend an earlier conference sponsored by the US Embassy in the Philippines called Tagytay Seminar 2006 and the theme revolved around what individuals and groups can do to combat corruption in the country.

One striking question that struck in the whole process of the sharing was the sharp question on the extent to which i am willing to take a stand, display my leadership in the fight against corruption. Since there are real stories of deaths due to this cause, i asked myself if i would be willing to make the decision, and say 'yes' i am willing to die for what i believe in.

A while back, the session on the moment of truth, brought back this question. But what struck me most was the need to have real hold of oneself, including making the needed preparations, perhaps, to prepare for that moment. While no concrete one answer is floating at present, and given that a participant came to me and suggested a reading called "defining moments" by Joseph Badaracco, i will have more time looking into this.

But the question remains, am i willing to sacrifice my life to fight against corruption or even just my liberty to fight for a change in the Philippine Government.