It's interesting how labor, even unjust forms, have been justified and continued all these years. Taken out of context, the German slogan "Arbeit macht frei" (Work brings freedom) may seem wonderful. Those unfamiliar with the phrase may then find it surprising that these were the words that greeted newly-arrived victims in the most notorious concentration camps like Dachau and Auschwitz.
The Bukas Palad song "Freedom is at Hand" describes the plight of many in our country still seeking this freedom.
The Bukas Palad song "Freedom is at Hand" describes the plight of many in our country still seeking this freedom.
Is freedom a farmer with no land to farm?
Is freedom a fisher with no river to fish?
Is freedom a worker with no place to work?
Yet they said freedom is at hand.
Is freedom a fisher with no river to fish?
Is freedom a worker with no place to work?
Yet they said freedom is at hand.
We clamor and hope that St. Cruchaga's words may ring true today and that all workers may find meaning and true freedom in what they dedicate their lives to.
"It is in his work that the worker is sanctified." - St. Luis Alfredo Hurtado Cruchaga, S.J.
Mabuhay ang lahat ng nagtratrabaho tungo sa hustisya at karapatan ng abang manggagawa. Make them hear you.
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