"Ang masamang damo matagal mamatay." When you translate into english, literally it means "Weeds don't easily die", but to make more sense, it's a metaphor which means "bad people live longer." This just came to my mind last night when I was about to sleep. And I just realized why so... Faith in God is only my basis.
I believe those who are full of hatred, who seem to have powerful personality, kill, lie or constantly fund of wrongdoings live longer because God already know they are like that even before they were born. And part of their mission before their judgment is to learn and correct their mistakes. God gives them a chance to change for the better before God allows them to enter to His Kingdom. It then explains why good guys die first. It is ironic though. Their mission to be kind, to be generous, to serve God especially when they suffered, is over. It's time to give them their ultimate reward, a second life... an eternal life.
I read a discussion about this metaphor. Some say, its not bad people who live long but smart guys instead. Others say, most of the good people die first because they suffer from illness or sacrifice their lives for others like most known saints. But in my opinion, it's not because of certain circumstances or chances. As I've mentioned earlier, it's God's plan. It''s just our choice if we follow Him or not. And if it's already our time to leave, it'll happen no matter what. God is good!
2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)
ReplyDelete9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.