Marriage is a sacred bond between two individuals. It vows “till death do us part”, which signifies that the married couple intends to spend the remainder of their lives together, and is the beginning of a family. Marriage is a commitment between two opposite gender. Having a wife or a husband is a good thing, you’ll have a partner that supports you. Being married is everyone’s dream. Though, marriage life has never been easy to others.
Filipino has a saying, “Ang pag aasawa ay hindi parang kanin na mainit kapag isinubo mo at napaso ka ay iluluwa mo”. Meaning we should think about entering a married life because having a family needs financial and emotional support. Marriage must have affection, respect, and trust. But what all of that is began to crumble? What if you are emotional, mentally and physically hurt? Are you still going to stay with your partner and kept those vows till death do you part? For others, they may, but others who are sagacious know enough is enough. They choose to take legal actions to end their suffering. They chose to divorce.
Most countries have divorce law and every nation in the world allows its residents to divorce, but of course under some conditions. Yes, divorce makes everyone involved agonize. It affects everyone, especially on children in every aspect of their lives. Innocent beings will face the impact of their parent’s decisions. It causes emotional and behavioral distress and creates negative insights. Then why implement such gruesome law? Although divorce sounds bad, it actually gives them a second chance to live in happiness and learn from their mistakes.
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I simply can’t understand why our country, the Philippines hasn’t passed the divorce law yet. It may have consequences and I think it’s normal. There are always risks even in our day to day decisions. Besides, if the consequences are that bad why every country approved it, and not ours? The world is changing how it perceives. We are changing and there is no stopping it.
That is why I strongly support that divorce should be legalized in our country. We may be one of the religious countries, but we need to do something and take actions. Many are suffering enough. A battered wife, a battered husband, both mentally and physically abused. The harmful habits like addiction to drugs and alcohol that puts the whole family in danger. The infidelity amongst each other. Having an affair behind their husband or wife. Involving innocent children in their conflict, hurting and shouting in front of their children, which creates a deep trauma within themselves. Also, couples having a conflict with their partner can lead even into a gruesome killing.
Divorce is the solution for the family having a conflict. We may have another method, like annulment but it’s expensive and a long process that is why many chose not to avail it. It’s like a shackle where you grieve and feel more pain until it’s gone and over. Why make people suffer more when there is an option where they can move on faster. Where the husband or wife can support the child financially. Where they can dissolve their marriage permanently just because both of their feelings grew apart and before it turns into something more complicated.
To others, divorce may not be your choice and you might not support it. But think of it this way, it ends dysfunction of a long-broken marriage; save children from the pain, stress, and agony consequent to their parent’s constant marital clashes; and grant the divorced spouse the right to marry again for another chance to achieve marital bliss. After all, we all have the right to be happy. Isn’t it great to see someone, who experienced those traumatizing situation to find hope and be a better person? Divorce does not just involve parents it also involves children. Giving them the opportunity to have a chance of life, a chance of having a loving family, and provide a better environment for them that they could call home. Another opportunity doesn’t generally arrive in a pretty bundle. It might come wrapped as divorce and the unpleasant accessories that regularly go with it; at the same time get straight to the point regarding it.
Another opportunity is a blessing, one should open the blessing and choose how to manage it. However, it is a chance to change oneself and those unpleasant experiences into a fresh start. Yes, I do believe that marriage is a sacred union, I am a Filipino after all. But why force someone to spend the rest of their life in an unhappy and unhealthy partnership? Marriage is not always a happy ending like you see in the movies. One must sacrifice and make decisions for both of their sakes and be given a second chance in life.
