You say....Stay

Stay. The buzzword for the week. The agony of waiting for something to happen is so unbearable. Everything becomes hazy. I didn't plan for any of this to happen. I never imagined that my life would be like in a movie scene. It didn't occur to me that it's goin' to be this tough. No one ever told me that real life never ends with the 'happily-ever-after' thing. I have spent half my life dreaming of my knight in shining armor....

They say that it is you and only you who makes your own happiness and destiny. But what if you are left with limited choices? How do you make the best out of everything? People come in your life for a reason....by season...A cliche that struck me. I still haven't figure out why we meet them...why I am falling...why I am hurting...why I am breaking into million pieces. I think the lines in the song "Everybody's Changing" is very applicable to me....."So little time, try to understand that I try to make a move just to stay in the game...but everybody's changing. I don't feel the same."....In so many ways, this is me.

But I know that whatever I do, there's no use wallowing. Even if I turn my whole world upside down, the fact still remains that I am living in my own fairy tale world....a world of make-believe...of magic...waiting for my own happily-ever-after ending. Sigh. So I close the book and let my imagination drift off and lay my head and rest from its weariness and restlessness.

United Nations bureaucracy

Issues such as the population explosion, the increasing gap between rich and poor, and threats to the environment can be addressed effectively only through a global, concerted response. By joint decision of its member-states, the UN holds conferences on major issues so that the world community can consult and take action.

UN Conferences provide a forum for discussion on a matter of global concern, and the international debate, forge an agreement on what should be done and stimulate action - collectively and in each country.

Cultural and language barriers are hindrance in the expression of concerns and in winning the ears and hearts of the other people. They can manipulate the discussions and steal your ideas, modify and present it as their own.

In order to control the bureaucracy’s conflicting nature, first there should be a development of horizontal cooperative arrangements such as team building and development. By incorporating a horizontal structure within the organization, information will be allowed to flow horizontally within the organization; giving the workers more control over the decision-making process. The second is to immerse the individual in organizational values as well as societal values. From this perspective, the cultural values of the organization can be integrated with the value structure inherent within the individual. The nurturing of the co-workers and unity among workers is seen as a method of reconciling the psychological harm of the bureaucracy upon the individual. Such actions give the individual a renewed sense of purpose and a sense of identity outside of the work environment.

In order to confront the language and thought controls of the bureaucracy, there is a need for an openness to reality. The organization needs to readily accept conditions as they are defined outside of the organization as well as within. And the final action is the reformation of community values. It is important for the organization to recognize the needs of society in providing services for its member-states. Only by doing this will the political clashes within and outside of the bureaucracy subside.

Diverting into another subject which is one of the many important goals of the bureaucracy, the peace-keeping operation. Peace-keeping operations are only part of the UN’s much wider peace effort. The UN undertakes “preventive diplomacy” to stop conflicts before they erupt. As an impartial body, the UN can be very effective in easing tension and resolving problems,helping parties to settle their differences peacefully. The UN then must have full political backing, a clear and workable mandate, and the personnel, equipment and support needed to do the job.

With all these requirements, peace-keeping can be effective only if governments pay their peacekeeping dues in full and on time. Without assured funding, countries will be less and less willing to make their personnel available.

There is no perfect organization as there is no perfect individual. As time pass by, the world is in need of an organization that can be flexible to its demands. We live in an age where the “rate of societal change” is more than rapid than ever before. Surely humanity is not best served in such a time with an organization that was designed a half century ago. There is no better way of assuring the constituents of any organization than to adopt policies in accordance with the plights and issues threatening the economy, peace and security, health and sovereignty. Involving people by making channels of participation will allow the bureaucracy to serve their clients or customers efficiently. After all, they know best what’s good for them. The UN should always make reform a priority,bearing in mind the goals set forth in the Charter, to give way to the adjustments that they may have to make. Only then will the UN avert another global catastrophe.