THE 'LOOKING GLASS' THEORY AND WHY LAWMAKERS ROB THE PEOPLE

The blogger and his apoko Juan- Juan in a Singapore mall

Dining out with our son's family at Lucky Plaza, where Filipinos converge
especially on Sundays, in Singapore

       A blast from the past.
     It was ironic that the reasons the convicted plunderer was ousted were the same reasons the critics were then presenting for the ouster of gloria in excelsis deo.
     Let us go into the "looking glass" theory as proposed by Charles S. Cooley so we can understand why men in power or any ordinary person behaves and thinks the way he or she does.
     The fundamental concept is this: A person will perceive himself as others see him or her. For these rascals, it is the other way around--they perceive themselves according to themselves. Here lie the roots of conflict. But they will not understand given their moral and intellectual bankruptcy.
     The "looking glass" theory is one aspect of socialization, a never ending process, which starts at birth until our dying day.
     It's here that the concept of right and wrong is learned, not inherited from our parents. Our physical, mental and social skills are acquired here even as human interaction continues as we move from one structure (or agent of socialization) to another.
     By age 25, it is assumed that through this process, we shall have permanently developed values and principles that would guide us through the labyrinths of life.
     Recommended reading for pseudo Ilokano writers who have been maligning the blogger.