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The 2-word slang is considered a joke which is bentang benta sa mga Filipino netizen. Dahil tayong mga Pilipino, we like making things light. But one thing that piqued my interest is a tweet from @YearoftheMonSy (?) last October 2018. There, he said:

TRIVIA: The phrase SANA ALL was first popularized by Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels in their phenomenal work "The Manifesto of the Communist Party" as a plea to distribute wealth and the means of production across the population.

Dagdag pa ang slogan na popularized by Marx's "Critique of the Gotha program" but originated from a famous French politician and historian, Louis Blanc. (Nosebleed!!)

They said, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." In which Marx explained na kapag daw ang isang communist society ay na-establish, it will produce enough goods and services so that everyone's needs can be satisfied.

Pantay-pantay lahat. Makukuha ng lahat ang makukuha ng isa. Sana all!

Imagine, people have equal access to their necessities, this is the epitome of Sana All.

But... in our case, ano nga ba ang usual hugot ng "Sana All" ng mga netizen? And by saying "Sana All", do they really mean it? Is it really just an inside joke, or a habit of Filipinos? And do they really consider everyone every time they say this phrase?

Or... "sana all" actually a silent cry of what we really want as an individual?

Kasi hindi tayo sanay ng nagpapakita ng gusto natin. Our society, especially in our Filipino Family Culture, it conditioned us that we should prioritize the needs of others first before us. Therefore, imbis na "sana ako rin" o "buti pa siya mayroon niyan, ako wala". Ang ginagawa, gine-generalize natin ito sa quote unquote "lahat" para hindi tunog inggit. A mask or indirectness of what we really want in life.

Remember the quote, "The grass is always greener on the other side"?

We tend to look at someone's back, not knowing that someone else is looking at our back. It's an unending series and an unbreakable chain, kaya napapaulit-ulit din ang flex culture which was the topic na in-address ko last week.

What I'm saying is that the cycle of Flex and Sana All Culture becomes problematic because it subconsciously promotes inggit. 😲

We're subconsciously downplaying what we have in our life kaya we "plea" to have what the others have. Kaya ang nako-condition sa isip natin: hindi tayo masaya, hindi kuntento.

While yes, it might help someone move to reach their goals, but pwede ko ring ipasok ang questions like gusto ba natin makuha ang isang bagay dahil ito talaga ang gusto natin? Or dahil lang nakita natin sa iba kaya akala natin, gusto rin natin ng ganon?

But let's say one day, matupad ang kaka-"Sana all", you know, mag-manifest at maging pantay pantay na talaga ang lahat — same talent, success, knowledge – can we still appreciate what we have if lahat ay pare-parehas na? 😳

Like always, I'll end this video with a question:

Kung nakuha mo ang mga kinaiinggitan sa iba na tinatago mo sa "sana all", can we still consider what makes the real you, Y O U ?

Let's ponder on that, yes?

Drop down your comments below and let's discern! Stay pressed and think more.

That's it for today's video, dudes.

I'm Momo, your manila girl, na nagsasabing please, live freely.

Byeeeii!!!
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your manila girl 2 hours ago
@ar_verayo Wow! Thank you for this transcript! I messaged you pala. <3
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