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Follow Instructions and Directions

The homily states that in life we have to follow instructions and directions.  It is a must because if we don't follow them by heart ... something bad may happen.  

If you are taking a multiple choice exam and the instructions say please tick the right answer in the circle provided.  If you put an X in the circle instead of a check ... you are not following the directions.  Same thing if you shade the circle ... chances are the person correcting your paper may not consider your answer (even if the answers are right) for the simple reason that you were not following directions.

The same thing can be said about doctors' prescriptions. If the instruction says to take Vibramycin 500 mg three times a day for 1 week.  If you were taking 25o mg because you want to save money, you are not following doctor's orders and chances are you may lengthen your hospital stay. If you are taking it twice a day instead of thrice a day ... you are self-medicating which is a big no-no. If you take the antibiotics only for three days instead of 1-week because you started to feel better ... chances are you may develop antibiotic resistance ..or worse bacterial resistance.

You have seen on YouTube the harrowing experience of people using cocaine, marijuana, and shabu.  You also have seen firsthand drug addiction, and how it affects people's lives - be it physical, mental, emotional, psychological, financial, and relationships. But you insist and defied what you saw ... ignored what you knew and continued to use it ... because you want to have a good time. And then blame others for making that decision? How about owning the responsibility of your actions.

Your father died recently because of lung cancer. You saw TV warnings about cigarette and alcohol use ... how dangerous it is to indulge in those activities. And you have a set of friends who make it a habit of having a night tryst with both alcohol and smoking ... and you can't resist their invitations because these friends are the only ones you have. Then one day ... you were gasping for breath and were brought to the hospital ... only to find you have cancer of the lungs too.  And those friends you only have ... started to avoid you.

Why are instructions and directions important? 

Instructions are important because they provide a roadmap to complete the goal. What you learn on social media and on YouTube are like instructions ... they serve as reminders to guide us on what to decide next. They also help us avoid mistakes and achieve our goals. Without instructions, it would be difficult to complete even the simple tasks.