Dinig Sana Kita

On “Dinig Sana Kita”

Our human senses, though often unappreciated, do us huge favors which contribute to our humanity. In the conventional perspective of humans given our subjective biases, we feel normal and complete if all our senses function well. As a result, a distinct kind of discrimination over those who do not enjoy all their human senses exists in our society. Most look at them as lesser humans. But, what is it really that makes us humans? Does being disabled really limit our ability to be happy and live normally in this material world?

Dinig Sana Kita is a movie which has a “deaf theme” offering a story which challenges the conventional views regarding deaf people who are deprived of hearing both noises and melodies. What is more interesting is that it affirms the notion that the deaf can be happier than most people. It appears that the inability of most people to be simply contented with what they have causes their lack of appreciation for being complete physically. Most fail to enjoy life because they are too busy looking at what is not there.

The politics within the family was also depicted in the story. As what most people say, most of the rich people in terms of economic resources are those who do not have a stable family life. Hilarious as it may appear but the societal framework of today seems to affect the way we live our lives and the way we see ourselves as part of the world as a whole. Because of our thirst to gain more economically, we unconsciously lose the things which are actually the more important ones.

While starting to live by the rules of the society imposed by the period of modernization and globalization, we also start forgetting the kind of persons we were or to certain extents, the kind of persons we should have been. The fathers forget to be fathers while being too busy on their roles as breadwinners. The mothers forget to be mothers while being too busy with their friends and social activities. The sons and daughters forget to be children while being too pre-occupied of their complaints which lead to rebellion.

It is but amazing to realize that the beauty of life is not restricted within the walls of perfection but rather appreciation. One can be happy only when he or she chooses to be happy regardless of not having everything. Perhaps, happiness has never been something too difficult to attain but a choice to be simply chosen.