Entry #3 - Sad Who?

            Sadhu? More like sad who.  The parable of the Sadhu was heavily discussed this week.  I felt that the people already did the best they could to help the sadhu, but I guess my ethics is more on the “ethics of the wealthy” then.  In a way, this made me realize that we are actually the sad ones, not knowing what ethics really is. This led me to think about our SL proposal which was due this week.

Our group decided to go with the One Liter of Light (Isang Litrong Liwanag) project that ENGLICOM was handling, because we felt that it was a sustainable project and we had connections in the organization.  We were considering other projects in BMS as well.  Unfortunately, we felt that this project was a better fit to the requirements of the course. 

While looking for a suitable SL proposal, it made me think about how many “sadhus” are around in our area.  It is sad how many people are marginalized or have been mistreated.  There are so many organizations that support these people, especially COSCA, who apparently are supporting many different organizations. 

I also remember the times where I used to think that companies are purely profit driven and “ethics” was merely a way of getting good publicity.  It has become evident that modern companies do need CSR and that it is not limited to big companies.  Human Nature, Ben & Jerry and Binalot are just some of the companies that prove CSR is indeed beneficial to a company.  I hope that our SL project will give me an idea on how to implement it in my future company.