Wisik: A Splash of Reality

September 28, 2020               For the past meetings, we have been talking about William Desmond’s ideas with regards to Metaphysics. We were discussing on what it means to be, i.e. the question of Being. It is said that in order to accomplish the study of Being as much as it is, the human spirit has the pure desire to know as he confronts the presence of Being. This reminds me of the relationship between God and a demonically possessed, infested, or oppressed individual. From the book that I read entitled Exorcism by Fr. Jose Francisco ‘Jocis’ Syquia, he accounts there some cases of possession/oppression and how a demoniac becomes liberated from such spiritual attack. There, he states that the deliverance/exorcism only becomes successful if the victim is willing to be healed, i.e. has the pure desire to love God, to know Him more, and renounce his/her own sinful ways. It could be likened to that of accomplishing the study of Being, to have the pure desire to know to have an effectiv

          Last session, we continued tackling about the history of the concept of Metaphysics. One of the points discussed was the notion of Heidegger on being. Being, for him, is being-in-the-world and being-with-others. Furthermore, this entails that this being is a shepherd of reality, as he knows that he is not in control. This brought me to some points of reflection. First, it was mentioned that being-in-the-world suggests that we cannot live without the world. The world could still go on even if there are no human beings. This reminds me of the Holy Father’s call today, especially in this time of the Season of Creation. There is an urgent call for ecological conversion. The cry of the Earth is getting louder and more painful as we do our daily activities that harm the environment. When our home gets destroyed by our excessive and destructive behaviors, I believe that humanity will cease to exist. Another point of reflection is still on Heidegger’s being, being-with-others. I ex