In my law days, we were always urged to read the law in context with the surrounding circumstances of people, time and place. For any given situation, either by an example or jurisprudence, our law professor reminds us always to find the linking words. And put together in context
And create an environment where meaning of the message is conveyed through the use of words appropriate for the situ
ation, thus, throwing light of fairness in communicating. The underlying purpose is to surround the message with interrelated conditions so as to arrive at the desired but reasonable conclusion in the light of a given perspective. We need to scan the environment and interpret every message in context so as to yield to its authenticity with real import of its meaning. The overflow of information in a cyber age has effectively deprived us to broadly understand what really are unfolding before us. Oftentimes than not, we get strayed; we lost the meaning; and we are taken out of context. Being in context means the be-all and end-all in interpreting life in all aspects -- to its entirety. With has been going on in these exciting times, there comes a compelling necessity to dissect in greater details the expression of any kind of message: either spoken or written; hardcopy or digital and; voice type or body language. To be in context shapes the landscape of communication. On one hand, a good opinion on people’s lives and events can be reaped from a careful endeavor to weave all facts from different angles using the human senses but anchored on valued principles. That way, the crux of the matter can easily be spotted. Then, it will radiate rays of light giving birth to a complete circle of a new paradigm of truth. On the other hand, If people or institutions get attacked off the track, they tend to cry foul and most likely gave a perennial excuse that it is politically motivated or with ill-motive of vengeance. But little did they realize that by failure to disclose some material facts would most probably ripen into misunderstanding. Then, the process of exchange of communication will be in jeopardy. Nonetheless, all situations stir up an open and healthy discussion with the end of putting it in the right context. Ironically, in an information age, we are suffering from mental paralysis in putting in context the actual situation we are in. We utterly failed to understand what others really mean that we put ourselves in the line of danger of being misunderstood. This is the office of this writing. We will try to connect all the dots. We will exert effort to find the hidden corners. We will explore the other side of the world. And hopefully, we can create an environment of truth. We can throw some light to the message. We can give the right meaning. And finally, put everything in context.
