“Ang masamang damo ay mahirap mamatay”

"Ang masamang damo ay matagal mamatay," states a Tagalog

proverb. "Bad grasses (thorns and thistles) survive longer," literally translates.

This is the belief that evil people or terrible guys outlive their good

counterparts, despite the fact that there is no statistical or scientific evidence

for this. "Ang bait mo naman, sana kunin ka no ni Lord" ("You're so nice, may

the Lord take you to heaven") was also a common phrase. These messages

appear to suggest that your lifespan is determined by whether you are good

or bad, with the latter being preferred if you want to live longer.

Indeed, we often regard the wicked as succeeding more than they

deserve, but we must remember that both good and evil things happen in life.

One of the aims of this adage, perhaps, is to warn us that it is difficult to fully

exclude evil from our life. We can only accept this reality, fight evil, and aspire

to be better people.

The expression of a person when they hear that phrase depends on

how the person say it, like when we are playing games and my opponents

cant kill me I always say “mahirap mamatay ang masamang damo” in a funny

way, their common expression are they laugh and will see as a villain in their

perspectives because we all know that most of the villain in every filipino

movies likes to say that filipino proverb.

I think that individuals who are full of hatred, who appear to have a

dominant personality, who kill, lie, or are continuously guilty of wrongdoings

live longer because God knew they were like that before they were born. And

learning from and correcting their faults is a part of their purpose before their
judgment. Before allowing people to enter God's Kingdom, God offers them

an opportunity to change for the better. It then explains why the good folks

are the ones that die first. It is, however, ironic. Their goal to be kind, giving,

and serve God, particularly while they were in pain, has come to an end. It's

time to bestow the greatest prize on them: a second... an everlasting life.

This metaphor was discussed in a debate I read. Some argue that it is

not nasty individuals who live long lives, but rather intelligent men. Others

argue that most decent individuals die first because of illness or because they

give their life for others, as most well-known saints did. But, in my opinion, it is

not due to a set of circumstances or a set of chances. It is, as I already

stated, God's plan. It is entirely up to us whether we choose to follow Him or

not. And if it's already time for us to depart, it'll happen nonetheless. God is

wonderful.