Conscience Quotes Novels & Stories

Its warmth comforted my soul. "I feel ashamed," I brought up. "Nahihiya ako. My conscience won't take it if ever I put you or anyone in trouble dahil sa inasal ko." I watched the smoke swirled from the cup of cocoa drink. Kagabi lang ako uminom ulit. At sinadya ko talagang magpakalasing. Kung nagawa ko mang mag-eskandalo o ano, it'd be totally my fault. Lalo na kung may nadamay o naabala ako.

Maaaring madami silang gumawa noon pero hindi naman lahat ng lalaki ay ganoon. Tumikhim ang matandang proud pa sa ginawang katarantaduhan. "You're too proud. Nangaliwa kayo sa asawa? How can you still be proud even if it's a sin? May asawa kayo...paano niyo natitiis na tabihan ang asawa niyo tuwing gabi pagkatapos niyong pumunta sa ibang babae? Where's your conscience?"

Kumikinang ito. "O-onyx, I'm a diamond. All of us are diamonds. Our lives are worth it like a diamond. We cannot just waste it in a stupid game of greed. Our breath shouldn't fade away like what happening here. Every day I feel so ashamed because of the people we killed just to make them satisfied. We are not just a player inside. We are the fighter. I'm willing to face the consequences of my action. If you want to kill me right now. I'll accept it." I can feel his sincerity. Hearing those words is refreshing. Diamond... No one tells me that word will give me encouragement to save many lives. No one deserves to die just because of power.

Hindi pa nagtagal ay bigla na lang siyang napabunghalit ng iyak. My conscience is weighing heavily on me, making it difficult for me to act or speak. "You are not meant for each other. You need to understand that now. Out of the two of you, you're the only one who hasn't grasped that yet," aniya nang kumalma-kalma sa pag-iyak. "S-Siya ang d-dahilan kaya nasira a-ang buhay ng papa m-mo. S-Siya a-ang-"

Partly, maybe what he said was true. “Pero…wala namang magyayari sa atin kung masyado tayong mag fo-focus sa what ifs at baka. Kasi nakaraan na silang lahat. Wala na tayong magagawa para baguhin o ayusin, dahil nagyari na.” “Pero…hindi ka ba nagalit? O nainis man lang? Because things could have turned out differently if we hadn't broken him. Alam mo, April. Kada makikita ko ang kambal, my conscience are killing me.”

Sa sobrang panic ko at desperadang mailigtas ang aso ay hindi ko na naisip pa ang sarili kong buhay. "Even if you say you wanted to save the dog, your decision is still wrong. What if I really hit you? My conscience will be the price if you end up in the hospital. And I will carry that conscience for the rest of my life because of the unfortunate event that happened." Sermon niya sakin pero may halong sinseridad. "Alam ko naman." Humina ang boses ko dahil sa kahihiyan na nararamdaman. Totoo naman kasi ang sinabi niya.

So chin up and don't get shake off. Mariin kong naipikit ang aking mga mata. With what she said, it somehow makes me calm. She's right, why would I be bothered? I can't control what people think or say about me, however as long as I know my conscience is clear things will be better. ---