Accordingly, the 7-minute video featured a married man and a married woman, both public school teachers, doing the illicit lovemaking. The film is now transmitted, figuratively speaking, in every Bluetooth-compatible cellphone in the city. There are reports that the video is now posted at the internet. And it’s unbelievable that the video is now the city’s most-sought record.

It’s tragic. The man left a bereaved yet upset family while the woman fled out of town as aggrieved parties hunted her. What a waste of profession and stable jobs!

The incident reminds me of a friend priest who said that sex had never done a man good and he is fortunate if the indulgence would never harm him. It has always been best to practice complete fidelity to your espouse.

As they say, extra-marital affairs become natural for some people today. But what drove the couple to document the activity? Why would they take turns in capturing video at close range as they perform the act? How and under what circumstances was the first copy of the video transmitted?

People asked these few questions. Simple answers could not be found. But let this be a lesson for anyone. Pleasure from sex has always been a good thing. What makes sex awful is the means and the circumstances of the sexual delight that brings with them disturbing consequences many times far greater than the temporal enjoyment.

Sometimes, we even ask if it is okay to do what the law inhibits, especially at times when we think we’ll get away with it. Affirmative answer works for some people. But most of us think that peace of mind and the absence of major mistakes are prerequisite conditions under which we best live usefully and virtuously.

Even if it were true, suicide would not correct the impropriety. It is odd to think the man could not bear public ridicule. The woman, on the other hand, denied the allegations she was the one in the film.

Anyway, some quarters have expressed concern and urged the public to stop proliferation of the scandalous video. Even with legal couples, capturing video on sexual sessions poses risk. It would be better to be discreet every time and in everyway. (nmbdablo@yahoo.com)

Last update: 26-01-2009 22:28