Tag Archives: Wisdom
The Good News In My Life
I am a person who finds it difficult to keep a secret, specially if it is good news. My body language easily betrays me and I would itch all over to proclaim the joy inside me or I feel I … Continue reading
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Tagged Learning, Wisdom
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Obedience
The first and most important virtue that my parents and other elders in my youth tried to teach me was obedience. In the seminary where I spent most of my formative years, obedience was the supreme virtue, even ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Love, Spirituality
Tagged Choice, Discipline, Learning, Wisdom
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My Prayer Today
Prayers these days seem so inutile in the face of all the pain and misery brought about by destruction and devastation wrought by typhoon Yolanda. We prayed mightily as a nation for God to spare us from the storm, to … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Philippines/Filipino, Spirituality
Tagged Prayer, Suffering, Trust, Wisdom
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The Filipino Spirit and Adversity
Vitavi denique culpam, non laudem merui. ~ HoraceI do not deserve any praise just because I have avoided fault or avoided making a mistake. In the same way, doing an act of courage and bravery does not make me a … Continue reading
Storms and Typhoons
The worst of the typhoon Yolanda seems to be over by now. The sun is peeking out again. And now the daunting work of damage assessment, clean-up and rebuilding begins. It was awesome watching the raging storm through TV news … Continue reading
Coming Full Circle
One evening while Anabelle was preparing dinner, she called out to Jane and said: “Come and help me prepare dinner, Jane. I will teach you how to cook.” Jane very spontaneously replied: “No, Lola, my husband will cook.” We, of … Continue reading
A User’s Manual for Life?
Mickey has just bought himself a new car and it came with a very thick ‘User’s Manual’ as thick as a Bible. The Manual describes the car and its parts in great details, how to operate the car, how to … Continue reading
Solidarity and Convergence
In a far and remote corner of New Mexico is this chapel of Santo Nino de Atocha in Chimayo. Many of the American soldiers sent to the Philippines just before the Second World War were from New Mexico because they … Continue reading
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Tagged Grace, Gratitude, Serendipity, Wisdom
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The Prophet, the Fool and the Poet
Man’s mind is so powerful that it can trump reality and replace it with a world of delusion and illusion. When someone tells us truth that hurts, we seek to still or quiet that voice – sometimes subtly, sometimes violently. … Continue reading
Faith, Love and Hope
Man is unique in all of creation because of his capacity to reason. Man has done marvelous deeds because of this capability. Because of this, man has swung between the temptation of believing he is the center of all creation … Continue reading