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Thoughts on Man and Society in GeneralArchive for May, 2009
A Picture of the Real World
Caffeine Sparks has a recent post about the nitty and gritty of the slums that she passed by; on a side-note, I remembered seeing something similar some years ago while walking on Katipunan at late-night. A street kid was standing over a beaten up opponent, while behind him were fellow kids watching. Bereft of any form of education or rules, what else is there but the rule of might is right?
But Sparks gives poetry to an otherwise dark, vulgar event; A stark portrayal that will linger on the edge of our minds for a long time. A Kuko ng Liwanag post, a must-read.
Pacquiao over the Indus
Beating Hatton is comparable to gazing across the Indus, to the great expanse of India, as the Macedonian Alexander did. How did he get there? Mexico must venerate him the way the Persians did of Alexander, and now he’s begun to get the attention of the rest of the world. But how further can he really go? Read the rest of this entry »
