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June 6, 2008 at 10:20 am · Filed under 1986, America, Ancient Rome, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Democracy, God, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Southeast Asia, World, agape, american empire, aquino, arroyo, autocracy, blogging, cardinal sin, chance, commitment, composition, congress, corruption, cory, cynicism, darkness, despair, dictator, dictatorship, duty, edsa, edsa dos, election, electoral reform, enlightenment, epiphany, estrada, faith, federalism, ferdinand marcos, filia, fulfillment, happiness, hate, heart, independence, inertia, influence, inspirational, interfaith rally, issues, judgment, justice, life, literature, love, magdalo, marcos, martial law, mind, momentum, natural love, ninoy, ninoy aquino, obligations, oscar cruz, pain, peace, people power, political reform, politics, rebellion, reflection, reform, relationships, revolution, self, social debate, social justice, social reform, social science, suffering, true love, work, writer, writer's code, writing and tagged: crusade, forgiveness, healing, idealism
History books and heroes carried an EDSA that was about setting things right in the Philippines, and maybe some of them had the right idea, but mostly, the context of that demonstration was misunderstood.
This is an article not to serve the peacemakers, or the warmongers. At the core of this, is an article that sets to explain why both of them are wrong… Read the rest of this entry »
February 19, 2008 at 3:01 pm · Filed under America, Democracy, History, Legislature, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Society, Southeast Asia, Suharto, US election, US politics, World, afghanistan, bhutto, castro, commitment, communism, congress, cuba, cynicism, dictatorship, duty, election, entertainment, fidel castro, happiness, hate, independence, insurrection, issues, kosovo, legitimacy, military, milosevic, movie, movies, musharraf, pakistan, pakistani elections, peace, political reform, politics, post-Cold war, reform, revolution, serbia, work
Everywhere there seems to be a feeling of fatigue for one failed system after another, and movements (like Obama’s, which seems to be sweeping the United States) have begun to spring up, maybe not with real platforms, but change for change’s sake. Until recently, we’d never have seen Thai soldiers suddenly meeting on closed doors with the blessings of their king, to topple a corrupt leader. We’d never have seen protesters taking to the streets of Myanmar in opposition to that country’s junta. Read the rest of this entry »
February 19, 2008 at 12:16 pm · Filed under Christian, Christianity, Democracy, History, Legislature, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippines, Society, Southeast Asia, Thoughts, aquino, arroyo, assassination, commitment, cynicism, destiny, dictatorship, duty, edsa, edsa dos, election, hate, hitler, insurrection, issues, legitimacy, marcos, military, nazi, nazi germany, nuremberg trials, obligations, peace, people power, political reform, politics, reform, revolution, zte scandal, zte-nbn
We are forever frustrated by the continued existence of Gloria Arroyo as President. But would you have stood up to Hitler’s Germany? And can you really stand up to Arroyo’s Philippines?
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February 14, 2008 at 7:52 am · Filed under Christ, Christian, Christianity, God, Opinion, Society, Thoughts, World, agape, commitment, dance, destiny, duty, ecstacy, enlightenment, epiphany, eros, euphoria, faith, filia, fulfillment, happiness, heart, inspirational, life, love, mind, music, natural love, obligations, pain, peace, reflection, relationships, revolution, self, serendipity, spiritual ecstacy, suffering, testimony, tranquility, true love, work
Have you ever looked in the eyes of a mother, after giving birth to her child? If you stood close to her when she was in labor—the one without anesthetics, the natural labor—you would see her heaping curses at everyone. She would be screaming in absolute pain; at one point, she would experience emotional extremes of ups and downs. And when finally you hear the gentle, faint cry coming out of her womb, and watch child and mother, caught in an emotional and spiritual embrace, look into her eyes. And you will see why. Read the rest of this entry »
February 13, 2008 at 8:40 am · Filed under 9-11, America, Christian, Christianity, God, History, Iraq, Opinion, Society, The Good Samaritan, Thoughts, War, World, afghanistan, arroyo, commitment, cynicism, dictatorship, duty, enlightenment, faith, filia, fulfillment, happiness, hate, heart, inspirational, life, love, obligations, osama bin laden, pain, peace, reform, relationships, suffering, tranquility, work
Tirelessly, and with no reward in sight, they will still work to care for people. They come off as traitors, and fools. How could they love people with so much hate? How could they give their lives to people who would readily sacrifice it to murder innocents? “I don’t care how many lives he’s killed. So long as he’s here, he’s my patient.” “God taught us to love everyone. Even those who hurt us.” “We are equal before God. Everyone deserves a dignified life.” Read the rest of this entry »
February 12, 2008 at 6:13 am · Filed under Christian, Christianity, Enchanted, God, Opinion, Society, Thoughts, commitment, cynicism, enlightenment, entertainment, faith, filia, fulfillment, happiness, hate, heart, inspirational, life, love, mind, movie, movies, pain, peace, relationships, suffering, tranquility, work
We live in a cynical world. In our search for Love and Happiness, we found only pain and suffering. In our labors to find the goodness of the human heart, we have found only deeper and deeper levels of cruelty. But there is much to Love, and therefore be happy, in this world…
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February 12, 2008 at 4:51 am · Filed under Christian, Christianity, God, Opinion, Society, Thoughts, Wedding Singer, commitment, duty, enlightenment, entertainment, faith, filia, hate, inspirational, labor, life, love, movie, movies, pain, relationships, suffering, work
We look for signs of love in flowers, red roses, and sweet words. But the real sign of Love can be found in her tears, and her callused hands, and her tired sighs… Read the rest of this entry »
February 11, 2008 at 3:08 pm · Filed under Christian, Christianity, God, Opinion, Thoughts, World, commitment, duty, enlightenment, faith, filia, inspirational, labor, life, love, movie, movies, obligations, relationships, work
Love is like a garden. All of us are called to till its soil, some in the area of roses and others in the orchids. But all of us are equally called to work on it. Wherever we may be, we will all be lead beyond our comforts, into thankless, often hateful tasks. And that’s the hard part of this love…
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February 8, 2008 at 5:09 pm · Filed under Down with Love, Opinion, Society, Thoughts, commercialism, commitment, cynicism, entertainment, faith, inspirational, life, love, movie, movies, relationships
These lonely hearts… one way or another, will come face to face with a picture of Love: soft kisses, whispers of sweet nothings, and the little gestures… and they will look at envy, and wish for the same. But are they really looking for someone to love, or the feeling of love?
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February 5, 2008 at 1:47 pm · Filed under 9-11, New York, Thoughts, cloverfield, commitment, cynicism, entertainment, faith, inspirational, life, love, movie, movies, relationships
Part Godzilla, part Blair Witch, and part Bug War (for Alien—or better yet, Starcraft fans—you’ll get what I mean), it’s an extraordinary love story set against the backdrop of chaos, and mayhem. I was surprised myself, but whittled down to its bare essentials, it was the story of separation, and the journey of one soul back to its true love… Read the rest of this entry »
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