Life lessons
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
Taking off from p-Noy’s “anti-wang-wang culture” of graft, abuse of power and impunity I am giving space to two articles passed on to me by friends which to my mind complements and, yes, sets in proper perspective in life’s larger canvas the “outrage” (Remember that line: I take the fight against abuse and graft and corruption personally, I hope you will too or words to that effect) which the Chief Executive encouraged each and everyone to muster as he enters the second year of his six-year term.
The first article lifted from the London Times came in the form of an obituary entitled Common Sense while the second is a more upbeat yet prosaic call entitled Enjoy Life —There’s No 2nd Chance which comes across as almost in the same vein as the oft-repeated admonition to those who are “burning their candles from both ends” like some high officials in this administration as well as those getting into the last quarter of their lives as most of those who marched with the first President Aquino who are now into issuing “unsolicited advice” to P-Noy from the sidelines, perhaps in a last ditch effort to turn their Edsa I dreams into reality before they finally, just like the old soldiers of yore, fade away. Here goes;
Common Sense
“Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn’t always fair and Maybe it was my fault..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110801com4.html
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