It is a common reaction that friends, relatives, and family remain silent even if there is something wrong in what others are saying, or doing. I have to take note of some of the reasons (from a book) why this happens*: a. lack of honesty b. it is easier to remain silent (passive code of silence) c. no one loves enough to tell the truth d. fear of conflict prevents us from saying anything...
WARNING: Topic is for adults. A septuagenarian boss showed me today a cut portion of a magazine with this question. In it were four individuals who gave their candid answers. I find one of the answers as very funny. “Yes, if both people are consenting adults. If Monica can do it with the President, why can’t the rest of the American public?” My answer is yes, and no, depending on the situation. I am...
Funny how some people perceive arrogance as that of boasting alone or that of talking a lot and loud. The Encarta Dictionary tool has this definition: ar·ro·gance n contemptuous pride: a strong feeling of proud self-importance that is expressed by treating other people with contempt or disregard Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2004. © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. It is not the loud mouth alone. SOME uncommunicative individuals are arrogant people, too....
- Thomas Gray (1716 – 1771) British poet. A girl friend told me why she doesn’t go to the first-Friday-of-the-month mass anymore (held at the company). The whole assembly reeks with hypocrisy according to her. She said that she sins more going to that ceremony because anywhere she turns, there will be somebody she sees who will contribute to the ill thoughts. She cannot ward off the hostile feeling and the unease whenever she...
This cannot be avoided. I sometimes find myself, too, wallowing in thoughts that do not help – past thoughts, regrets, or ideas solely based on anxieties – rolled into one. But there are worst-case scenarios where an individual cannot be productive anymore because of self-pity. They become burdens. They live unconcerned. I refuse to give in to self-pity. When I am nearing that point of becoming a defeatist, I talk to myself; and...
On Bunye’s statement in behalf of Malacanañg that it must be the regional wage board to determine the actual needs in this news report, it is actually a statement of rejection to the bill and I can say it is a behest by the President so inconsiderate to the clamor of the private sector for a salary increase. If I were to write a letter to the President: Madam President, It has been...
Along Howmart Road, you can see a family living in a shack joined to an unknown building's concrete enclosure. The head of the family is a tricycle driver, the wife unemployed and can be seen selling cigarettes or halo-halo now that summer has set in. They have nine kids including the unborn. The wife is pregnant again. I have long been passing the road and I always see them especially the kids. There was...
- John Dryden (1631 – 1700English poet, playwright, and literary critic. Often we feel envy towards people who has success, good fortune, superior qualities, or countless possessions. It is envy that drives the unintelligent humans to group against an intelligent one. Fanning the flames, they would recruit other unintelligent beings as scheming as them to plot against the intelligent one. Then making it more sinister, they even go to levels of character assassination, backbiting,...
Loving husbands are always misjudged as the types that are ruled by their wives (under the saya, in colloquial terms). Those who can’t say no to the wives’ wishes are more often than not branded as that. Suspicions are made stronger when a husband often declines invites to join drinks or paint the town red causing them to think that the wife holds sway and has the say. In a drinking session, for example,...
Tell me. Do you feel happy now being in the same situation, doing the same routine, and going through the familiar activities and events? Are you smug enough to change the situation, modify the routine, or hold back for a moment and just let the day go by not attempting to change the familiar activities and events? Or… Do you hate smelling the same smell, seeing the same place, savor the same food, or...
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