I remember writing this for Father Roque Ferriols, my Philosophy professor who is known as the Father of Filipino Philosophy. I gave this to him during our oral exams. And we talked about this poem instead of talking about the thesis statements.
I had written it in a fit of inspiration while watching a moth fly near candles I had lighted to bring some scent and ambience to my room. I remembered Socrates. I remembered Fr. Ferriols. And I remembered myself.
This is something we could all learn from here in the Philippines. We have our own versions of the work done in Bogota, Colombia, but it would be great to have more and more cities in the Philippines doing this.
It starts with eradicating corruption. And people doing what they are paid to do, and were elected to do. And it also includes everyone else’s cooperation. But it is possible. It can be done. We do not have a choice.
Just the other day, my officemates discussed the movie Toy Story 3 over lunch. I haven’t had the chance to watch it, but they were all raving about it. For some reason, and buoyed by the conversation about Toy Story, we started talking about change. And for some strange reason, we started talking about this particular song by Jose Mari Chan. The song accompanied the discussion and I just had to write about it now.
Change is difficult. But it is necessary. It is the stuff that makes life move …
Work can be very stressful, but you can also make it as stressless as possible. I realized that there is a technique to it actually. People can sometimes be so lazy in learning new efficiency and effectivity techniques that they just decide to do the status quo (what they are used to doing). People love to work harder and not smarter. Which is kinda stupid really. But I used to be one of those people. I thought keeping myself busy must mean that I am productive. But busy-ness does not equal productivity.
If two people are meant for each other, it doesn’t mean that they are meant for each other NOW.”
