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Emptying ourselves

As a child, I felt a pang, for something dear that was lost to me during my pre-school days. The longing was so strong that I dreamed of it even during weekday nights. It was when I got to run … Continue reading

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Good manhood

The measure of a man What is? What makes for a proper adult creature who has finally reached the age of manhood? Is it the state of lonely solitude? Maybe. Is it being happy with being sad? Possibly. Is it … Continue reading

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Emptying-the-Bucket List: Value of Hardwork and Money – update1

More and more youngsters and hipsters alike are living too much of the good life and forgetting about the value of hardwork. Life must be emphasizing too much of looking good, and feeling good, that it has produced the exact … Continue reading

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Compete to Achieve

The goal, should be, ultimately, to achieve, not merely to compete. For a purely competitive individual, without the competition, has nothing, even with the achievement. But an achiever can do so, and be so, without the need for competition, which … Continue reading

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Baby priorities & expectations: What adults really need

Give a one-year-old a gift wrapped, and what she will do is to shake and throw it all around. She doesn’t need to know what’s inside since it is the thought of the surprise that most excites/intrigues her. Place to … Continue reading

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Go through the motions, save a life like Step Juan Bai

What makes a person go through the motions of life, even with a tragedy as devastating as a loved one being straddled to a hospital bed, dextrose syringe piercing the opposite of her palm, an NGT on her nose, and … Continue reading

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disasters and death: no worry you be

The effects of the natural (earthquake and tsunamis) and man-made (nuclear plant meltdown) disasters in Japan, like the proper use of pork barrel funds, of which we have no control, we leave to the almighty. Yes, it is but human … Continue reading

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