For crying out loud, it was just one sheep, one sheep that was lost. And the shepherd leaves the ninety-nine and goes all out in search of that one sheep? The Lord says, “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and … Continue reading Lost
Doctor, Doctor
At one brief moment in my life I wanted to be a doctor. Then I found out how long doctors actually stayed in school. And how much work they actually put in. And how they got to work with cadavers in med school and deal with the sight of blood every day. And that was … Continue reading Doctor, Doctor
What is That You Carry?
What is that you carry? A luggage of worries? Filled to the brim. Of what could be or what might. Of what isn’t yet and what could never be. Worry. It makes you blind of your present blessings as you worry about the yet unseen curse which may never take place at all. Or is … Continue reading What is That You Carry?
Metamorphosis
I wrote the original (Filipino) version many years ago, for my philo professor, Fr. Roque Ferriols. The english version I wrote recently in a fit of inspiration during the storm Maring that devastated the whole of Metro Manila, the Philippines. I had written it in a fit of inspiration while watching a moth fly near … Continue reading Metamorphosis
Travel and Life
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”, said Lao Tzu. A single small step towards the unfamiliar is what enlightens. Curiosity and excitement to take a peek into what lies ahead and what would unravel, is what sets a journey apart from the rigmarole of life. Yet, many complain and prefer … Continue reading Travel and Life
Disturb
We lurch when we turn or stop because of an interesting thing called inertia. In physics, this property is all about the tendency of objects to resist any change in its state of motion. Don’t ask me why. No one ever really bothers to ask why. This inertia is associated with matter, about which we … Continue reading Disturb
Introvert
These days, there is more and more literature coming out in defense of the introvert. And thank goodness for that! Psychologists, behavioral scientists and human resource experts use introversion and extroversion as one (of a possible hundred thousand) way of classifying human beings. The general theory is that extroverts are people who draw energy from … Continue reading Introvert
What Does God Do When I Hurt?
One of the most powerful sentences in the Bible could be the shortest: “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) See that man hunched over by the wall. Leaning. Steadying himself. Weeping. That’s Jesus, the Savior of the World. Not fighting. Not healing. Not preaching. But crying. His dear friend Lazarus just passed away and the sight of … Continue reading What Does God Do When I Hurt?
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