by Eric Santillan The best thing that can happen to us is a loss. I write this without knowing what will happen to Manny Pacquiao after that devastating knockdown from Juan Manuel Marquez. But I write this knowing that the best years of Michael Jordan's career came after he unretired himself. I write this knowing … Continue reading The Best Thing That Can Happen to Us Is a Loss
We Lost The Raffle of the Gods and Dominated The Earth
by Eric Santillan If an alien visited the earth many thousands of years ago, and saw the animals in the plains of Africa--the sabre-tooth tiger with its speed and power, the mammoth with its protective hide, the buffalo, the antelope, and the human--and the alien was asked to bet on who would survive and lord … Continue reading We Lost The Raffle of the Gods and Dominated The Earth
The Real Generation of Wimps
by Eric Santillan The generation who are in grade school and high school now have been called many names. But the name that has stuck is the Generation of Wimps. That is because this generation is more pampered and spoiled than the previous ones. Because of the media and research about the importance of high … Continue reading The Real Generation of Wimps
Hope, Amidst Darkness
by Eric Santillan In the Genesis story of creation, God sees everything to be good: "And God saw that it was good." I had a difficult time understanding this in the light of everything that happens in the world. There is evil, bad things happen to good people, life is suffering, there is a lot … Continue reading Hope, Amidst Darkness
The Son Who Stayed
by Eric Santillan One of the most iconic stories of the bible is that of the Prodigal Son. I've written a poem from the perspective of the younger son before. This is a reflection on the story from the perspective of the Elder Son, the one who stayed behind to be his father's heir. May … Continue reading The Son Who Stayed
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