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Being Radically Me

(Random quotations from my old blog archive)
 
“Poverty is the common and the easiest alibi to justify evil deeds.”

“When a household employs a housemaid, it entitles them to demand for a clean and responsible job because they pay her services. If unemployed Juan dela Cruz does not pay taxes, does he has rights to express disappointments to public administration?”

“You can’t sell a beauty product when your personality doesn’t represent the merchandise. Look beautiful and people will come forward to ask what your secret is. That’s the perfect time to sell.”

“The youth is said to be the hope of tomorrow” according to Doctor Jose Rizal. In contrary, “You are your own hope of change” regardless of age.”

“I believe everyone gets the opportunity to realize misdeed, on their own time.”

“There is simply no point of becoming sensitive to other people´s insensitivity.”

“Like the weather that every seafarer deals with everyday, on-board happenings are pretty unpredictable in nature yet catchable.”

“The imaginary law of relativity coincide the different viewpoints on life’s approach. Indolent´s clock ticks slower, while success-driven´s time accelerates ten-fold faster. Their reality, they live in the same universe.”

“There is life after a dead-spot.”

“When something or even someone bids goodbye, Live up...Pain has endings too.”

“In every Filipino household, children are nurtured and taught to set and live with goals. Filipinos are known ambitious “libre mangarap eh”! 16 years later guess how far those kids did go? Not even a meter away, they remain on the same roof passing their unfulfilled dreams to the next generation.”

“To listen and feel the stories of successful personalities is easier to absorb rather than pay attention to my college professors.”

“More likely a risk taker gets extra load of opportunities in discovering and learning useful lessons rather than to those who are reluctant of the try.”

“Error is part of the total experiment.”

“It seems impossible for Juan to walk through Pedro´s path like most elders insist to impose. He has his own identity which entitles him to be different, alongside a prerogative to commit mistake and rectify by himself.”

“Though critics don´t vanish, the support I get from people who are compassionate about my intentions give me a room to grow.”

“The keenest way to learn the life´s lessons is through free and spontaneous journey whether mistake occurs or not – for that is the life we lead – mistakes are inevitable because no one is perfect.”

“I am positive to meet better opportunities ahead because I believe I make life convenient while being away from my loved ones. That is way lovely than being home jobless.”

“When the braincase is hollow, it is easily manipulated, every non-sense talk is quickly believed. The worst outcome – a rapid spread out like H1N1 creating a community of sick people.”

“What hurts the most is when those who are supposed biologically close to you becomes the most difficult to grant forgiveness and to release the hook of bad judgment against you.”

“It´s not easy to deal with the mindset that constantly looks for something beyond standards. Just like how the balance of nature works, a perfectionist world has its bright and dark sides.”

“Less words, less promises equals less mistakes, less expectations. “

“Don´t make promises to impress or be loud about your capabilities, it only creates high expectation which instantly becomes your obligation to comply. When you fail to deliver, in a snap of finger you´ll look stupid.”

“Excessive fanaticism to the religious doctrine cannot help feed starving stomachs.”

“Our society cannot resurrect from the grave of ignorance when education remains unreachable.”

“It simply pops when it´s time.”

“The ability to wait rewards the patient.”

“Shortcuts have given me nothing but wishful thoughts far from the reality of becoming materialized.”

“Social change will remain a dream unless parents become more responsible and vigilant to mentor kids with the right mindset.”

“The game and trend of politics will never ever stop to fool ignorant people. It is us,citizens of this country, who need to stop believing that a political leader can change our living standard.”

“Like in the accounting of any business, our society has only two distinguishable characteristics too: a property could either be an asset or a liability.”

“Stay a liability, your choice. Just spare other people´s asset.”

“Success has no shortcuts, only lazy people take chances.”

“Failure to get the victory does not follow to be a loser. A loser is a loser when he has issues accepting defeat.”

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