Nice one from your kid ms. post. I am sure he/she will grow up well having had that thinking in that early years.

I also used to be very hopeful for this country many years ago.

I have read Rizal's Noli and Fili in highschool and I remember that I took it very much deep within me so that when college days came I got a 1.25 grade in Rizal class.

I thought that after Edsa 1 - tuloy tuloy na ang transformation.

But then all hopes had turned out false.

Para tayo mga ibong matagal nakulong sa hawla na nakawala na lang bigla and at such

we have lost our sense of bearing of who we really are as a people and what we can achieve by our greatness.

 

There's a lesson to be drawn from the geese and their flying V-formation:

 

LESSONS FROM THE GEESE
We have lessons to learn even from the geese........

Lesson 1. When each goose flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird
following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71 percent
more to their flying range than as if each bird flew alone. People who
share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are
going more quickly and more easily because they are traveling on the
strength of one another.

Lesson 2: When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag
and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into formation
to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds immediately in front. If
we have as much sense as geese have, we will join in formation and be
willing to accept help when we need it and give help when it is needed.

Lesson 3: When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into formation and
another goose flies at the point position. It pays to take turns doing the
hard tasks and - with people, as with geese - sharing leadership
independently with one another and without resentment.

Lesson 4: Geese in formation work from behind (by honking) to encourage
those up front to keep up their speed. We need to make sure that our
honking from behind is encouraging - not something less helpful - like
screeching!

Lesson 5: When a goose gets sick or wounded or shot down, two geese will drop
out of the formation and follow their members down to help with protection.
If we have as much sense as the geese, we'll stand by one another in
difficult times, just as they do.

 

 

 

Every formation has a lead bird out front who leads and sets the pace for the others.

The first bird has to work the hardest since it flies through undisturbed air. When the lead bird tires, it will move out of the lead position and fall back into one of the lines of the V.

Another bird will rapidly move forward to take the lead position to maintain the V formation. The two birds at the end of the V tire more rapidly and rotate frequently with the rest of the flock. The birds in the middle of the formation get the most benefit.

The lead bird breaks up the wall of air that the flocks flies into and experiences the most air drag or air resistance. The resulting swirling air or eddies caused by the lead bird's movements creates a lift or upwash for the birds behind it and so forth. The tubes of circulating air called wingtip vortices are generated as the wings generate lift. One wingtip vortex trails behind the tip of each wing. Each bird positions itself in a staggered position to the bird in front of it to get the extra lift and reduced air resistance or drag. A bird flying in formation therefore expends less energy than when it is flying solo. Another reason for flying in the V formation is that each bird can observe the position and flight direction of the other birds in the flock to avoid collisions, as well as, to keep the flock together.

 

Another story about Geese

A flock of wild geese had settled to rest on a pond. One of the flock had been captured by a gardener, who had clipped its wings before releasing it. When the geese started to resume their flight, this one tried frantically, but vainly, to lift itself into the air. The others, observing his struggles, flew about in obvious efforts to encourage him; but it was no use.

Thereupon, the entire flock settled back on the pond and waited, even though the urge to go on was strong within them. For several days they waited until the damaged feathers had grown sufficiently to permit the goose to fly.

Meanwhile, the unethical gardener, having been converted and transformed by the ethical geese

gladly watched them as they finally rose together and all resumed their long flight.

-Albert Schweitzer

 

Now, imagine if only we could learn from this lesson

our lives would significantly be much better.

 

Sabi nga ni TheJury:

"O sya tama na, masakit na kamay ko sa kaka-type."

 

^The moral lesson really is hinay-hinay lang sa pag-type. hehe

I feel bad for the gardener though ...watching his dinner fly away and all.


Just an unprecedented advice for post22's kid, i would recommend to feed in more positive thoughts to your son for the meantime. Divert the kid's attention to something else rather than the negatives. It's good that in his age, he has a sense of patriotism but i don't think that would be good for him as a child.  Since your son is already on it, show him different things.  Bring him to a farm to show how abundant the harvest is which would feed hundreds of people.  Just show him the good things first. 

Hmmm...On the other thought, kung nakikita ng bata na ganun ang realidad dito sa atin (to the point that sya mismo ang nakarelaize nun)

kahit kasi maglibang sya ng maglibang pero yun thoughts nya ay naka-set na dun

it would only be harder for him/her to divert his/her attention.

I think by far and large, okay na din yun na sa murang edad would have much hope and concern for this country.

Malay din natin na may hope pa naman talaga behind all this chaos.

Sana, kung ano yun hopefullness ng bata ay magamit nya pagdating ng araw to help others and this country.

... I do not feed my kids anything about politics or any negative thing about our government. In fact I was not by his/her side when he/she wrote it. I do not even know that he/she knows or aware of this things.


Thank you.

I agree, before then, I haven't been fed by these ideals by my parents but then as soon as you went out the door and enter a different world - which is the outside world - that's where you get hit. Parents can only guide you - but the rest will still be up to you.

I know you haven't that's why you were surprised yourself after reading it.  Ibig ko sabihin ay i-divert mo na yung attention niya sa ibang bagay muna. 

first and foremost change starts within ourselves.
and before we expect help from others we should help ourselves first.when every filipino does that, everything will follow.

tulad sa kwento ni geese, nagtry sia lumipad kahit wasak un pakpak nia. inde sia umasa sa iba na ilipad sia. ahehe. at magnda rin un lesso na "walang iwanan" sa isang flock ng geese

ang dapat muna nating alamin ay ano po ba ang ugat?bakit po ang kahirapan ay nakagisnan na natin..ano ba ang ugat?
sa akin pong palagay isa po ay ang pagiging makasarili ng tao at ang kawalan nya ng malasakit sa kapwa at sa kapalaigiran nya..sa mga mayayayaman na lalong yumayaman sila ang halimbawa ng walang pakiaalam sa lipunan..
pagpapayaman lang ang gusto nila,magkamal ng pera..sa mga mahihirap na lalong humihirap wala silang malasakit sa
kapaligiran..na kung tutuusin ay kakampi nila sa pagpapaunlad ng kanilang kabuhayan..
sa nobela ni rizal na noli me tangere..sinabi nya ang cancer ng lipunan ay ang pagpapabaya ng mga tao..ang katamaran na lalong nagbabaon sa isang tao sa kahirapan..

Is this all still possible for the country?

Remember, for once we have been a great nation.

sabi ni Dick Gordon: "What we need is not a change of men but, a change in men."

Thank you for your concern po.  Okay naman po sa ngayon mas may idad na sya at natutuwa naman po ako at alam nya ang mga bagay na gusto nyang gawin. :)

---> Siguro po pwede nga nating umpisahan sa ating kapaligiran.  Pwede tayong tumulong na umunlad, unahin ang mga ngahihirapa na pamilya, kamag-anak, kaibigan at ibang tao.  Kung may kakayahang maging isang negosyante ay mas maganda upang makapagbigay ng trabaho sa iba nating kababayan. 

 

salamat po.

ms post, your kid is already aware of the widespread poverty of the common people but our politicians dont seem to see it.shame on them. i just hope that they would realize like your kid about it and must do something to uplift the life of their countrymen.

marami kasing tamad talaga. they will always say na walang opportunity na dumarating. dapa hinahanap ang opportunity

I'm going to overthrow the government! May gusto ba sumama? Hehe...

everybody has a role in eliminating poverty or at least decreasing the numbers.

isa lang ang di dapat mawala ang hope..may pag-asa na binibigay sa bawat panahon..wag lang magkanya kanya

at maging makasarili magkakaron din ng katuparan yung pangarap ng lahat na mabawasan ang kahirapan..

Kung hindi boboto ang masa base sa mga mukhang nakikita nila sa tv, kung kikilalanin nila ang pagkatao at credential ng isang pulitiko hindi dahil boksingero sya o basketbolista o artista, pwede pa umahoon sa kahirapan ang Pilipinas dahil ang mga mauupo ay mga taong may kredibilidad at kaalaman.

maging halimbawa sana ang mga nakaupong senator ngayon, mga artistang walang alam sa pulitika, puro epal lang...

si Pacman, mabuting tao, pero hindi sapat para magpatakbo ng lokal na gobyerno, lalo pa ang gumawa ng batas, kaya nakakatawang nanalo sa kongreso, katulad ni Lapid sa senado.

Mga taong katulad ni Dick Gordon ang kailangan natin, marunong sa ekonomiya, at kuha nya ang respeto ng mga nasasakupan nya, nagbo volunteer kahit walang sweldo mapaayos lang ang Olongapo City...

a wake up call to all our govt officials to shape up or ship out. 

---> sana nga po marining din ang ating mga panawagan.
---> unahin nyo po sana ang mga tunay na problema ng ating bansa kaysa pamumulitika.

To avoid poverty we have to start first within ourselves.  Be a responsible parent to educate our children not to be a burden of society . Irresponsible parenthood is the main factor why poverty rises  Bearing 10 children without a source of income to feed and educate them is more than a mortal sin for me.  Laziness and voting corrupt of government officials also contribute to poverty.  Combination of the two – Laziness and lack of discipline + corrupt government officials = Poverty. 

to irresponsible and corrupt govt officials, hoy, gising!