Never Take Kindness as a Barter or an Endless Give-And-Take Process

Kindness as A BarterTrue kindness doesn’t expect to be reciprocated. Kindness is defined as the tendency of being forgiving or the "quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic." Therefore, a form of kindness that's expecting a reward or a reciprocal attitude from whom one's kindness was tendered is deceptive and manipulative. For kindness is to be nice to others, free of any ulterior motives at all--no strings attached....

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China is Both Rich and Dangerous Bullying the Philippines

Rich and Dangerous Bullying the PhilippinesChina is both rich and dangerous to her neighbors. All her territorial claims in South China Sea involving the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines are consistent with China's ambition to control the region economically, politically, and even militarily. Bullying is China's main strategy. Now the Philippines filed a complaint at the United Nations tribunal. Repoted Bloomberg.com...

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Building a Happy Family Requires Conviction and Faith

Conviction and FaithOne rich man told his audience: "Well, I often told my children that success is not just pure hard work, for there are many hardworking businessmen who didn't make it to the top. I believe in luck!" Do you think this principle also applies in marriage?Building a happy family requires conviction and faith. Call it luck, but I have another term for it, that is, God's blessing and intervention. Without faith in God and your life...

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The Tainted Reputation of the Philippine Senate vs the Filing of the Enrile, Bong and Jinggoy Plunder Case

The Tainted Reputation of the Philippine SenateThe tainted reputation of the Philippine Senate is so serious an issue as to require a major political surgery. The filing of the appropriate and non-bailable plunder case against Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, and Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr., although a good sign of relief on the part of the Filipino people, is not enough remedy to assuage the insult and abuse that our masses have felt with...

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The Strength and Weakness of Filipino Culture and Tradition

The Strength and Weaknesses of Filipino Culture and TraditionLike all other nations on earth, our culture or way of life as a people has both strength and weaknesses. Culture, says the dictrionary is "the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively...The tastes in art and manners that are favoured by a social group...All the knowledge and values shared by a society." (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle...

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Binay or Duterte for President?

On Our PresidentiablesBinay or Duterte for president? Or is there something wrong somewhere?I am putting up this site, IF YOU ASK ME, since I want to share my thoughts on issues which are affecting us. For example, our local TV is broadcasting about the signature campaign for Mayor Duterte to be president. I think we need to dig first the qualifications and capabilities of our presidentiables in a free and academic forum, and not just letting the...

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Gay Marriage: The Culture of Making Right What is Clearly Wrong in the Name of Freedom and Equality

I am putting up this site, IF YOU ASK ME, since I want to share my thoughts on issues which are affecting us. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On Gay MarriageUS President Obama will be meeting with Pope Francis at Vatican. Since Obama is supporting gay marriage, what do you think will be the position of Pope Francis on the issue of gay marriage? We don't know, but we have a hint based on this very anti-Catholic comment of Pope...

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