A House Divided
BACK IN THE OLDEN days, the Filipino family prayed together, stayed together, and weathered the storms of life intact. There were exceptions to the rule, of course, but society didn’t dwell on them. People got married and had children. If later the marriage foundered, the spouses ran a rope around the hull, kept it together
“Always Remain Filipinos”
Perhaps one day we will learn to unite even in the absence of a common foe. That is the ideal we pursue. I pray the younger generations who have known nothing of repression may in time discover their portion of the Filipino spirit. I long for a day when Filipinos will not have to adjure their citizenship for material comfort, when they may pursue their dreams at home and no more in foreign climes.