My sail is still, my sail is still
How soon, O Wind, will you blow?
No one to fill, no one to fill
A heart that longs to go
Out to sea, to open sea
Where adventure lies ahead
Here I remain with an open plea
A wish in sea I tread
Glide and move on top the waves
But still do I remain
Until, O Wind, the way you pave
With a blow to ease my pain
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The Lark's Song
The lark breaks the cold gray morning
With his own brand of sweet song
Though he sang with all his heart's beating
No one else would bring it along
Yes his song is sung alone
It rings in the silence of the air
No song as beautiful is known
Yet none for him to share
A sweet sad song he sings
Perhaps a song of true warm tears
Flowing amid deep cold mornings
Falling on dull deaf ears
Yes, his song is sung alone
Across hearts that fail to breathe
Within such a peaceful tone
Harmony sung incomplete
The sun will not rise again
Though sky is pink in blossom
Till the lark finishes his song
With someone to sing it along
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
In the Light of Truth
"There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and there is nothing secret that will not become known and come to light." Luke 8:17
If I Bro. Carmelo Martinez, SDB would ask me again what's on top of my hierarchy of values I still would answer "Truth". (Bro. Melo has been our Values Clarification teacher in the pre-novitiate, and the best.)
I believe anything that is not founded on truth would be consumed by its own lies and swallowed by its own shadow. The verse suddenly popped in my brain as I was saying vespers with the community. I have met people who blind themselves by their own lies because the truth is simply too bright to look at. It is a sad sight for people who can see but refused to see the light of truth. There are people too who have been courageous enough to embrace the light of truth despite the initial fear. In the end, the truth has set them free.
As I try my best to become a good and holy Salesian, I nail it in my brain to always abide by the truth. There are lapses of course, considering the technical glitches in my circuit board, but the effort of staying with the Truth and living with the Truth is worth more than living in the comforts of the shadow.
If I Bro. Carmelo Martinez, SDB would ask me again what's on top of my hierarchy of values I still would answer "Truth". (Bro. Melo has been our Values Clarification teacher in the pre-novitiate, and the best.)
I believe anything that is not founded on truth would be consumed by its own lies and swallowed by its own shadow. The verse suddenly popped in my brain as I was saying vespers with the community. I have met people who blind themselves by their own lies because the truth is simply too bright to look at. It is a sad sight for people who can see but refused to see the light of truth. There are people too who have been courageous enough to embrace the light of truth despite the initial fear. In the end, the truth has set them free.
As I try my best to become a good and holy Salesian, I nail it in my brain to always abide by the truth. There are lapses of course, considering the technical glitches in my circuit board, but the effort of staying with the Truth and living with the Truth is worth more than living in the comforts of the shadow.
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