When, at the age of 25, I was assigned to the underground of Mindanao and consciously mingled with the urban poor, I learned Cebuano in a month. By the time I reached Grade 1, I was speaking it fluently.
Diliman with my family at the age of four, I learned my Tagalog from playmates. My father was wise enough to speak to me purely in English, while he bid my mother and siblings to speak to me purely in Hiligaynon.ĭid I grow up confused? No. Before I turned two months old, he had already proven through this experiment in a remote town in Iloilo, the island of Panay, that pupils who were taught in their mother tongue during the first two years of school learned better than those who were shocked into learning through the medium of English.īut that does not mean that I grew up entirely using my mother tongue, Hiligaynon. Aguilar, was winding up what became known as the Sta. When I was born in 1949, my father, Jose V. I wouldn’t quarrel with him, especially since I’m a very old woman of 62 but I would love for him to learn a thing or three about his country. This is not to disparage James Soriano, a young man who may have learned German, but hasn’t yet seen the world in all its gritty detail. Who is your lord? Is it Jesus, or your 1 percent? Who is your god? Is it God, or your country? You are given a narrow path to the lost, and you make a detour. Who do you follow, with Ph.Ds after your names? Is it really Jesus? “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. You have never heard of the rich young man? “You assume that the wealthiest 1 percent giving up their wealth would solve the problem. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.” (Acts 4:32) “All the believers were one in heart and mind. How many histories have you mangled with your greed? How many peoples have you decimated with your weapons? How many nations have you destroyed with your arrogance?
Never in the history of the world has there been a system that allows for human creativity, such as yours. Your productivity has been down for decades and you jeer: Never in the history of the world has there been a system that alleviates human suffering, such as yours. Your population hangs wretched with widespread unemployment and you claim:
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