Ninoy Aquino Day
“I will never be able to forgive myself if I will have to live with
the knowledge that I could have done something and I did not
do anything.“ – – Thoughts of the late Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr.
“I believe that the Filipino will respond to the call to greatness
not by coercion but by persuasion, not by intimidation but through
the ways of freedom.”
– Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.
“We must not only preserve yesterday’s heritage fight for today’s
ephemeral interests, but die if need be, for tomorrow’s hopes.”
– Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.
“A time comes in a man’s life when he must prefer a meaningful
death to a meaningless life.”
– Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.
“The Filipino is worth dying for.”
– Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.
Because of his unwavering love and bravery, the Filipinos’ spirits were sparked to stand up against the oppressor and fight for freedom. Because of him and the efforts of those who led the People Power Revolution, we are not living like prisoners in our own country anymore while trying to break free from the clutches of dictatorship. We are now enjoying our democracy. May this serve as a reminder to each and everyone of us not to abuse our freedom, but instead use this as means to work for our society and for our country.
Do you know?
Do you know how it feels to have butterflies in your stomach?
Do you know how it feels to blush and chill at the same time?
Do you know how it feels to see you for a while?
Do you know how it feels to have your heart broken into pieces?
Do you know how it feels to cry every night before you sleep?
Do you know how it feels to dream about something and end up being disappointed?
Hell no. You don’t.
Because this thing I feel is unrequited.
When haters gonna hate…
Indeed, ‘pain demands to be felt.’ 😭
My legs hurt so bad I can’t feel them.
I can’t feel them.
I can’t feel them.
I can’t feel them.
It’s like I can walk (and run) with legs that don’t exist. Maybe I have jelly legs, or something similar to that.
Ugh. This is torture.
#aching
So deep I’m rolling in it.
When I was little, my dad used to tell me, “Will, you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose.” – John Green and David Levithan, Will Grayson, Will Grayson
You just have to look underneath the surface of things to see the souls behind them. Can’t wait to finish this book. Bring in the chocolates, baby. 🙂