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Reflections. In the commercialisation of holidays like Easter,Xmas and now Valentines..the pressure is to follow the mob and buy buy..impress impress without thought as to really why? Even if makulit in love,lol and romantic at heart,I honestly find Valentines even Xmas I must say difficult. If you don't understand both deal with love. One God's love for the world and the other for your partner,your friend. In both instances after the euphoria of that special day,its meaning evaporates next day,like the morning sun drinketh dew. Sad but true. So 'love' for that one..and 'love' for each other is cast aside in the normality of everyday life,so we hear of wife bashings,,muder and all the nasty stuff. I wish I was shielded from the horrors of the world,but alas I was not. Kicked out of home at 16,I had to find an alternatve love to my heart and found it in helping others through war..like East Timor 1984-1999. Loving is giving and it helps heal the heart. My cousin(Timorese)was Maria Gorette Joaquim,sadly the name of the famous catholic Maria Gorete. Sad fate hers. Captured by Indonesian troops she was repeatable in jail,tortured(cigarete butts on skin etc)and when finsihed their fun after several months of abuse,executed alongside her uncle and her body hidden from us. Also I saw a 2 yo girl dying from gunshot wound in 1999 when the UN abandoned the Timorese and the cities destroyed as the Indonesian troops pulled out leaving scorched eath policy. Her young sister already dead collapsed on the hospital doorstep. I would have taken the bullet for her if I only could,she instead lay in 'agonia' the state between life and death,doctors unable to save her as the bullet too deep in her frail body. Many more perished same fate such cruel hate around the world. If you really want Valentines remember this... 1. Love is not Feb 14th. 2. Care for each other is not Dec 25th. I learnt that in helping the Timorese it wasn't politics that I protected them,it was the simplistic joy of trying to give the women for example like Maria and that little girl the chance to love and be loved and to have joy of their own families. Valentines is TODAY..and TOMMORROW and all days therein. I gave red roses to a girl deliberately on a different day as I simply wanted her loved anyday..24/7..not 1 day in year..it is not right. Give love everyday...give care to others everyday! Valentines is love for her,love for her kaibigans,love for her pamilya..everday of the year. When Feb 14th passes where will you be? Where are you now for her? The love and compassion we have for each other on Xmas is tied to this. Don't let that be forgotten in your daily lives. Give care to your love's pamilya,her kaibigans and that precious to her heart also,let love be like ripples on a pond extending outwards and touching others. Giving joy to many. I do this for a little girl lost and for my cousin so in their spirits they would know I am trying to be a better man in this life. Atubele Maromak tulun imi nia nafatin! Hadomi tebetebes nafatin! "May God bless and keep you safe each always!" "May love be with you always!" |
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 Salamat tita Jane,love&care be always yours "Mum". Same to your son,my Bro and your pamilya all.
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