Statutes from Kahlil Gibran

I once heard that a truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age. One of my oldest possessions is this book, 'The Prophet' by one of my all-time favorite authors, Kahlil Gibran.I've had this for more than a decade (about 12 years now) and I never tire of reading it over and over and over again. I've managed to even memorize some lines in the process. Allow me to share some of my favorites.


ON GIVING
You give little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. . . . . . .
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.

ON JOY AND SORROW
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

ON REASON AND PASSION
Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgement wage war against your passion and your appetite. . . . . . .
Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul.
If either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas.
For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining; and passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction.

ON PAIN
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. . . . . . .
Much of your pain is self-chosen.It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.

ON TALKING
You talk when you cease to ba at peace with your thoughts. . . . . . .
And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered.

ON CHILDREN
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you.
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

ON MARRIAGE
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. . . . . . .
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

ON LOVE
When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep. . . . . . .
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.


Have a smashing day!!!

More Statutes for Daily Living

1. Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. Matthew 6: 22-23

2. Maturity does not necessarily come with age. Sometimes, age just shows up all by itself. You can be 50 and still act like a 15-year old, or you could be 20 and have the wisdom of a 70-year old.

3. They say BIG SHOTS are only small shots that keep shooting. So just keep shooting!!!!

4. Doubters do not achieve;
Skeptics do not contribute;
Cynics do not create.

5. A person who walks in another's tracks makes no footprints. Have a little originality, huwag gaya nang gaya.

6. Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. Proverbs 10: 19


Have a nice day!

Statutes for the Fashion(ably) Challenged

1. Sabi ni Kahli Gibran, 'Forget not that modesty is for a shield against the eye of the unclean'.
For a decent look, I find it's okay to pair spaghetti straps with jeans or capris. And for your minis or short shorts to look acceptable, with a nice shirt or a suitable polo.
Unless you're headed to the beach, don't pair micro minis or short shorts with spaghetti straps or vice versa, unless you want to attract mega attention, lalo na mula sa mga tambay sa kanto.
IMO, spaghetti straps + micro mini = uhaw sa atensyon (thirsty for attention)

Go minimal with your accessories. BUT, if those loud accessories are what you really fancy and you still insist on wearing those minis with your spag straps, here's the equation;
spag straps + micro mini + ginormous hoop earrings + heavy make-up = pokpok

2. If you're on the short side (ouch), you can get away with wearing shorts (properly matched of course) and not look like a prostitute to lengthen the look of your legs. Don't do the opposite by wearing something that falls right below your knee unless gusto mong magmukhang kabarkada ni Frodo, Sam, Merry at Pippin.

3. If you're on the heavy side (read: fat, flabby, mataba, mashuba, obesita, mabilbil, etc.), refrain from wearing uber tight fitting clothes unless you want to look like an embutido (large sausage).

Again, if you're on the heavy side, don't match those clothes with a wide belt.
tight clothing + wide belt = ebutidong may tali sa gitna

4. Do not patronize fake bags unless you want to help raise terrorists' funds. If you cannot afford designer, go to Mango, Zara, Debenhams or Nine West. There are so many great bags out there that aren't copies or fakes.

If you insist on doing so, at least keep it in your house, in your car, in your purse, I really don't f---'in care where, kahit saan basta itago mo. Do not make the mistake of walking past me in a mall, bump into me, stare me down and not say sorry. Talagang makakarinig ka sa akin gaga. If I have one more talent it's spotting a fake bag from a mile away. Yes honey, I can tell from the alignment, the vachetta, the hardware, the zippers, the lining, and yes, even the smell. I can even read datecodes. I do fakespotting (that's what I call it) in restaurants, malls, etc. with Joel. Ngayon, mas mabilis pa siya sa akin mag spot. I can tell that your damier speedy is a FAKE. Burn that in bag hell bwiset.

5. If, like me, you have toes that resemble ginger roots avoid those open-toed sandals or those cute gladiators unless you toes are neatly pedicured. Baka biglang mapagkamalang may naliligaw na pangsahog sa tinola sa mga paa mo.

6. People wear trench coats, anoraks, fur coats, ear muffs and gloves during the winter season. Tropical countries like the Philippines do not, I repeat, DO NOT have to endure the chills of winter since we only have 2 seasons, wet and dry.

Hallur, wala namang winter sa Pilipinas, bakit may nakikita akong nakaganyan dito.

Statutes for Daily Living

1. Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
Matthew 7:1-2

2. Homo sapiens is the species to which all modern human beings belong. We are all human, we belong to one species. Don't think for one minute you are inferior to the next guy. What are you, a primate?

3. Same goes for the opposite. Do not think you are superior to the next guy. You are not GOD.

4. Self-absorption can be so tacky. Stop proclaiming that the law was invented for the sole purpose of punishing you. If you haven't been breaking every single law there is, you probably won't be in that position to begin with. Laws have been in existence since 18th century B.C. maybe even longer, who knows. Look it up and stop breaking it you moron.

5. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

6. Unless you want your 5-year old daughter to become a harlot, stop dressing her up like one.

7. Oh, and yeah, Spongebob is definitely gay.

8. Ignore this list.