naive philippines

pakikisama
a filipino trait


a trait that the westerners
would have to put an effort
to understand
to embrace


for one, western civilization
and its thought
has "use of force"
as one of a core tenet


maybe because,
the documented
and much studied
western empires and civilizations
have
WARS
in it


maybe they have to
maybe they have
little resources
to begin with


or maybe
oh, well...


fast forward
the Philippine experience


this is true -
this is fact -
we are rich

no joke
serious

we just happen to "think"
or were taught to think
that we are poor = )

change thought

the west had to structure
for once they started with little
law is a means to an end
- order, fairness and equality
war is a means to an end, too

the east, we have our own share of that
china's thousand years of war = )

but somehow in the East's essence
it was about balance
acceptance
an intimate dance with nature

and during the time of the
conquistadors
"the east values" and "the west values"
met and blood flowed

the story of the La Islas de Filipinas

change thought

When our Filipino ancestors
saw beauty
they let it be

thus, our lush forest
at the turn of the century

When the West
saw beauty
they invested in it = )

thus, the logging industry
was born = )

are we moving forward embracing fear?
are we moving forward embracing an acquisition mantra?