THERE is a moving painting hanging in our memory. It is filled with hues of blue and green. The masterstrokes glibly flowing as the waves carry the music that bellows the power of the ocean. Slowly these waves journey through a great distance. In a moment of grace, they meet the sand. The sound of which is pure rapture. The water whispers and coaxes, all in symmetrical beauty. This is as authentic as you can get. And it is happening, unfolding, on our shores with an exhibit going on seemingly in perpetual motion.
They have their own qualities. Some are named because of their shapes that strike us with familiarity like Egg, Elephant, Horse, and Carabao. Others are baptized by the values and ideals that we believe in: Pamana, Pag-asa, and Kalayaan. Brimming with the life that gushes around them through rich waters, our fellow Filipinos here take in the nourishment that is offered to them. They live off the land and the land lives because of them as they fill it with activity—together with our hopes and aspirations—that trickle back to the other islands. As the years pass, the ground becomes familiar to their steps. The wind is now the breath of an intimate lover. While the shores are companions that offer warmth and the waves are emissaries that speak of precious interconnectedness.
But sometimes, the winds can be of a violent kind, an imposing presence. There are storms that could be destructive to the unprepared. Fear can strike the hearts of many as thunder makes the ground quiver. Should we whimper and be alarmed? There is no escape from these acts, but it is with how we react to these seemingly unstoppable forces that test our mettle as Filipinos. And the show must go on in these lovely shores of ours.
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