...s a collection of Filipino (with some English) poetry. Most of them don't have titles and may require some knowledge or information about Philippine society and culture. I have categorized these under the subject Religion primarily because many of the poems are Christian or even Catholic in nature although quite a number are reflections about life both personal and socie...

...As citizens of a nation, we all have unique individual identities that clearly set us apart from all other members of the society. It could be something as simple as your Social Security Number, your DNA or even your likes and preferences in life. Your physical identity is very obvious and everybody can see it as you carry yourself around becaus...

... supported by people, for they didn’t rule with their own imperial edicts, but with the sage’s education of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism. The society maintained peace, enjoying the wise period of prosperity, which was attributed to the ancient education, so they benefited from the olds’ teachings. Since the Republic of China, unfortunately, Chinese people have lost...

...Our struggles in this society constrict the flow of our natural thoughts that have led us far away from our divine principles in life as human beings. Our struggles are from within ourselves and in our mind, taunted by social deviations that invol...

...important of all, why we behave so irrational when it comes to understanding our fellow human beings. With the dawning of the Age of Reason, human society has been brutalized with war and conflict within the foundation of it's culture. It seems that human beings are easily intimidated by its own kind despite coming from one gene pool. No matter how hard we try to unders...

...p22 Chapter X The Rise and Fall of Two Empires p24 Chapter XI Education: Society's Overrated Conception of Assurance and Security p26 ...

... one of the most prominent instincts, called gregariousness, essentially available in its members. In fact, both these concepts have helped the human society to come out of savagery. Whereas religion plays its role in rinsing out the evil in the man as an individual, politics uses its influence and power, doing the same task on a collection of men. The connotations given t...

...xists without doubt. Otherwise there would be no examples of people raising themselves above the scum they were born in and reaching high levels of society. Understanding of the elements of high culture, its systemic approach to organizing one’s life, can be practiced by virtually everybody. One just needs to want to elevate themselves and work towards that goal, which...