The recent news about the victory of a Filipino boxer has dominated the headlines and has probably grabbed the attention of the world.
I am not a fan of boxing anymore because I hated violence ever since I came to a point of realization. But this image above represents the inner conflict in man as he struggles against himself on the issue regarding which path in life he has to choose.
What is disturbing is when our country's leaders see that the victory of a Filipino in the world of boxing becomes " a welcome salve to a nation suffering from high prices of oil and food, the devastation from a recent typhoon, and the tragedy of another vessel sinking."
But the question is, what does this somewhat modern day gladiatorial combat do to the psyche of the young Filipino in the midst of reality that gun violence in the Philippines becomes a human security concern?
What message will our society's role model convey to the young while the evil culture of violence is still a serious but dormant problem?
Indeed there are a lot of threats to our young kids nowadays starting from the separation of parents as a result of broken marriages, the destruction of the kids' spiritual and moral values because of this disunity of parents, the resultant effects of being forced to join bad company because of the lack of a comfort zone called real strong family and more and more negative results that awaits a young child.
Kindly read Misleading Heroes and Dangerous Toys.
I am not a fan of boxing anymore because I hated violence ever since I came to a point of realization. But this image above represents the inner conflict in man as he struggles against himself on the issue regarding which path in life he has to choose.
What is disturbing is when our country's leaders see that the victory of a Filipino in the world of boxing becomes " a welcome salve to a nation suffering from high prices of oil and food, the devastation from a recent typhoon, and the tragedy of another vessel sinking."
But the question is, what does this somewhat modern day gladiatorial combat do to the psyche of the young Filipino in the midst of reality that gun violence in the Philippines becomes a human security concern?
What message will our society's role model convey to the young while the evil culture of violence is still a serious but dormant problem?
Indeed there are a lot of threats to our young kids nowadays starting from the separation of parents as a result of broken marriages, the destruction of the kids' spiritual and moral values because of this disunity of parents, the resultant effects of being forced to join bad company because of the lack of a comfort zone called real strong family and more and more negative results that awaits a young child.
Kindly read Misleading Heroes and Dangerous Toys.
Tracing one's own shadow is a challenging task...
You have to be very accurate and precise in order to do the perfect form.
"BAWAL ANG UMIHI DITO" ("DON'T PISS HERE") is one familiar sign in public areas reminding people of discipline, decency,morality and order.
My brother Nelson arrived with my 82 year-old Mom to attend our first art group show in Hong Kong titled "IT RUNS IN THE BLOOD: THE FERRARIS ARTISTS GROUP SHOW" Here he is measuring the gallery floor area in preparation for the exhibition where he will be the curator.
