I.am.home.
A bit tired and sleepless, but my spirit’s buoyancy could not be disadvantaged. My mind reminds me, despite the jetlag, that I promised myself to write about my little and spontaneous field trip to the visiting Andalucia Galeon. It was such a pleasure in itself, plus the side trip to the Luneta notwithstanding the then impending Legal History exam that awaited us days after. It was worth the time anyhow, like studying the course hands-on. But my mind’s on vacation mode NOW so instead of writing about the experience, I’ll just share a quote I lifted from one article in our reading list.
May I just disclaim though that I am in no way proposing a new world order (well maybe I am) but I haven’t gone haywire yet (and maybe I should be).
The old world is dying, but a new world is being born. It generates inspiration from the chaos that beats upon us all. The false grandeur and security, the unfulfilled promises and illusionary power, the number of the dead and those who are about to die, will charge the forces of our courage and determination. The old world will die so that the new world will be born with less sacrifice and agony for the living…*
- Carlos Bulosan, “Letter to a Filipino Woman” (1943)
*as quoted from J.A. Cabusao’s “Another World is Possible”: Cultural Studies and Critical Filipino Resistance
