The military graft scandal and corruption which involved the late Gen. Angelo Reyes, Gen. Carlos Garcia, Gen. Jacinto Ligot (older graduates of the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City) and other older generals will put to test the integrity, honesty and morality of the younger PMA graduates.
In his address at the recent graduation of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), President Benigno Aquino III urged the new AFP chief of staff Lt. Gen. Eduardo Oban and the new PMA graduates to fight corruption. Can the new “breed” of younger PMA graduates withstand the pressures and temptation of corruption in the military?
The new breed of younger PMA graduates plus the willingness, courage and steadfastness of men and women like retired Lt. Col. George Rabusa and former COA (Comission on Audit) auditor Heidi Mendoza to expose greed and corruption could bring back honor and respect to the Philippine Military Academy, the entire military establishment and the government.
Officer Rolando “Rollie” Dumawa belongs to the new breed of younger PMA graduates who can help bring back the honor and respect for PMA graduates. Rollie is the son of the late minister-evangelist Vic Dumawa. I’ve watched Rollie grow as a young child when his late father was the minister of the Church of Christ in Tayug, Pangasinan. His father and mother taught him to live and practice honesty, integrity, righteousness and morality as taught in the Bible (II Timothy 3:16-17)
Last week, Rollie shared to me and my wife 45 Life Lessons To Live By, which was originally written by 90-year-old Regina Brett. Most of these life lessons came from the teachings and admonitions in the Bible. I’m sharing these life lessons to our readers and the general public:
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick, Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
13. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. Don’t worry, God never blink.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone, everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative—dying young.
37. Your children got only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside everyday. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone’s else, we’d grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied up with a bow, but it’s still a gift.
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Luis Abello, 72-year-old diabetic from Sacramento, California, told me last Friday that his health is fast improving by drinking the Hexagon water regularly. Even with two prescription drugs, his sugar level reading was always 215 plus. After one month of drinking Hexagon water regularly, the sugar level reading is now 130 and lower!
Robert Baylosis, 55, who was diagnosed as diabetic with hypertension, is improving steadily with sugar level reading of 105-109 after drinking Hexagon water regularly since October, 2010. He stopped taking metformin and lisinopril (prescribed by her doctor to control diabetes and hypertension) since early January, 2011.
Gloria Fast, age 53, continues to have speedy recovery from mild stroke and high cholesterol after drinking Hexagon water and taking whole food nutrition for almost a month. More testimonials from relief and natural healing of Hexagon water for arthritis, aches, pains and other degenerative ailments (ulcer, asthma, angina, lupus, cancer, schelosis, etc.) will follow.
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