If we are raising a generation of so-called wimps, who are going to lead this country to unknown territories of excellence, integrity & creativity?

It all boils to one foundational precept in the Bible:
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Ouch…. 26 and counting…. I have a job too though. Also not married. Don’t wanna be a basement dweller!

Been raised a wimp all my life, too… sad. But I am slowly learning from people and experience. Kind of a slow starter, eh.

Aaah, you must be referring to degenerate, rough-on-the-edges Renato Pacifico. Renato Pacifico sent me this link: http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=1qARYCofMPoVn55KBxHfNw

Renato Pacifico is also in Yelping. His take on Filipino establishment in the U.S. is well observed.

You speak berry goot Englitsches. You remind me of someone long ago.

Seniors living in retirement houses give US a bum rap. However, it could be worse when living with relatives.

The attitude of Western senior citizens is that they want to retain their independence even until their twilight years. They treasure their independence so much – and the privacy of their children so much – that they save up for retirement. You’ll be amazed at the retirement communities that have been sprouting recently. These caters to the retiring baby boomers and empty nesters. The communities keep busy with activities – there are staff whose job is to come up with programs and activities to keep seniors active and healthy.

In contrast when you are living with relatives – Marami kang pakikisamahan. maraming naaabala. Maraming tsismis. Maraming umuutang – ok lang kung may perang makuha sa iyo kung wala na, naglalaho parang bula.

We are treated like their retirement fund.

There is no right mix in bringing up a person to be an upright citizen more so creative ones. The strong current of negative social, economic environment including religious mythycal dogma is too much to swim against. A teen, an age when they are the most idealistic, is hammered in all directions. Parents bribing city hall officials to get deed of title done quickly; “law-abiding citizens short-changing BIR of gains tax; buyers agrees to understating deed of sale; elders rationalizing these actions and others with “that is how life is”. “Confess your sins so God will for give you”

My unscientific study shows that 35-years-old and older are beyond redemption. Corruptions has seeped beneath the skin into their bones. Immorality became moral in the name of survival and race to become the wealthiest in the community. They even have the gall to brag and laugh about getting away with the law. These are the age-group who hone their english to intimidate the younger ones. These are the age-group that read to learn the use of arcane, esoteric, mysterious words; quoting dead medieval philosopher to scare younger and lesser educated ones.

I had a different angle on that experience. I was in second grade — my dad guessed correctly that my teacher wouldn’t know how to spell “liquefy” (with “e”) and he showed me how to ask the leading questions to walk my teacher into the trap. Sure enough when I went thru the steps (first to ask how to spell “liquid”), I “proved” that my teacher had the wrong spelling for “liquefy”.

What happened next was more important —- my classmates tormented me for two weeks for even thinking, much less claiming, that there was one word I could spell right that my teacher couldn’t..