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The Dirty andCalloused
Hands of MyPeopleBy:
Cyrill N.TanMy land oforigin has
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made its markonto the world
as the countrywhichcitizens
serve othernations. From
the
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generations ofthe past and
the presentwehave been
known to theworld as
nannies to
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their kidswhile our own
childrenareleft behind
motherless;as caregivers
to strangers
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while our veryown elders
areleftunattended;
and asjanitors to
sweep the
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floors of aforeign land
while our veryabode
remains soiledwith the
solitude of a
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brokenhome.Hard
and tryingtimes are
faced by theworld today.
What with
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recessionandthreats of
terrorism,even the
worldspowerful
nations have
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peoplequietlycontinue what
they dobestbeing
in service toothers.
Indeed, we
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havebeeneyed. We
have beenmocked by
the monarchsof the world
sitting on
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their talltowers as we
continueharvesting
what is tospare from
their fields.
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We havebeencalled the
country ofslaves. A
country whichcitizens are
slaves to
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foreignpeoplein distant
lands, andeven slaves
to foreignpeople in their
very own
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land!We areslaves born
and to diewith dirty
hands.If this istheir reason
to ridicule us,
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then let it be.My hands are
dirty, butthisdoes not
mean I amnot wise. My
hands are
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calloused,but this does
notmean Ilack skills and
talent. Myhands are
dirty, but this
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does notmean I am
notrich invirtues that
come rarelythese days.
My hands are
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callousedbecausewhile
the world sitsand relaxes
in the comfortof the
present, I
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have toiledmyway
making surethe future will
not be easilyshaken. I
have toiled,
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yes, andtoohard have I
toiled.I amproud of
beinga Filipino and
to that extent
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being aBulakenyo
whosehandshave been
dirty from thevery start.
Why should I
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not be proud?Even inthe tall
offices whereFilipinos
work, theirhands are
soiled, not
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withcorruption,but
with good andhard labor.
Now, that theworld is on the
brink of losing
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what itholdsmost dearly,
everybodypanics.
Everyonewho sat
relaxing all
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thesetimeshad their
seats shakenhard that they
may hit theground only
to find out
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whenthey getup that they,
too, havebeen covered
with dirt. Whoknows how to
build aship
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wrecked bystrong winds
better than theordinary
crew?Is it OKthen to be a
slave? Well,
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the answer isyes and no.
Yes, it is OKtobe a slave
only if you aredoing so that
you may set
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yourself andthe people
youcare forfree from
slavery! Webelong to a
noble race. I
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can not denymyself being
a Filipinoto anyone
becauseit shows. I
am hospitable
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, admirablyraisedin ever
y grace, patterned into th
at solid moldof bravery,
generosity,in
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dustriousness and above
all, humilityand all of
these plusthe fact that
myhands are
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dirty easilypoint out that
I am aFilipino. The
fathers andmothers
waybefore us
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did well inbeing slaves
that we maybe free. We
may not beknown tothe
world as the
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America thatflew to the
moon, orGreece with
herbrilliantthinke
rs, or even
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Japan withtechnologies
to boast; butbeing
namelessandfaceless
dont mean
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were good fornothing.