First World Philippines Under God

This thought came to my mind and I'm keeping it. That my vision of a 'First World Philippines under God' begins with me and in me. I don't remember if it was Gandhi who said that one should become the change that one wants to have but I realize now the wisdom and the truth of that. I've heard it often before, that one cannot change others , one can only change oneself. I only realize now the truth of that in relation to myself. I'ts about time. For the longest time the underlying theme of my life and my choices, to a greater extent, was for a just, humane, free, prosperous and abundant life for this country , starting my involvement in student activism against a dictatorship in my freshman year up to my 30-years in government service , without giving much thought for personal ambition and personal advancement in terms of position and monetary considerations and my personal expression, even my trust and belief in God, in the idealistic hope that this country and its people would strive for a better Philippines for every Filipino..hoping the system will change. Well, the internal idealistic well has dried up, finally after 38 years ...And I'm thankful for that drying up. I now leave to oblivion and behind me the frustrations,disappointments, regrets, anger and the bitterness .... Consider the 38years from 1972 up to this point in 2010 my 'forty-years in the desert' . I'm crossing the threshold to God's promised land ... an abundant life for those who believe in Him. I embark on a new journey, officially and consciously today, March 18, 2010, of cultivating, nourishing, developing and protecting the inchoate citizen of a 'First World Philippines under God' in me, in my internal landscape, in my inner and outer worlds. I am 'First World Philippines under God' Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam! In Nomine Domini Nostri Jesu Christi -- AMDG.INDNJC. Today is another birthday ... my birth in the 'First World Philippines under God' ! Father God, I pray for Your blessings!