Arao, D. A. (2007, June 6-12). Direksiyon patungong kalayaan. Pinoy Weekly, 6 (21), p. 5. This may be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/pw6-21/op_ed/ed-6_21_3.htm.
Finally, I have put in print a story I used to tell in the middle of the 1990s before beginning my speeches. I stopped using this after 1998, the centennial of the 1898 declaration of independence.
This story is about a person looking for Kalayaan Avenue in Quezon City who, in the end, not only knew where the street is but also became aware of his or her “direction” in life.
I should admit though that the first part of the story I mentioned in my article‘s first paragraph is not original. My younger sister, then a student at the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), told me this story that, if memory serves, came from her group mate at the Ateneo Glee Club.
Touched by this story whose source remains anonymous as of this writing, I decided to expand it to reflect not just a philosophical discourse on the lack of freedom in this country but also how to attain it.
I think this is a timely article, considering that June 12 is the 109th celebration of our rumored freedom.
Hi, Danny! It looks like the link to your Pinoy Weekly column is missing from this post.
Reply: I updated it already to reflect the link to the June 6-12 column. Anyway, I posted this entry at a time when the Pinoy Weekly website was not yet updated. I got so busy with other deadlines that I never got around to re-visiting it. Thanks for the reminder.