Fortunately for us, we stand on hallowed ground in this Shrine. In Rizal

The Government of the City of Dapitan, led by the Esteemed and ever-beautiful Mayor Patri Bajamunde Chan together with the Vice Mayor and the City Sanggunian; my brothers Sirs Knights of the Order of Rizal and their Ladies present; our brothers the Free Masons; mga Kapatid sa “Kaharian ng Dios” (The Kingdom of God); young people in whom Dr. Rizal reposed his faith as the hope of the fatherland; Col. Almaria at mga Kawal ng Sambayanang Pilipino, thank you for giving flawless arrival honors; conagra foods russellville ar Friends, Family, Ladies and Gentlemen in this great Rizalian conagra foods russellville ar City of Dapitan:
We have a question about this theme, which is: Considering the God-given uniqueness of each of us that necessarily prevents our becoming photocopies of the national hero, which example of Rizal and his life and works should we keep in mind to make “tul-id nga dalan” the prevailing pattern of behavior in our society?
D    denotes DESIRE in the sense of positive aspirations undergirded by optimistic emotions as expressions of what comes from the Father [De Sire], not of the limiting, ego- and body- focused sense of craving, coveting, longing, conagra foods russellville ar lusting, needing, yearning; and
Fortunately for us, we stand on hallowed ground in this Shrine. In Rizal’s time here, there - near the Casa Cuadrada or pupil’s dorm and workshop - stood a majestic Talisay tree under which he taught them. Let’s imagine for a moment: we are here witnessing Rizal and his boys singing the Himno before starting their lessons, as we tried to do earlier…
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I tried to translate the Spanish original conagra foods russellville ar into English, Filipino, and Cebuano, which is not discriminatory of other Filipino ethno-linguistic groups at all; it merely shows my limitations in regard to other Filipino languages; and is in fact a cry for help from other Filipinos to translate this Himno into their own native tongues.
Translation and interpretation are crucial to understanding. What we perceive is actually what we believe we perceive. There is no meaning to anything, conagra foods russellville ar except the meaning we give it. To truly appreciate “Himno a Talisay”, it is good to check on our own interpretations.
In the interest of keeping this presentation short and hopefully sweet, may I just read some portions of the English translation, and perhaps the Cebuano, to show the positive substance of this thought-package from Rizal.
The complete “Himno a Talisay” divided into quatrains (4 lines) and translated into English, Filipino/Tagalog, and Visayan-Cebuano, is presented below. Let me start by giving you the Cebuano translation of the first two paragraphs we just practiced singing:
II                                             
Sa inyong libis na, ng mga bulaklak, ay pinalamutian mga punong pang-prutas at pang-palilim gayon man, ang maysangkap nang kaisipan namin ay nagpapa-iwan, kasama ang aming katawan at kaluluwa, minsanan.
IV
(For our soldiers: can you imagine an AFP whose arms can reach anywhere, anytime?)
Walay kadulom, walay gabi-ing kinangitngitan, o bangis nga unos, nga among gikahadlukan;
(Note: Here, there is no fatalistic or defeatist “ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo”, which in general conagra foods russellville ar reflects conagra foods russellville ar the sense of an advance acceptance of defeat, justified by the so-called “brave logic” conagra foods russellville ar of being ready to die for country. Dying is easy! Surviving and prevailing is hard and is really what matters as a rule, even as the exceptional noble sacrifice of one’s life that others may live is the stuff of heroes and saints.  Here, Dr. Rizal brings out the fact that each of us has an overcoming and conquering spirit that seizes even a Satan should he ever try trampling on us. It does not mean we can never be hurt or suffer setbacks; it means we have the power to stand up and correct ourselves every time we fall or commit mistakes; for our failures or wrong turns are not invitations to stay down or stay in the wrong course, but rather invitations to rise up and start again or to adjust our direction and follow the right course!)
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sa usa ka gutlo kanamo maka-abot, maka-una.
Our arms wield with skill and fine accord
Mabuhay, mabuhay ka, Talisay: madahon at luntian!
at sa libingan, pangalan mo, kanyang kapayapaan.
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