"Aanhin ang damo pag patay na ang kabayo?" (What good is the grass to a horse already dead?) ~ Filipino proverb Don't be a goody two-shoes, my father said: ma- among tupa, head bowed meekly, just following …  | Luisa A. Igloria March 7 | "Aanhin ang damo pag patay na ang kabayo?" (What good is the grass to a horse already dead?) ~ Filipino proverb Don't be a goody two-shoes, my father said: ma- among tupa, head bowed meekly, just following the herd. And don't be balat sibuyas: skin thin as an onion, tearing up at the slightest injury. Malayo sa bituka, he'd pronounce—as long as the hurt lands far from the gut, you won't die. Muster up a thick hide—balat kalabaw. But remember that nothing comes to those who don't burn their eyebrows either—magsunog ng kilay, working hard until dawn. Do you want to succeed, or do you want to wind up among those kalapating mababa ang lipad? Beware of scammers and sweet-talkers, those with matamis na dila. They'll hack their way into your soul and make off with everything, including the smallest nail, your cheapest piece of furniture. Don't cry. Don't let anyone see you cry. You make a wrong turn, you get back in the saddle. You steer yourself right back again. | | | |
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