Between OPPORTUNITIES and BLESSINGS- opportunities are man-made while blessings are God-made
- opportunities are chances while blessings are certainties
- opportunities are good but blessings are best
- opportunities are enticing while blessings are unattractive
Between SUPERSTITION and BELIEF
- superstitions are human conventions that has been handed from one
generation to the next while belief is a divine gift
- superstitions are coincidence-based while belief is faith-based
- superstitions are deceiving while belief is assuring
- superstitions are doomed to defeat while belief is doomed to victory
Between MOTIVATION and ACTION
- action is measurable but motivation is immeasurable
- action is the fruit and motivation is the root
- action fails but motivation prevails
- action can be bad but motivation is always good
Between INSTANT and LASTING solutions
- instant arrives at a sudden but lasting passes through a process
- instant is temporary while lasting is everlasting
- instant demands the practical self while lasting demands the reflective self
- instant is pressuring while lasting is persevering
Between PITY and MERCY
- pity is a feeling but mercy is a virtue
- pity is irrational (meaning it precedes thinking) but mercy is rational (meaning it has clear vision, mission and action)
- pity is consoling but mercy is empowering
Between KINDNESS and TRUST
- kindness is a human nature while trust is a human effort
- kindness is innate in us while trust we need to build
- kindness is appreciated but trust is valued
BUT remember in between in all these enumerations and litanies is YOU and GOD. The world will never change, resolutions will never solve, change will never take place unless you see, reflect and response what’s in between. MABUHAY 2007.
