Rodolfo Martin Vitangcol Quotes

You do not have to be filthy wealthy
in order to be extremely happy.
Neither must you, too, be truly needy
in order to be very unhappy.

The poor man's sadness losing a euro,
same felt by rich losing in casino.
The poor man's joy getting an old mono,
same felt by rich buying a new stereo.

A lie is yet a lie, though bought worldwide;
soon it shall fade with coming of new tide.
Truth remains truth, though stepped on like a dime;
soon it shall reign with the passing of time.

A lie lasts as long as there's suppression,
for lies were but of man's fabrication.
Truth lasts as long as there's constellation,
for truths were but of Nature's formation.

We praise the singer, not the composer.
We admire the painting, not the painter.
We judge by the cake's icing, not its bread.
We evaluate the workers, not their head.

We rate highly the cuisine, not the chef.
We point fingers at others, not our self.
We look at peoples' faces, not their hearts.
We always assess the ends, not the starts.

Give to beggar standing next to vendor,
vendor thinks: "Better beg than be vendor."
Buy from vendor standing next to beggar,
beggar thinks: "Better sell than be beggar.

If earth's poor, we expect to see poor souls;
if there be rich, we admire those rich souls.
If earth's rich, we expect to see rich souls;
if there be poor, we pity those poor souls.

So we ask: "Is earth rich or is it poor?"
Oh, none in the world can match earth's grandeur!
So now we know why we pity the poor:
"On rich earth, no one deserves to be poor.

In public, we speak and act by culture;
In private, we speak and act by nature.
In public, we dress ourselves by culture;
In private, we show ourselves by nature.

Funny but if we want to win respect,
we must behave as what the norms expect,
that the moment we do what nature says,
we risk being seen as without finesse.

Money earned the hard way will be treasured,
wise spending of every cent is insured.
Money gotten the easy way is gross,
holders of it often end up in loss.

It seems Christianity's symbol is 'CHURCH,'
for its leaders portrayed Jesus as church:
"You're not Christian if you don't have a church;
you're bad Christian if you don't go to church."

Christianity's symbol ought to be 'LIFE,'
for Jesus came to bring fullness of life.
"Where there's no life, he is there to give life."
"Where there's life, he's there to celebrate life.

Can godless ones succeed in life? - Of course!
Can they, too, be happy in life? - Of course!
You might think then, God is irrelevant:
"Sans God one can enjoy life freed from want."

God gave the Law of Nature to guide life -
"Whoever obeys the Law shall find Life."
God's endless relevance is in the Law -
"From heeding the Law, it's God's Life we draw!

Give a man food in one hundred large bowls,
chances are he'll share it with other souls.
Man is not fundamentally selfish;
it is because he's in want that he is.

Offer your food to one who is in need,
chances are they'll do same when you're in need.
Man is not fundamentally selfish;
it is because others are that he is.

Thinking it'll be tough, one forwent the test;
while other took it but studied hardest.
Thinking it might rain, one canceled his trip;
while other pushed through, with raincoat equipped.

Thoughts of hindrance make you not negative,
it's in the kind of reaction you'll give.
If the negative's way is just to quit,
the positive's style is find ways round it.

When God calls you on a Mission, gear up!
No bed of roses, it's a hard climb up.
God's a so mysterious and complex type:
"He might even make you poor to bring life."

When called, don't resist, don't ever complain;
you can do the job well, He'll make it plain
to the point that you thought you did it all:
"Glory to God, blessed are they whom He'll call.

An eye for an eye" is for the unwise:
Due to it, many a war did arise.
"Turn the other cheek" is for the clever:
Due to it, many a peace didn't shatter.

If you're born rich, congrats! If not, take heart!
Options so abounding, the world so vast!
Nowadays there are no more alibis,
why we ought to remain poor all our lives.

We have this dictum where you I will tour:
"It is not your fault that you were born poor,
but it's already your fault, you died poor!"
What a great saying, big truth it conjures!