Just a Second

Yes, I am a foreigner writing about the Philippines again, and the things I write may not always be too nice, but anyway, I love the Philippines. The one who`s in love will also see the faults, may also name them, but he`s still in love.

It`s a beautiful country, and it`s a cruel country. It is a country in which a small upper class lives very good from the hard work of the people, and in which many people today do not know how they will eat tomorrow. It is a country which many people want to leave in the search for a better life, because there will be better conditions anywhere. But it is still a beautiful country.

We foreigners visiting this country have to be conscious about enjoying a rare privilege. We will come to know the beautiful sides of the Philippines, and we cannot avoid to notice the poverty, but we will never really feel how it is, to be poor, to lose hope. Therefore, we have to admit that we will never really come to know this country.

Pinoy are great hosts. They will give their last shirt for a guest, to see to his well-being, but they will never let him into his heart. Maybe they fear he could rob it.