San Victor Island, Baganga, Davao Oriental © Jojie Alcantara
“Only when we see ourselves in our true human context, as members of a race which is intended to be one organism and ‘one body,’ will we begin to understand the positive importance not only of the successes but of the failures and accidents in our lives. My successes are not my own. The way to them was prepared by others. The fruit of my labors is not my own: for I am preparing the way for the achievements of another. Nor are my failures my own. They may spring from failure of another, but they are also compensated for by another’s achievement. Therefore the meaning of my life is not to be looked for merely in the sum total of my own achievements. It is seen only in the complete integration of my achievements and failures with the achievements and failures of my own generation, and society, and time. “ – Thomas Merton, from No Man is an Island
Above photo is a 3-hectare island of Barangay San Victor with powdery white sand beaches, rich in marine’s life and coconut grove, located in Baganga, Davao Oriental. Photo by Jojie Alcantara
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I like this a lot. I keep saying all the time that we are ONE. Our greatest communion is Self to God, our greatest Values are practiced in our Communities, and Truth transcends all religion, boarders, and politics.
Thanks.
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wow…ang ganda tlaga ng island na yan ms jojie, sana di yan ibenta in the future ng may ari,kasi natatangi ang ganda at ng iisa nlng yan dun banda sa baganga…
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Thank you, Liza, yes they are preserving it. 🙂
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