dandruff-free.

when you're free from dandruff, you're free to shine.

this came as an echo, a fraction of a second before i start my suppossedly entry.
i laughed - not because of the outright truth that the statement blinks, but moreso i was struck with the probably metaphor it suggests.

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has it ever crossed your mind, how some individuals are no different from a dandruff-flake?
you're smiling. and it's not even a joke.
seriously. some people must have been born with the specs of that obnoxious scalp itchiness embedded in their genetic blueprint. hah.

define dandruff.

Webster said it's a noun. it refers to scales of skin on the scalp, under the hair and scurf.
hmmm...pretty vague. let's try Mr. Wiktionary.
He defined it as scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.

hmmm..and when skin cells lose its vitality, it becomes dead. it becomes hard. crusty. flaky. and dreadfully itchy.

pretty much like individuals who have lost their sense of purpose, sense of responsibility and self-reliance. they merely depend on other people to think, to pre-determine their wants. hence, it's little wonder that what's left within their system is a diluted grasp of philosophies and literature - not to mention the values and principles - that had once made our country the envy of our neighbors.

day in, day out, you could see individuals reduced to an almost dandruff-like state - flamboyantly passive, obnoxious, stubbornly stagnant.

dandruff's a sore sight in one's head. not exactly the kind of crowning glory that any long-haired person would like to nurture.

and anyone whose acting like such is not exactly the kind of individual that this country needs.

i attended my mom's Gawad Dangal event last Tuesday and they had the founder of Gawad Kalinga as one of the guest speaker. i was struck with three things that he shared with the audience.

one, that we should demand greatness from within ourselves.
two, that we should demand greatness from others.
three, that we should thank God for being Filipinos.

needless to say, the guy remains steadfast in his belief that Filipinos, our brown-skinned race, is one of the greatest race that Mother Earth nurtures.

i believe him.

that's why i urge you to shake off that flaky attittude.
go dandruff-free, if you know what i mean. >wink!<