EDGAR ABANIL BLOG

Thinking about my past and my future, I viewed a show in my mind on significant things that happened lately. I went down the slippery trail to the hidden beach somewhere in Punong. There you can see the small white beach in Anakan, near the wharf of the defu nct Anakan Lumber Company. I like the tranquility of the place-far from the buzz of the city, far from the pretentious air of the metropolis. One can meditate to the limits. You get an inner calm viewing the glass-clear sea, the rocks spread out on the beach head, the greeneries, the outline of mountains beyond Odiongan. Ah, inner peace at last. The gentle lapping of the waves on the beach rocks trigger your mind to wander beyond the realm of the physical our to the latent and spiritual. Counting your breath, minding your pulse,making your mind fly, these are experiences that transcend time and reality. Compare this to the din of celebration in the city. People dancing in the streets, chanting, shouting "Hala bira!" Peopl...