"Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan", the old saying in the national language.
Even us, must admit that for all our good intentions, our handling of Tagalog can be quite rough at times -it means that for those who doesn't look back to where he came from he cannot reach his destination.That is the literal meaning.It also means that the sensible traveler who wishes to reach his goal must not cut himself off from nourishing contract with his origins: he must follow faithfully the course he has set for himself from beginning to end. As applied to a nation in process of growth and progress, it means that the experience gained in the past must be used as a compass to steer safely through the maze of the present and on into the uncharted future.The national heritage must not be wasted.
by: jann eleazar estrella
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