Well roared, lion!
I love Shakespeare. Most of his literary works can inspire one to prepare one write up after the next. No, hold on, I also love Goethe and Schiller. Of course, because I am a German. A German in the Philippines…
“All the world is a stage” and columnists sometimes might really roar like a lion. Being very sure about their topic, they done have “much ado about nothing” now and then or from to time. Occasionally columnists and other writers or commentators feel like “loves labor lost” by pointing defects and abuses but only receive discredit, misinterpretation, disapproval, disdain or indifference.
That causes me personally a certain uneasiness of mind. We all know that hell is paved with good intentions, but before we might miss the bus, let’s give “caviar to the general” and it’s really NOT “much ado about nothing”: “Put money in thy purse” and go downtown. Trading and haggling at any corner is part of our daily life in the Philippines.
Being at the Apo View Hotel here in Davao City several times and visiting some places in its surroundings, I observed traders, who try to sell puppies for hefty prizes up to 4,000 Pesos and even much more, poor devil, that’s really enough to drive you around the bend.
I really love dogs. I am happy and proud to have six “TLC”-dogs this time: True-Lasting-Company - creatures, which sometimes good be more than even a best friend.
Loving animals is worth as I had stressed many times earlier. But look at this pitiful creatures, suffering in a cage, and even put into the murderous sun all day long. The cut-throat dealers even don’t mind the heart-touching yelping and howling of those pitiful puppies.
I ignored one dealer’s hint, who even tried to follow me in Ilustre Street while shouting “Good prize, Sir!” Overstrained I “persuaded” myself to hold my explosive reaction and controlled my temper,
This happened already almost 3 years ago. That time I was pretty sure certain legitimacy could finish this awkward and flimsy business which is nothing more than animal-torture. I was wrong! They are back again!!!
And, while leaving Davao City in Northern direction, you also encounter other dealers who love to sell snakes, birds and other creatures. “Sir, you buy this snake and cook it. Very delicious!” :oops: :cry: . Distressing…!
The French Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), an influential lover of King Louis XV, stressed before: Apres nous le deluge/After us the flood! Objection! Let’s unite and let’s save our animals!
Hi Klaus- When you mentioned Goethe and Schiller it brought back memories of a visit I made about three years ago to Weimar a town so rich in culture that was cut of to the west until the wall came down.
I can now understand why you enjoy speaking and writing about the classics.
By the way like Goethe I was also amazed how much of the world’s philosophy originated from such a small place.
Hi Jim, thanks a lot for your comment. Yeah, “the border” or the wall separated families and “killed” a lot of German culture relations. Thanks, that you understand my desire for classics (by the way also for music, that’s why I hosted “Classics at Night” for some years here in Davao and was amazed, that Filipinos also like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin etc.) but now I AM OUT OF TOPIC…