The more I learn to understand deeply my own language, the more I appreciate the history from which it rose, and the indebtedness I owe from those people who, at the time, became instruments in the existence, or more exactly the evolution, of my language into what it is today. I am talking about Bisaya language, which owe so much from the Spanish language.
Most people believe that once people gain their freedom from oppressors, they became free. History shows that's not necessarily true. Our oppressors are not outside us but within us--pride, fear, covetousness... These sinful vices keep people in bondage using chains that no amount of uprising can break.
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