Characters that accompany greatness

Characters that accompany greatness
Dr Abe V Rotor 

Dr Jose Rizal - Philippine National Hero

Portrait  by Fernando Amorsolo, national artist

“ I will be telling you this with a sigh,
Ages and ages hence where two roads meet in a wood.
And I, I took the road less traveled by.
And that is what made the difference.” Robert Frost

Characters that accompany greatness

1. Genetic propensity, genius, talented

2. Meeting challenge in early life

3. Endurance of pain and various trials

4. Persistence, often stubbornness,

5. Resoluteness

6. Dedication

7. Inquisitiveness

8. Enthusiasm

9. Pioneering

10. Humility

11. Sacrifice

12. selflessness

13. Courageous,

14. Steel character

15. Competitiveness, often against oneself

16. Accuracy

17. Perfectionism

18. Strong character

19. Grateful

20. Admired, vice versa

The other “side of midnight” in the lives of many great men and women may be characterized by the following:

1. Short-lived

2. Unhappy

3. Loner

4. Turbulent

5. Sickly/with infirmity

6. Misunderstood

7. Outcast

8. Maligned

9. Non-conformist

10. Poor, and the like.

Challenge to our former radio audience of Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (School-on-Air), DZRB 8-9 pm Mon to Fri with Ms Melly Tenorio

1. Tell something about the legendary character - The Boy who Save Holland
2. “Serve the greatest good for the greatest number of people.” Is this parameter a good measure of how great a deed we have done?
3. Greatness can be demonstrated by certain leaders in our local community. What are the qualities of these leaders?
x x x

The Art of War (Sun Tzu's Pieces of Leadership Advice)

Sun Tzu's Pieces of Leadership Advice

 "To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." - Sun Tzu*

Researched by Dr Abe V Rotor

 

• He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
• In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
• Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
• A leader leads by example, not by force.
• You have to believe in yourself.
• Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
• If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. ...
• The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. ~

* Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period of 771 to 256 BCE. Wikipedia

12 Tips: Be part of excellence, not critical of it.

Snapshots: disturbing views on the road

Dr Abe V Rotor
Lesson on Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio,
738 DZRB 8 to 9 Evening Class, Monday to Friday

"A picture means a thousand words." 

  

On smoke belching vehicles 

Tricycle on main road 

  Wrong lane, blind rear view

 Road construction hazard 

Double traffic violation

How accurate are folk measurements?

Dr Abe V Rotor

Old folks would tell a child that the total length of the outstretched arms fingertip to fingertip is equivalent to the height of the person. This is based on the drawing of Leonardo da Vinci. Is this true? What don’t you try it on yourself? They also say that the least shadow you make, the closer it is to noontime. This is of course without reference to the declination of the sun, and the season of the year.

How do you count seconds and minutes without a timepiece? When counting seconds, it is more precise to count, “one-hundred-one, one-hundred-two, one-hundred-three, and so on.” This traditional technique is used today in photography (light exposure, shutter speed), games (swimming and track race), and during emergency (CPR, measuring body temperature, pulse rate). It may be useful in our daily routine (cooking, exercise).

There is no assurance of accuracy in these means of measurement. Take for instance when one says “isang sigarilyo lang ang layo” (it takes a stick of cigarette to reach the place), and the guide has yet to light his cigarette and you have gone a long way. Or somebody says, “It is only at the other side of the mountain.” Which mountain and how many are there?


When is a child ready for school?

In earlier times when there were no nurseries, kindergartens, and preparatory schools, this is the simple way to know when children are ready for Grade 1.

The potential enrollee stands straight before the principal or teacher. He is asked to stretch his right hand across the top his head in order to touch his left ear without tilting his head. He must do the same with his left hand to touch his right ear. If he passes this test without difficulty he is ready for schooling. At this stage the child is around seven years old, the age of reason. He is now in pre-adolescence.~

Dog artist

Dog artist
Dr Abe V Rotor

Kulit at home 2013*

An artist by accident or game,  

      she bears the colors of the sun;

Calmly she lays by a stroller,    

     leaving her art when gone. 

*Kulit passed away a week after this photo was taken.  She was 12 years old.