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Some people reminisce with pride that they lived in a time of hard won fights and impossible dreams. They say they fought side by side Che Guevara, marched in the streets with Malcolm X, and struggled for peace with Mahatma Gandhi. They lived in exciting times alongside troublemakers who stood for something true. Imperfect leaders who fought for something they know to be right.
Today, many say true leaders are a thing of the past. That they are an extinct breed. I say they are wrong. I say true leaders still exist but people just don't know where to look or else they are just unwilling to look anymore. Some, you see, just cannot commit to anything anymore beyond their personal world. Their battle cry is, Convenience! And they dare tell you "you will not insult me by telling the truth!"
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I know a simple man who boldly speaks the truth. He holds a bible by his right hand and a microphone by his left. Yet he is looked upon as a troublemaker by many in the Philippines, his own land. His people love him so, however, for they know something many don't. They know Truth and yes, it had set them free.
He now lives far away from his loved ones to preach the the Truth to a world in dire need of it. Unlike Guevara, Malcolm X and Gandhi, however, this man will most probably never become a cultural icon. Unlike them, however, his message will never be lost in the hearts of people who heard him in earnest.
To anyone who would dare know the meaning of Life, let him listen to my Brother Eli Soriano.
Today, many say true leaders are a thing of the past. That they are an extinct breed. I say they are wrong. I say true leaders still exist but people just don't know where to look or else they are just unwilling to look anymore. Some, you see, just cannot commit to anything anymore beyond their personal world. Their battle cry is, Convenience! And they dare tell you "you will not insult me by telling the truth!"
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I know a simple man who boldly speaks the truth. He holds a bible by his right hand and a microphone by his left. Yet he is looked upon as a troublemaker by many in the Philippines, his own land. His people love him so, however, for they know something many don't. They know Truth and yes, it had set them free.
He now lives far away from his loved ones to preach the the Truth to a world in dire need of it. Unlike Guevara, Malcolm X and Gandhi, however, this man will most probably never become a cultural icon. Unlike them, however, his message will never be lost in the hearts of people who heard him in earnest.
To anyone who would dare know the meaning of Life, let him listen to my Brother Eli Soriano.
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