Shift FREEDOM - A Discovery on My Way Home
Today, I didn't feel well. I was struggling to keep my eyes open as I sat at the coffee shop - reading very interesting materials for a potential consultancy engagement.
So, I decided to walk home, passing by a beautiful small park which was teeming with kids on one end at the children's playground. I walked inside the park to claim my right to be refreshed by the green grass and the majestic acacia trees.
Just a few hundred meters from my home, I discovered an antique shop that just opened in September 2015. It is called "Quate" - which is the nickname of the owner's father. The shop did not have a huge antique collection but there were very interesting items that caught my attention. There was a jukebox that still works. Another captivating piece was a mother and child painting of Salvador Cabrera (elder brother of national artist for visual arts, Bencab). I never knew before that Bencab has a brother who is considered a remarkable painter, illustrator and cartoonist.
Just as I entered the shop, my attention was caught by an old typewriter that still functions. I don't recall what were written on the keys of our old typewriter that my sisters and I used in high school and college. So. there I stood staring at the words "SHIFT FREEDOM" - very remarkable indeed. Perhaps that is what we need - a certain kind of shift - to experience real freedom. But what levers must we press, to create that kind of shift we need to experience freedom?
Then there were three gramophones. The shop owner showed me how to operate one of the gramophones. He wound the crank and viola, the turntable started to spin and produce melodious sounds. He proudly said this gramophone works even without electricity.
And there by the four-poster bed stood a tall, svelte sculpted lady - the body of which is already partly eaten by termites. Yet one can sense the dignity behind this wounded figure. I could feel some pain in me while looking at the gaping holes. She looked sad. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful site to behold. The owner said this lady was his "bantay" or guardian in his store. He said he found her neglected in someone's house and saved her from total decimation.
Then at the very far end of the store was my favourite lady - in purple flowing clothes - I should say it was naturally sculpted from drift wood and some recycled materials...what an inspiring work of art!
Just before I left the shop, the owner posed outside his shop located along Jupiter Street in Makati City, Philippines. I gladly took his photo. From the outside, one can see a hanging creatively adorned old bicycle.
Then, I continued to walk towards home. Along the way, I found this beautiful piece of art work along cracked pavements.
Perhaps we all need to see this broken world through our heart - more so when there are cracks in our lives - and that's the shift we need to be truly free!
Have a good weekend everyone! To all travellers, embrace change that makes you free!
So, I decided to walk home, passing by a beautiful small park which was teeming with kids on one end at the children's playground. I walked inside the park to claim my right to be refreshed by the green grass and the majestic acacia trees.
Just a few hundred meters from my home, I discovered an antique shop that just opened in September 2015. It is called "Quate" - which is the nickname of the owner's father. The shop did not have a huge antique collection but there were very interesting items that caught my attention. There was a jukebox that still works. Another captivating piece was a mother and child painting of Salvador Cabrera (elder brother of national artist for visual arts, Bencab). I never knew before that Bencab has a brother who is considered a remarkable painter, illustrator and cartoonist.
Just as I entered the shop, my attention was caught by an old typewriter that still functions. I don't recall what were written on the keys of our old typewriter that my sisters and I used in high school and college. So. there I stood staring at the words "SHIFT FREEDOM" - very remarkable indeed. Perhaps that is what we need - a certain kind of shift - to experience real freedom. But what levers must we press, to create that kind of shift we need to experience freedom?
Then there were three gramophones. The shop owner showed me how to operate one of the gramophones. He wound the crank and viola, the turntable started to spin and produce melodious sounds. He proudly said this gramophone works even without electricity.
And there by the four-poster bed stood a tall, svelte sculpted lady - the body of which is already partly eaten by termites. Yet one can sense the dignity behind this wounded figure. I could feel some pain in me while looking at the gaping holes. She looked sad. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful site to behold. The owner said this lady was his "bantay" or guardian in his store. He said he found her neglected in someone's house and saved her from total decimation.
Then at the very far end of the store was my favourite lady - in purple flowing clothes - I should say it was naturally sculpted from drift wood and some recycled materials...what an inspiring work of art!
Just before I left the shop, the owner posed outside his shop located along Jupiter Street in Makati City, Philippines. I gladly took his photo. From the outside, one can see a hanging creatively adorned old bicycle.
Then, I continued to walk towards home. Along the way, I found this beautiful piece of art work along cracked pavements.
Perhaps we all need to see this broken world through our heart - more so when there are cracks in our lives - and that's the shift we need to be truly free!
Have a good weekend everyone! To all travellers, embrace change that makes you free!
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