We are shallow because we are 'mayabang,' ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.

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• F. Sionil Jose:

  We are shallow because we have become enslaved by gross materialism, the glitter of gold and its eq

• F. Sionil Jose:

  Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.

• F. Sionil Jose:

  Professional societies are sooner or later fractured by the ego of their leaders. Everyone wants to

• F. Sionil Jose:

  We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such role

• F. Sionil Jose:

  All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget tha

• F. Sionil Jose:

  Literature - Eastern and Western - abounds with stories, myths, legends about the search for youth,

• F. Sionil Jose:

  Past middle age, some friends suggested that I should have my eyebags removed, the deepening crease

• F. Sionil Jose:

  For them who delay aging, who infuse decrepit bodies with youth and beauty - they must rejoice in t

• F. Sionil Jose:

  As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize

• F. Sionil Jose:

  In the end, religion teaches us to value truth, justice and freedom.