Lord Jesus Christ's last commandment given to His disciples was to "love one another as I have loved you"

As a Christian born in the only Christian country in Southeast Asia, I came to a point of realization since 1988 when I was baptized in the Holy Spirit. It was then that I began questioning the relevance of the fraternity system and its culture, proven to be violent all these years, to the development of man in particular and the Filipino people in general. With a despicably awful track record of deaths due to hazing and fraternity wars, it is therefore important for men, especially my countrymen, to find time and reflect on the relevance of this brotherhood system especially in relation to their coexistence with other sectors of society and to their spirituality.

I dedicate this blog to the victims of all these mess all these years, to all the people especially the love ones of the victims affected by it and to all fratmen who honestly and sincerely desire for genuine change.

This is a challenge to all fratmen. If you so desire to be real men let's therefore face the real problem squarely and act to find the real remedy to it. And since the reasons behind all these conflicts is hatred, it is therefore right to start forgiving because after all most of us are Christians and because it is the right thing to do.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

THE SYMBOLS

The following are the symbols that were incorporated in the painting THE WRONG SACRIFICE:


1. The Home
2. The Faith
3. The Baby And The Mother's Hands
4. The Neophyte
5. The Blindfold
6. The Crown Of Laurel, Questions Marks And Maggots
7. The Skeleton
8. The Shield, The Skull And Bones And The Halo
9. The Jagged-Edged Sword
10. The Paddle, The Death List And The Scythe - A Wrong Cross To Carry
11. The Inverted Cross
12. The Warrior's War-Torn Helmet And The Devil
13. The Watch, The Tie And The Suit
14. The Blood Red Cape
15. The Scale Of Justice
16. The Greek And Roman Alphabets
17. The Ring, The Coins and The Chain
18. The Gladiators (From The Spoliarium Of Juan Luna)
19. The Angry Hero And The Sad Hero
20. The Philippine Flag And The Threat To Peace
21. The Helplessly Hidden Sun And The Three Lost Stars

Note: while I am still writing the meaning behind each symbol you are invited to locate them in the painting and interpret them. Joel E. Ferraris
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