SHAKING THE HANDS OF THE CHEATER

All is forgiven, we say, as we shake hands of the cheater. But the facts of the case are still there and stare us in the face. We should always do right under any circumstances. It is not a hard thing to do.
Yes, there is a postscript in the FB photos showing the blogger and the former president of an Ilokano writers' organization in a sort of reconcile mode.It has something to do with an anomalous election for the presidency of the organization. It has been years since, but things are better left unsaid. He and his supporters knew what they did.

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Give due respect to the present by giving every moment of it your whole attention, doing things as if there is no tomorrow. This may be connected to what Albert Camus said, to wit: "Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present."