MY JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES

A great sage once said, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The saying has been attributed to Lao-tzu, a Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) or to Confucius (a fifth-century Chinese thinker and social philosopher whose influence upon East Asian intellectual and social history is immeasurable. Who really said it we will never know for sure. Lao-Tzu represented an quite different view of life from that of Confucius. Confucius taught adherence to rules and the benefits of uniformity. Lao-Tzu proposed a life of non-contention, simplicity and achievement without using force. Lao-Tzu reminded us that people are always despised for their pride and admired for their modesty; he taught that intelligence is only achieved when one knows how little they truly know and that the truly wise never engage in quarrelling; he wrote that contentment is achieved not by relying on the opinions of others or by being ambitious. That a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step points out our great endeavours in life always begin with the first small action we take. I dedicate this project of sending out a simple, single notebook to each and every child in public school in Guihulngan City, as a symbol and a commitment to a journey for education, that one day we shall have a city where no one is illiterate, where education will open the gates of opportunity for all, and thus then Education will truly be the great equalizer. And I salute all teachers, for they are our present day missionaries... TO GOD BE THE GLORY!