10 Commandments For Seniors

By: James DC

 

1. Thou shalt not complain.
Huwag maging reklamador. Kung hindi mo gusto ang isang bagay, talikuran at kalimutan.

2. Thou shalt not discuss thy ailments, even if asked.
Lahat ng tao ay may karamdaman sa, o pananakit ng katawan. Kahit usisain ng ibang tao huwag magpahayag ng mahabang nobela ng inyong karamdaman.

3. Thou shalt not be argumentative, domineering and sanctimonious.
Iwasan ang makipagtalo, mapagmataas at magkutya ng kapwa tao, o magpakitang banal na virgen. Lahat ng tao ay magkaiba – merong gago na madada pero walang magawang tama, merong mataas ang noo saksakan naman ang utang, at meron ding palasimba ala angel ngunit palaaway at ang salita ay parating nagtatapos ng p…. ina mo.

4. Thou shalt not feel sorry for thyself.
Huwag maawa sa sarili. Kahit maglulupasay sa iyak at maguntog I’m ng ulo sa pader walang makikiramay sa mga taong malalim ang katangahan at mababa ang pagtingin sa kanilang sarili.

5. Thou shalt not despairingly compare today with the “good old days.”
Huwag paulit-ulit na ihahambing ang magagandang nakaraan sa nangyayaring kasalukuyan. Kahit pumuti ang uwak hindi na babalik ang mga nakaraang panahon.

6. Thou shalt not find too much fault with younger people.
Huwag makialam sa problema ng mga kabataan. Ang kanilang ginagawa ay umaayon sa kanilang panahon at mga kaibigan.

7. Thou shalt not let thyself grow sloppy in body, dress or mind.
Mag-ayos ng katawan at maligo araw araw.

8. Thou shalt not expect constant attention from your family tapos na ang iyong panahon. Ang panahon nila ay para sa kanilang sariling pamilya.

9. Thou shalt not try to change people.
Huwag na huwag subukan na baguhin ang ibang tao. Lahat ô tayo ay may iba-ibang kulay, hugis at isip. Manahimik ka na lang kung ayaw mo ng away.

10. Thou shalt not insist upon being right all the time.
Huwag kang makulit. Ang makukulit ay ipinapain sa leon .
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CELEBRATE! A monk his entire adult life, Brother Andrew, was responsible for training new scribes in the art of copying by hand — word for word — the holy writs. One day an eager new scribe, Brother Jonathan, asked if anyone had ever made a mistake.

“Oh no,” said Brother Andrew. “These words have always been correctly copied from generation to generation.” Skeptical, Brother Jonathan asked BrotherAndrew how he knew. “My son,” said Brother Andrew as he shuffled off toward the monastery’s library, “let me get you the first volume ever written, and you will see that it is just as correct today as it was then.”Many hours passed. Finally Brother Jonathan decided he had better check on the elderly monk. At the library, he spotted Brother Andrew sitting alone in a candle-lit corner, tears running down his wrinkled cheeks. “What’s the matter?” Brother Jonathan asked.

“I can’t believe it,” Brother Andrew responded, his voice quivering with emotion. “The word is celebrate. CEL-EBRATE!”

Robert & James DC in household scene.

 

Robert & James DC as fighting lovers.