Fr. Tito Caluag defined "the difference between a momentary 'high' and a long-term effect" of Pacquiao and the Pope, respectfully. Crime is avoided during both their fight and arrival. But that's just about it. In fact, Pacman fights, while the Pope tries to mediate them. Pacman is second top absentee in Batasan, while the Pope reports for work even during typhoons. Commitment is their great divide.
This happens when we are "no longer controlled by external factors- what other people will say, image, advancement in unbridled desires and passions... We overcome a sense of victimhood and reconnect with the vision of our authentic self, the inherent goodness and meaning and mission that I believe is in all of us at birth- what Parker Palmer refers to as our "birthright gifts." That is likewise the great equalizer among people that mediation aims to bring out.
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