Thank you for your reply. The Librado I know lived at San Antonio, Cavite City, Phil. He married Delia. Is she your mother? It's been decades now but I know Narcisso and Mike (deceased) and a sister. I also know that they settled at Long Beach. But, just as I said it's been ages since I last saw Diding and Narcing. Most of the Clemena has joined the U.S. navy. They lived just outside Sangley Point Naval Base. Can you tell me your birthplace. Is your uncle Narcisco still alive?
I would like to tell you more next time. If I find time, I will write you a letter. Meantime, keep up the spirit. Be healthy, be safe.
I finished the transcription of your response to Mat. I'm very much looking forward to when they give me your response to what I had written to you. Meanwhile, I'll keep transcribing for you in my free time. This letter to Mat was very eye-opening for me. I strongly oppose the death penalty except in the cases of serial killers. I feel that someone who has no intention of discontinuing their crimes is a major threat to society. However, those are rare and extreme cases. I feel that even if someone is not fit to live their life freely due to the threat they pose to society, that they still have something to offer. In some small way, their continued existence has potential to improve the lives of others. Your friend who was spared the death penalty is a perfect example. Criminals still have value, and I feel that they should still be respected as human beings! I really enjoy reading your insights, and I look forward to reading more from you:)
How are you.I thought i had exceptionally lost all contact reaching to you and i had been searching in vain on how to reach.It seems like my letters do not reach you or are delivered to you.If you can please send me your writing address again i would be really happy to have my brother in contact with me.There are not many memories and people i adore or share life with and since i have lost your contact,i have no friend whom i can tell everything and anything.Manjeet Bhaiya, send me your address , you missed nearly 4 years of communication with me.I have lots of things to tell you, so many turns and tiffs and i want my friend back so i can have someone to talk to.When dad was alive , it was a bit easier, i could discuss anything and everything with him, without thinking twice of what the reply would be,So send me you address.You tc and write on this for your writing address.I await your reply..very very impatiently.
About birds playing - yes they do. We were eating at a restaurant on the pier once - overlooking a small strip of sand. Although this was in Southern California, there were no humans out there - probably because there were other 'people-friendly' beaches close. Anyway - during the entire time we were there (at least an hour and a half) we watched a seagull play with a tennis ball. He would stand and drop it at the top of the slope, then run down and try to snatch it up before it hit the water. He'd then repeat the process. Everything in his body language bespoke 'fun' - he wasn't doing this to try to open the ball and eat the contents (like he thought it was a shellfish, or a nut) - he was playing a game. :)
Your spelling is absolutely fine and your meaning is always crystal clear.
I think the convention on the Between the Bars website is that Blog Posts are transcribed, but Comment Responses don't seem to be. You are therefore communicating with the website's visitors and readers on two different levels - one about the process of your trial and search for justice, and the other on a more personal level. I hope it helps other people to understand more about you and your situation.
It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh." If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." 3 With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
1 On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. 2 One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other.
Unk here is Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Speech... What are your thoughts? Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States. 1989.
Abraham Lincoln
Second Inaugural Address
Saturday, March 4, 1865
Weeks of wet weather preceding Lincoln's second inauguration had caused Pennsylvania Avenue to become a sea of mud and standing water. Thousands of spectators stood in thick mud at the Capitol grounds to hear the President. As he stood on the East Portico to take the executive oath, the completed Capitol dome over the President's head was a physical reminder of the resolve of his Administration throughout the years of civil war. Chief Justice Salmon Chase administered the oath of office. In little more than a month, the President would be assassinated.
Fellow-Countrymen:
AT this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
Know that from heaven you came and to heaven you will return, seek not enduring works on earth. You are the master of the earth through your likeness with God.
Reasoning: Our physical nature is totally amenable to reprogramming. Since we have the laws and faculties to do so, why not dedicate the use of our will to program desirable ends in our lives—peace, happiness, health and prosperity?
For a complete discourse and in-depth analysis of each of the 11 Laws, see Ma’at, The 11 Laws of God by Ra Un Nefer Amen
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Thank you for your reply.
The Librado I know lived at San Antonio, Cavite City, Phil.
He married Delia. Is she your mother?
It's been decades now but I know Narcisso and Mike (deceased)
and a sister.
I also know that they settled at Long Beach. But, just as I said it's
been ages since I last saw Diding and Narcing.
Most of the Clemena has joined the U.S. navy.
They lived just outside Sangley Point Naval Base.
Can you tell me your birthplace. Is your uncle Narcisco still alive?
I would like to tell you more next time. If I find time, I will write you
a letter.
Meantime, keep up the spirit.
Be healthy, be safe.
Filindia
This letter to Mat was very eye-opening for me. I strongly oppose the death penalty except in the cases of serial killers. I feel that someone who has no intention of discontinuing their crimes is a major threat to society. However, those are rare and extreme cases. I feel that even if someone is not fit to live their life freely due to the threat they pose to society, that they still have something to offer. In some small way, their continued existence has potential to improve the lives of others. Your friend who was spared the death penalty is a perfect example. Criminals still have value, and I feel that they should still be respected as human beings!
I really enjoy reading your insights, and I look forward to reading more from you:)
#thisgirlcares
How are you.I thought i had exceptionally lost all contact reaching to you and i had been searching in vain on how to reach.It seems like my letters do not reach you or are delivered to you.If you can please send me your writing address again i would be really happy to have my brother in contact with me.There are not many memories and people i adore or share life with and since i have lost your contact,i have no friend whom i can tell everything and anything.Manjeet Bhaiya, send me your address , you missed nearly 4 years of communication with me.I have lots of things to tell you, so many turns and tiffs and i want my friend back so i can have someone to talk to.When dad was alive , it was a bit easier, i could discuss anything and everything with him, without thinking twice of what the reply would be,So send me you address.You tc and write on this for your writing address.I await your reply..very very impatiently.
Tc
Prayers and Wishes
Sweety.
Anyway - during the entire time we were there (at least an hour and a half) we watched a seagull play with a tennis ball. He would stand and drop it at the top of the slope, then run down and try to snatch it up before it hit the water. He'd then repeat the process. Everything in his body language bespoke 'fun' - he wasn't doing this to try to open the ball and eat the contents (like he thought it was a shellfish, or a nut) - he was playing a game. :)
Your spelling is absolutely fine and your meaning is always crystal clear.
I think the convention on the Between the Bars website is that Blog Posts are transcribed, but Comment Responses don't seem to be. You are therefore communicating with the website's visitors and readers on two different levels - one about the process of your trial and search for justice, and the other on a more personal level. I hope it helps other people to understand more about you and your situation.
With kind regards
Lavender
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. 2
One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other.
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States. 1989.
Abraham Lincoln
Second Inaugural Address
Saturday, March 4, 1865
Weeks of wet weather preceding Lincoln's second inauguration had caused Pennsylvania Avenue to become a sea of mud and standing water. Thousands of spectators stood in thick mud at the Capitol grounds to hear the President. As he stood on the East Portico to take the executive oath, the completed Capitol dome over the President's head was a physical reminder of the resolve of his Administration throughout the years of civil war. Chief Justice Salmon Chase administered the oath of office. In little more than a month, the President would be assassinated.
Fellow-Countrymen:
AT this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
Know that from heaven you came and to heaven you will return, seek not enduring works on earth. You are the master of the earth through your likeness with God.
Reasoning:
Our physical nature is totally amenable to reprogramming. Since we have the laws and faculties to do so, why not dedicate the use of our will to program desirable ends in our lives—peace, happiness, health and prosperity?
For a complete discourse and in-depth analysis of each of the 11 Laws, see Ma’at, The 11 Laws of God by Ra Un Nefer Amen