Saturday, March 18, 2006

DeMolay 1919..

International Order of DeMolay.

meron parin sigurong hindi familiar kung anu to, kung sino sya, at kung bakit nga may ganto.

ganto natin simulan para okay. hirit ng english. for my foreign visitors. hehe. LOL.

Jacques DeMolay, the last Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Templar, who was sentenced to death, by an envious king. he died a martyr, never betraying his comrades and remaining to be faithful to the pledges he have made.

that's who he was, a legend, a master, a good example.

and by these reasons, he was chosen to be the namesake of our Order.

Frank Sherman Land, together with 9 young men, founded the Order of DeMolay, in the 18th of March, year 1919. with only one purpose in view, and that was to build a council for the betterment of young men, like me.

here's my tribute for 87 years of comradeship, under the name we have taken on our lips. DeMOLAY!!

twas not too long, a few weeks before graduating in highschool, when i chose to take a different road that could change my whole life. i petitioned myself for the membership of the Order of DeMolay.

maraming hirap ang dinanas, maraming luha ang dumaloy, maraming pawis ang pumatak, makatapos lang at makamit ang gustong makamtan. at un na nga, isang araw bago ang pasukan sa kolehiyo, nakuha ko na ang DeMolay Degree ko, kasama ang 15 pang batchmates ko.

maraming nabago sa buhay ko. marami akong natutunan. di ko na mabilang, sobra.

di ko alam kung anu ba ko ngayun kung wala ang DeMolay, kung nasan ba ko, at kung anu-ano ang pinaggagagawa ko. kulang ang mga salita para maipakita kung gaano kaimportante sa buhay namin ang pagbabago.

"..for as long as we remain faithful to our pledges, for as long as there is an Order of DeMolay, we are ONE.."


mabuhay ang DeMolay! brethren, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, 87 YEARS na tayo!

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Rieon Dran Alicdan Carreon, PMC
Baguio chapter
sponsored by Baguio Lodge no. 67 F. & A.M.