On Learning
I am enamoured with archival research and verification through field work. I have walked the stony paths and touched the water where Moro warrior preachers, Shariff Kabunsuan and Sultan Kudarat, travelled. They likewise waded in the bubbling brook of Tubok, Lanao del Sur which is on the eastern shore of Illana Bay. The Spaniards named that Tubok entry Puerta de la Sabanilla. To listen to pronunciations of names such as Ayonan Diwata Ndaw Gibon, Lalawanin sa Silog, and Princess Aya Pagamay Bai from the Bantugan epic in the Alonto home in Marawi is learning about their forefathers. To touch the pillar of the first mosque in Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, constructed in late 1300, is a blessing. To visit my mentor, Datu Michael Mastura, in Maguindanao reminds me Mindanao is like Barangay Dalimbang, or a place beyond compare.
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