Parable of the Retired Rector’s Cup o’ Kapeng Barako |
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Saturday, 11 August 2007 10:08 | |||
A group of Filipino-American alumni organized a reunion in the homeland, so that they could visit the alma mater, a Catholic college. The alumni were success stories in the United States. They got together with their former rector, now retired, the day before the reunion. The alumni were surprised that the rector was still active at age 90. They asked him for his secret to a long-and-productive life. The former rector said, "Several cups of Kapeng Barako every day and Rosario keep me fit and strong." The more they wanted to hear the rector’s formula to a stress-free existence. They said that life in the United States was a big rat race with all the inherent problems and stress factors that come with success.
One of the students said, "You mean, Father Rector, you say the rosary every day." "Yes, I recite the rosary each day but it is the maid, Rosario, who serves me my Kapeng Barako." Then the retired rector called Ms. Rosario to serve coffee to his former students. One of the former students asked if there was any more secret that the rector could tell them. "Yes," the rector said. "Aside from the Kapeng Barako, the rosary and Rosario, be sure to always have Grace with you." Then he called on his cook, Grace, to prepare the dinner for his former students. Grace was younger, sexier and more beautiful that Rosario. And that concludes our story about the rector’s four formulae for his version of the Fountain of Youth: Kapeng Barako, the rosary, Rosario and Grace. And not necessarily in that order. # # #
Editor’s Note: Perhaps after reading this instant parable, readers may like to browse another article written by Jesse Jose that carries several lessons about life and in particular, about coffee, A Friend Named Gerry, a Church Choir, a Carrot, an Egg, and a Cup of Coffee
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