Lessons Faith Gleanings.101

Cosme R. Cagas

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Read one or two of these short essays, stories, and anecdotes that sizzle with facts and faith, humor, lessons learned, and jewels of wisdom in a few minutes. They range from the mundane to the philosophical and the divine. You can peruse any of the 101 now, then put away the book to read again in your leisure time. Visual poems delight the eyes and captivate the mind.

Some excerpts of reviews of the author’s WWII novel, “I Shall Return”:
A wonderful piece of literature! In this gripping account, the author gives
real glance into what life was like… during this historic and tumultuous time. – Dustin Dichoso
A great read! A well-researched novel with historical markers and with subplots of love, romance. and family traditions. -Mike Cabelin, MD
Highly recommended. One can sense the overwhelming tide of events … towards the inevitable bittersweet conclusion. - Chris Conner

Sujets

• Cosme
• Literature
• Biography
• Bittersweet
• Tropical Storm Cosme
• Autobiography

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• Publié par: Xlibris US
• Date de parution: 14 février 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669863168
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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LESSONS FAITH GLEANINGS.101







Cosme R. Cagas



Copyright © 2023 by Cosme R. Cagas.

Library of Congress Control Number:
2023900967
ISBN:
Hardcover
978-1-6698-6318-2
Softcover
978-1-6698-6317-5
eBook
978-1-6698-6316-8

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Rev. date: 02/27/2023





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CONTENTS
Foreword
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Abbreviations
Woman and Womanhood
1. Finding Eve
2. Tribute to Woman
3. Unto Man
Valor
4. Braving the Blade
5. Islander Vanquishes Voyager
6. Tirad Pass Repeats Thermopylae
Up with U.P.
7. Blessed Encounter
8. Dawn of Humility
9. Learning to Learn
10. Growing Leadership Wings
11. Born Out of Loneliness
12. President by Fate?
13. Crucial Split
Songs
14. Song of Hope
15. Dancing Song
16. Bombs and the Song
Shades of Shakespeare
17. Missed Step
18. Shakespeare the Endocrinologist
19. The Long and Short of Sermons
20. How I Passed World Literature
Roots
21. Son of Fire-Spewer
22. Bones of Lolo Julian
23. My Father, Lord Elgin, and Me
Rich Spanish Heritage
24. Pidgin Spanish Before Latinos
25. Bouquet and a Flag
26. Unamuno’s Tongue
Prayers and Worship
27. Free Ride
28. The Slow-Moving Train
29. Bahala Na!
30. Prayers Answered
Philippine American History
31. The Earliest American Teachers
32. The Bells of Balingaga
33. The American Boondocks
34. MacArthur’s Punishment
Martial Law
35. Martial Law and the Lessons of History.
36. Son Redeeming the Father?
Magnificent Men
37. A Tribute to Antique
38. CPR’s Banters
39. The Gentle Fighting Tiger
40. How Beautiful the Sampaguita!
41. Serious Sergio
42. Meditations of the Stoic
43. A Hero of the Alamo
Organizational Hitches
44. Objection Overruled
45. Over My Objection
Loose Pockets
46. Twice a Sucker
47. Can You Spare a Quarter, Brother?
Grateful Heart
48. The Bike Rides
49. Grown Old
50. What Spam Has Spawned
51. Relief Long John
52. The Good Samaritans of Arkansas
Gambling
53. I Lost by Winning
54. Coming Out Ahead of Vegas
55. Robbing the One-Armed Bandit
Fringes
56. Bad Dream
57. Diamonds that Don’t Last Forever
58. Family Planning Commandment
59. Sensitivity Test
60. Doggone Maile
61. Khayyam’s Empty Glass
62. The Aequanimitas Principle
63. You Can’t Win All
64. Exams, Exams—When Will It End?
65. Goliath Never Knew What Hit Him
66. Experience Trumps Hubris
67. Three More Years to Wisdom
68. The Modern Man
69. Only a Moment in Time
70. Potentials Unlimited
71. More Than Deeds
72. Children and Rough Stones
73. The Quote That Refreshes
74. Tough Love
75. Unprepared
76. Master of the Road
77. The Ephemeral Monarch
78. The Buck Stops with Me
79. Undernutrition without Malnutrition
80. Before the Fall
Fishing
81. Secret of Fishing
82. Angling by the Tale
Early Failures
83. Can’t Shine Shoes
84. Can’t Make a Basket
Destiny
85. A Boy-Witch Saved My Life
86. Planning to be a Lawyer
87. Medicine by Decree
88. Getting Earnest with Medicine
89. Stuck in Illini Country
90. Nine Lives of the Cat
Death and Dying
91. Inevitable, but Unknowable?
92. Living Well
93. Quo Vadis Death?
94. Final Super Effort
De Gustibus
95. Banana Tastes Best with Guava Jelly
96. Halo-halo Tastes Better in Manila
Coda
97. Seeds and Scars
98. It Tolls for You and Me
99. Danger of Retirement
100.The Roaring Lion and the Gentle Lamb
101. Santa’s Gift to Himself
Selected Poems
You shout (Ivory Tower Blues)
No Win (Ivory Tower Blues)
Kite
A Ped’s Nite
I Wear Too Many Shoes
Shoes for Sore Feet
Ulahi Na!
Ayaw Sila’g Talikdi
Dito sa Merika
Here in America
La Paradoja Filipina
Bee sips nectar
When bee pricks first flower
When me bee bites
Tornado
drip drip drip
Rules to Live By

AFPSI Presidents 1978-2023
UPMASA Founding Officers 1980-81
UPMASA Presidents 1980-2023
PEACE OFFICERS 2022-24
Christ Philippine Missions Officers



Foreword
I wish to share the lessons I learned from these short essays, stories, and anecdotes, based on my eighty-six years of life experiences, world events, and readings. They range from the mundane to the philosophical and the divine.
Prayerfully, others may catch an insight, jewels of wisdom, or something new or worthwhile. Many are brief, hardly occupying a page, and others are at most two pages long and in large print.
Categorizations are arbitrary but can serve as rough starting points. Although few articles are related, each can stand alone. Therefore, one may read an item and then put the book away for revisiting in leisure time.
Hopefully, the selected visual poems delight the eyes and captivate the mind.
It is a bonus if the book is also entertaining and a story or two humorous. But, on the other hand, if the reader finds the book useless or a waste of time, he can ask for a refund!



Acknowledgements
I thank my grandniece Chelsea Cagas Fernandez for the artwork on the front cover, Lily Umali Cagas for the picture of the black tomb, and Banlasan Francisco Ray Llanos for the photo of Mt. Apo. The photo on page 19 is reproduced with permission from the UPMASA 25th anniversary commemorative book, Cecilia Cortes-Levich, Geraldine Gomez-Pinder, and Constancia Somera-Uy, editors.



About the Author
Cosme R. Cagas has been an editor and has published several short stories, poems, and a WWII historical novel, I Shall Return.
He founded five foundations:
1. The Association of Filipino Physicians in Southern Illinois (1978) -- annually holds a science quiz show for high school students.
2. The University of the Philippines Medical Society in America (1980) -- has 2,500 life members and 17 regional chapters.
3. The Philippine Economic and Cultural Endowment (1986) --has constructed hundreds of artesian wells and assisted thousands of victims of calamities.
4. DADS (2002) -- based in the Philippines. Funds three school- based feeding centers and provides dental kits.
5. The Christ Philippine Missions (2009) --supports five hundred scholars and ten feeding and dental health centers in the Philippines.
His many awards include the Most Outstanding Alumnus Abroad of the University of the Philippine College of Medicine, a John Wesley church award, and the LINKAPIL, the highest honor given to Filipinos overseas by the president of the Philippines.



Abbreviations
AFPSI
Association of Filipino Physicians in Southern Illinois
APPA
Association of Philippine Physicians in America
APPPA
Association of Philippine Practicing Physicians in America
CME
Continuing Medical Education
CPM
Christ Philippine Missions
CVA
Cardiovascular Accident
ECFMG
Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates
FEU
Far Eastern University
FLEX
Federal Licensing Examinations
IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
KU
Kansas University
LTAA
Lifetime Achievement Award
MEB
Most Exalted Brother
NYC
New York City
PAMB
Philippine American Bulletin
PEACE
Philippine Economic and Cultural Endowment
PGH
Philippine General Hospital
PI
Philippine ILLINI
U.P.
University of the Philippines
UPCM
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
UPMASA
University of the Philippines Medical Society in America
UST
University of Sto.