Father Ninoy Aquino said, “The Filipino is worth dying for.” From Boston, Mass, hero flew back home – and landed on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport, shot dead. During his funeral march, 1 million lined the streets of Manila. My hero!
Mother Goose proved that “The Filipino is worth living for.” Mother Cory is “holy” because she was revered; and “goose” is perfect for her, as Spirit Animal says[1]: “Goose gives a loud warning when danger appears. Bundling this all together gives Goose the meaning and symbolism of communication, fidelity, parenting, fertility, and Providence. ... When that happens, another Goose in the flock stays with the injured bird until they can fly again, or die.”
Isn’t that perfect?! Mother “Holy Goose.” Despite the negativity, President Cory Aquino kept communicating, remained loyal, parenting us Filipinos, gathering fertile ideas, leaving it all up to God.
Son Noynoy: In his 5th State of the Nation Address, President Noynoy quoted and said, “The Filipino is worth dying for. The Filipino is worth living for. If I may add, the Filipino is worth fighting for.”
Father, Son & Holy Goose! They were loved more after death.
French, The Three Musketeers is an historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. “It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight for justice” (“The Three Musketeers,” Wikipedia). Looking back, I can see that the Filipino Family Three Musketeers were largely heroes, chivalrous, fighters for justice. What else can I say!
Wikipedia says the Three Musketeers is primarily an historical and adventure novel. However, Dumas frequently portrayed various injustices, abuses and absurdities of the Ancien Régime, giving the novel an additional political significance. The Filipino Family Three Musketeers fought for the same: injustices, abuses and absurdities. We see it now; we did not see it then.
This is how Britannica describes The Three Musketeers:
Summary: A historical romance, it relates the adventures of four fictional swashbuckling heroes who lived under the French kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV, who reigned during the 17th and early 18th centuries. At the beginning of the story, D’Artagnan arrives in Paris from Gascony and becomes embroiled in three duels with the three musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. The four become such close friends that when D’Artagnan serves an apprenticeship as a cadet, which he must do before he can become a musketeer, each of his friends takes turns sharing guard duty with him. The daring escapades of the four comrades are played out against a background of court intrigue involving the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
Four heroes – The Three Musketeers plus D'Artagnan. Following Dumas’ story, we are missing the 4th historical heroic hero. How about if PH gets another President, another heroine?!@517
[1]https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem-power-animal-meanings/birds/goose-symbolism-meaning/
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