French author and Nobel Prize winner André Gide once famously said, “One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time”. And so this adventure is one of our courageous acts of turning away from the familiar and towards the unfamiliar, and God is so amazing beyond words can tell, that even on a Holy Thursday, we had gotten a well-contrived venture that though we are still heading towards the wide open sea, the learning and the awe are already within our reach.
At the back is the hill known as Bantay Abot Cave
A coastal province packed with historical places
Fine beaches, I-forgot-my-name-cuisines
A paradise, a gem, a haven of stunning rocks
Nature and man's creative hands combined
Oh yes, its God's mighty hands placed on lands.
This St Augustine's church in Paoay
Is an Earthquake Baroque style
With much story to tell about the past
And as the belfry stands a few meter
On a beautiful sunny day
You end up feeling both young and old
Feeling both solemn and playful
And then feeling both on earth and in heaven
And so you'll see and realize
That paradox could really be part
Of the journey towards finding the true you.
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| The Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte |
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