'FAVOR' SPEECHES

Quite some time ago, I was asked to compose separate speeches for two aspiring politicians. We weren’t related, I hardly knew them and I didn’t believe in their cause. They were referred to me by common connections. It was the first time they were to speak in front of a large civilian crowd. Both of them were “biglang-yaman” and thought of themselves as very important people. I hate to say it, but it has become a common tendency of human beings to change for the worse when they start to feel a little comfort in life, especially if the transition is abrupt. They were expecting that I would finish the speeches in just a few hours and that I would do them FOR FREE. It may have been a “small” favor, but of course I declined. Years later, one was imprisoned and I never heard from the other one again after he lost an election. They turned out to be scammers. Imagine, paano na lang kaya kung nanalo talaga sila?

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