I miss Philo…
This is the second time that I met a teacher who is so passionate, and very devoted to his profession. The first time was when I was in highschool, and it was Mr. Candano, my English teacher. Now, it’s prof. Espiritu, my Philo teacher.
Prof. Espiritu in white long sleeves
The common ground of these two fellows, is they see to it that every person would feel special every time they’re around. These kind of people are so rare to find and so precious to lose. Anyways, here are photos of my Philo class last semester…
That’s me in stripes(:
This afternoon, as I went to Sir Espiritu’s table in the faculty room to let him sign my AdMat form for Philo 171, I was actually surprised he still remembers my fondness of Osho, and he told me to look for Osho’s lecture in YouTube. I hope to meet more people like him…just wishful thinking…(coz i know most people out there are too stiff…)
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Tags: Philosophy Teacher, Prof. Espiritu
November 10th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Hope you find more people like that!
Andrés
November 10th, 2007 at 8:34 am
aha…yeah…
November 11th, 2007 at 6:28 am
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November 12th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Philosophy is a field that requires a lot of devotions and personal sacrifice. I’m not surprise that the guy is passionate about his profession.
November 13th, 2007 at 12:53 am
yeah…it’s his life…i mean his profession…
November 20th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
I think the one in the picture is Prof. Henry Espiritu. I met Prof. Espiritu in Q.C. Alternative Class (New Age) when he lectured about Islamic Mysticism. I remember he talked about the spiritual dancing gypsys of Turkey. My God…he was well prepared; Turkish music, visuals, carpets, and incense smells, and that sorts. His discussion was really very interesting and it touched my heart at his availability, his deep sense of openness, his craziness and enthusiasm that was very contagious coz he give all he knew about the topic. He really delivered a show! And I thought I am going to become a dancing gypsy too. I cannot forget when he said; “life is a dance…it is your very own dance…you can watch and envy the beautiful dances of others but what do you get from that? Stupid! Dance to your own heart’s content before the music finally stops!”….His words slap me real hard, and I came to my senses. I need to love my own dance because my dance is “my life”. His words especially when he said “Stupid!!!” was my awakening. Because when he said it, he looks at me even though there were many audience in that big room and he doesnt knew me.
November 20th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
yeah, you’re right…he actually took his PhD in Ateneo. his fondness of gypsies…i can attest to that…it’s because he’s deeply in love with the Indian Culture…(original gypsies are indians)…I actually learn to appreciate indian literature because of him…
February 19th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I also met him. I heard him lecture in Ateneo de Zamboanga on Muslim-Christian Dialogue two months ago. He knows very well about Islam and Christianity. He also answered my questions about Catholic practices very well.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
yeah…he actually had an educational tour last summer in Turkey…
July 5th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Perfect!