We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.

The title of this blog is a quotation by Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of United States. Incidentally I saw another quote from Lady Bird Johnson the wife of President Lyndon Johnson: It’s odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don’t quite fully share the hell of someone close to you. 

Well? that tells me there’s something wrong with the relationship. Anyways thats not the topic I want to expound about. While I was browsing the internet, i came into an article by Dennis C Carey which is about leadership development and its about old CEO’s helping new CEO’s grow into more mature professionals. This article reinforced my ideas and feelings towards my teachers, mentors and older people in life. This is about passing on knowledge from one who has seen the world to one whose eyes has just began to see reality. As youne people, our perspectives are narrowed by our limited experience in life. I believe that as we grow up and take in more experiences in our lives, our insights will change, our perspective will shift, and we will be able to see the world with new eyes. What does it imply to us?. Young people of the new generation, so sure of ourselves, so deviant and so antagonistic to authorities (who we perceive as the people responsible for setting limits and restrictions in our lives) tend to rebel against earnest directions and go on doing things we later regret in life. I believe that these seasoned mentors, our parents, our teachers, our porters, our trekking guides, the people older than us should be respected and listened to. Because first of all no matter what we do, they know more about life than we do and we need their opinions to guide us into making more practical and effective decisions in life. Anyways i would like to say that as we go through life we acquire more experiences thus we learn more lessons in life. Our seniors should be valued and their opinions/advices should be respected and taken into consideration. Anyways we couldnt be better without our elders teaching us how to be good at one thing or another. Before people become leaders they must first be good followers or something of that sort.

In context with trekking or mountain climibing, having a   GUIDE is one of the most important factor to ensure safety during treks and or ascents.  If you have someone within your group who knows how to read trail signs or who knows the trail well, then you might not need a guide. However, I had this experience where me and my friends trekked mt. apo and we didnt have a guide.  2 of the people in our group said they knew the trail and all that but then again we found ourselves lost in the towering bushes, pushing ourselves and parting the bushes to see where to go next. In the end we camped out in an unkown area because darkness has fallen and we havent found the right trail yet. This situation causes you to lose unnecessary strength and stamina, most importantly your food supplies might get depleted because of the delay, believe me you dont want to starve or thirst in the middle of the jungle. Anyways locals are usually deployed as guides for the reason that they know the mountain more than any other people. They are also very ingenious and crafty that even if you suddenly have no more food to eat, he can find a way for you and your group to survive in the mountains without getting hungry or thirsty. Some of the guides also know certain parts of the mountains that they take you to the peak the easiest and fastest way possible. I love those guides!. Some however, dont know any shortcuts because they are either still young or new to the place. So more personal tips next time!. see ya!.