(Note: The first copy of “Ranao Waves” dated
January, 1980 Vol. 1 No. 1)
RANAO
WAVES
Ranao Council Incorporated:
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
It
has almost been three years since, in that small but significant gathering, we decided to take on the responsibility of helping, in our little way, to uplift our people and ourselves from ignorance and underdevelopment. Each of us then felt that what lay ahead was a heavy task, and attaining our goal seemed impossible for some of us. We knew of the many odds along the thorny
path we had decided to trod but none of us had the weakness of heart to turn
his back from the group for in the silence between us, we understood each others;
no matter how heavy the task and how high the height we have to scale, we have
got to try. We may fail and fail again, but we must always try. That is the
legacy handed down to us by our forefathers, and by all means, we must uphold it. Aside from our burning faith (Islam), it is the only thing that
binds us together, which keeps us going and maintains our existence as a people.
Without it, we would have been in the limbo of a conquered people or counted
among the dead. With high spirits and determination, many projects we had planned to see successfully unfold filled our hearts with joy. It was
not then so much to us whether we had had sleepless nights, necessary appointments cancelled, or spent our last centavo in our pockets for the projects; what was required was that the projects were there and our people benefited. It was enough for us to see joy in their faces and to infuse new knowledge into their idle minds. The
feeling was incredible. Dedicated work knows no pain, and the serious worker
understands that there is no failure, only challenges to overcome.
DREAMS AND
DREAMERS
(33 YEARS
LATER)
ranaocouncil.com
ISIS
AKIC
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