Comments on: Man turns down $5,000,000,000( 5 Billion) to save ancestral land http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/ Bringing the OFW's Around The Globe Closer Together Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:16:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Inkblots http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Inkblots Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:59:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-377 Ancestral lands is not about money. It is about life--of ancestry, culture, tradition, community of people--of people with a set of values, beliefs. If it is gone from them? They will be gone forever.<br/><br/>To think refusing money is absurd, I would say, yes, it is absurd. That is lotsa money! But who are we to tell them it is right for them?<br/><br/>Those who have ancestral homes, and you sell it for a good fortune, wouldn't you feel self-betrayal for you have sold your memories, childhood, family traditions? Unless, of course you have a bad past that you want to sell it.<br/><br/>But isn't it exactly the same as their ancestral land? They seem to be contented with what they have right now? Who can say they have lost refusing $5 billion? Ancestral lands is not about money. It is about life–of ancestry, culture, tradition, community of people–of people with a set of values, beliefs. If it is gone from them? They will be gone forever.

To think refusing money is absurd, I would say, yes, it is absurd. That is lotsa money! But who are we to tell them it is right for them?

Those who have ancestral homes, and you sell it for a good fortune, wouldn’t you feel self-betrayal for you have sold your memories, childhood, family traditions? Unless, of course you have a bad past that you want to sell it.

But isn’t it exactly the same as their ancestral land? They seem to be contented with what they have right now? Who can say they have lost refusing $5 billion?

]]> By: Anonymous http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Anonymous Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:50:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-376 Its pretty sad to read all of this <br/>he will probly end up getting screwed or dead.<br/><br/>Corporations don`t you just love them.<br/><br/>If they don`t get what they want <br/>you get screwed or DEAD! Its pretty sad to read all of this
he will probly end up getting screwed or dead.

Corporations don`t you just love them.

If they don`t get what they want
you get screwed or DEAD!

]]> By: Anonymous http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Anonymous Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:48:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-375 the article said the corp. wanted to mine $5 billion worth of uranium, not that he'd get that much. And yes he'll probably end up getting screwed out of the land anyway, but I admire his stand and am sad to hear people call him a fool. the article said the corp. wanted to mine $5 billion worth of uranium, not that he’d get that much. And yes he’ll probably end up getting screwed out of the land anyway, but I admire his stand and am sad to hear people call him a fool.

]]> By: Akino http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Akino Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:42:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-374 how long do he think he can protect it...his life is not forever. better take the money and just make provisions / limitations on how to mine the site. So he could use the fund to allocate the protected property. sa tingin mo? how long do he think he can protect it…his life is not forever. better take the money and just make provisions / limitations on how to mine the site. So he could use the fund to allocate the protected property. sa tingin mo?

]]> By: Anonymous http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Anonymous Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:46:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-373 Pretty sad to hear all these "he should take the money" comments...<br/>Tells a lot about the future generation and how they will (not) fight to protect our heritage. Pretty sad to hear all these “he should take the money” comments…
Tells a lot about the future generation and how they will (not) fight to protect our heritage.

]]> By: Anonymous http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Anonymous Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:47:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-372 The government needs to just do what governments have done for thousands of years... take the land when it's in the best interest of the country to do so. Too bad, so sad - but he had a chance to sell out and he foolishly thinks they are going to let him sit on five billion worth of material and do nothing about it. The government needs to just do what governments have done for thousands of years… take the land when it’s in the best interest of the country to do so. Too bad, so sad – but he had a chance to sell out and he foolishly thinks they are going to let him sit on five billion worth of material and do nothing about it.

]]> By: Joe http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Joe Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:29:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-371 This guy is just dumb. All of those things he is trying to protect will be gone someday. Heck, once he dies those same companies will probably move in there for free.<br/><br/>He should just take the money and stop clinging to the past. This guy is just dumb. All of those things he is trying to protect will be gone someday. Heck, once he dies those same companies will probably move in there for free.

He should just take the money and stop clinging to the past.

]]> By: Judith http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Judith Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:25:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-370 What country is this in? You have to admire his convictions, but I think he will eventually be forcibly taken over by so called "progress". What country is this in? You have to admire his convictions, but I think he will eventually be forcibly taken over by so called “progress”.

]]> By: Anonymous http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Anonymous Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:03:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-369 He's not interested in the white man offering him anything. Perhaps if a black representative of the company made the same offer... He’s not interested in the white man offering him anything. Perhaps if a black representative of the company made the same offer…

]]> By: Anonymous http://ofwlayf.com/man-turns-down-5000000000-5-billion-to-save-ancestral-land/243/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Anonymous Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:56:00 +0000 http://ofwlayf.com/?p=243#comment-368 respect!!! respect!!!

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