Despite fame and success, Louella Starling is in deep melancholy for she believes that she's an impostor. One day she discovered that there's a mystical bird called Alpas that gives miracles and extraordinary courage to break free. Louella recruits...
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The world is cruel sometimes. Use your head to win battles but use your heart to make yourself happy. Not all the time winning a battle means happiness.
/6/ Bargain and Blackmail
[LOUELLA]
'WHEN ASKING FOR HELP, APPEAL TO PEOPLE'S INTEREST, NEVER TO THEIR MERCY OR GRATITUDE.'
That's how I remember it from Robert Greene's book. Ibig sabihin nito, kapag may kailangan ka sa isang tao dapat daw ay sabihin mo sa kanila kung anong mapapala nila sa pagtulong sa'yo.
Sa madaling salita, ang mga tao raw ay makukumbinsi mo lang na kumilos para sa'yo kapag mayroong kapalit. And that makes sense.
I know it sounds dark and manipulative but that's how the world works even before in ancient civilization.
Kung iisipin mo nga, bakit ba gumagawa ng kabutihan ang ibang tao? Dahil naniniwala sila na kapalit no'n ay pagpunta sa langit kapag namatay sila.
Kaya naman hindi na ako nasurpresa pa nang pumayag si Lysander sa inalok ko. Wala pang limang minuto nang umoo siya sa kagustuhan kong sumama siya sa paghahanap ko sa Alpas.
Now, I only need two more people for this quest.
Napakunot siya nang iabot ko 'yung phone ko. "Your number," I told him. After typing it, binalik niya rin 'yon sa'kin. "I'll contact you again for the meeting tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Nagmamadali ka ba?" tanong niya.
"Yes," I answered without blinking.
He sighed and said, "Whatever you want." Papatalikod na sana 'ko nang bigla siyang magsalita ulit. "By the way, you left your car."
"I know, saka ko na lang babalikan."
"You're going somewhere?" I don't know why he asked that.
"Yes. I need to recruit two more people."
"Why are you in hurry?"
"I want to sleep better." Napakunot siya sa sagot ko dahil mukhang malayo sa inaasahan niya.
Iniwanan ko na siya at lumabas ng institution. After hailing a cab, I told the driver to take me to Raven's subdivision.
Yeah, nagmamadali talaga ako. I don't want to waste more time, at bukod do'n ay dahil hindi ko nagagawang maisip 'yung mga problemang tinatakasan ko noon.
I don't know if doing this would solve my problem, but I got a strong feeling that it will make me so much better. That's why I don't mind if I sound crazy for proposing a plan to travel far south to find a mystical bird that I'm not even sure if it truly exists.
Malupit ang realidad pero mas pinili kong maniwala sa alamat at sa kwentong iniwan sa akin ni Manong Ling. My heart was touched and I truly believe that I can find it too.
