The World Needs Men
Lalaking hindi nababayaran ng pera;
who cannot be bought;
whose word is their bond;
who put character above wealth;
who possess opinions and a will;
who are larger than their vocations;
who do not hesitate to take chances;
who will not lose their individuality in a crowd;
who will be as honest in small things as in great things;
who will make no compromise with wrong;
whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires;
who will not say they do it “because everybody else does it”;
who are true to their friends through good report and evil
report, in adversity as well as in prosperity;
who do not believe that shrewdness, cunning, and
hardheadedness are the best qualities for winning success;
who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it
is unpopular;
who can say “no” with emphasis, although all the rest of the
world says “yes.”
Ang Mundo’y kailangan ng Lalaki
Mayroong isang salita;
Mas inuuna ang kanyang pagkatao kaysa sa kayamanan;
May paninindigan at lakas ng loob;
Mas malawak pa sa kanyang pagkakatawag;
Hindi nag-aatubiling makipagsapalaran
Hindi nakikiayon sa gawa ng nakararami
Magiging tapat hindi lamang sa mga maliliit kundi pati na rin
sa mga malalaking bagay
Hindi makikiayon sa kasamaan
Ang nais ay hindi naka-angkla sa pansariling kapakinabangan
Hindi magsasagawa ng isang bagay dahil lamang sa ginagawa
ng nakararami
Tapat sa kanyang mga kaibigan, mapabuti at masamang ulat,
sa kahirapan at kasaganaan,
Hindi naniniwala na ang pagiging matalino, pagiging tuso, at
pagiging suwail ay katangian upang magtagumpay;
Hindi natatakot manindigan sa katotohanan nang walang
pumipili;
Kayang tumanggi ng may paninindigan maging ang lahat man
ay sumang-ayon