…but the words of Dr. David will always stay in my notebook. Uh, in my heart. *wink, wink*
“Life has no meaning unless you put meaning to it.”
“Usually, common sense is not common.”
“Love is a procreative, positive, constructive feeling that arrests the mind in whatever is beautiful in the universe that connects the mind of the lover with the mind of the object of love.”
“Love is a terrible gamble. It is superstitious.”
“I don’t know why they like orgasm. It just exhausts….”
“Life is a delicate balance of homeostasis. A tilt compromises existence. It maybe death.”
“Kapag bata ka (referring to the youth-adolescence), neurotic. Almost paranoid.”
“Science is a complementary action of observation and reasoning.”
“Way of environment is measured in how many is helped in this world.”
“If the knowledge becomes you, then that is true knowledge.”
“Madaling mawili sa buhay because we are lovers of pleasure and avoiders of pain.”
“Excessive orgasm exhausts you up like a desiccated coconut.”
“Future is a pigment of one’s mind that will take place if created.” Dr. David told the class that we, ourselves, create the “bail of darkness”.
“Rule of the universe=impermanence.”
“You snatch your wife from her security-giving parents. Give her the best possible security.”
“Kahit ikinasal ka ng ilang beses, that’s still legitimate prostitution.”
“Don’t marry a selfish person. He will not be able to provide for your offspring.”
“Men are men. Rats are rats. Although some men are rats. Some are even worse.”
“You can titillate yourself.” Dr. David tickled himself. He was telling the class that it is better to entertain yourself than “use other people” to do that.
“A pupil is taught to read words. You are taught to read between the words.”
“With consciousness, one can will a behavior.”
“May nangyayari na ‘di talaga pumapasok sa sariling kamalayan.”
“When life is difficult and events are out of control, people tend to be more religious.”
“Kakapit ang tao sa patalim kapag siya ay nahulog.”
“Don’t put your God into test. He may not listen.” He was talking about people who believe that God is all-powerful. People pray to him (asking for things they want for themselves) because they “test” the ability of God.
“Bakit may oblation? To smooth out. To balance the impact of religious education in the Philippines.”
“Sad to say that people would marry late because they spend a long time preparing for their future and learning to be humans. And THAT (learning…) takes time.”
“I’m a small man but I’m entitled to arrogance. I don’t want to be buried in a place wherein people I don’t like are buried.”
“Iyong iba, makita mo lang iyong puwet parang dalawang palanggana.” He was referring to his classmates in the States.
“Chauvinism usually starts at home.”
“Beauty decays. Ugliness does not.”
“I would rather be with anyone in the world than a selfish person whether it’s a she or he.”
“Do not expect from others what you can’t give them. It just generates frustration.”
“The more intricate, the more intelligent, the more intent, the more grave.”
“Man is vain.”
“Ang matalino kadalasan ay malibog.”
“Control the demon inside. Rein it.”
“Beating. Violence. Guilt. In retribution to buy gifts for the wife.”
“Women are revolting. They are the beaten half of the species.”
“Pagtatakpan ang problema, problema pa rin. It’s just a good face, an upbringing.” He was referring to high-end families that have problems and cover it up.
“Remove the mask and you’re still a monster. An animal within is still an animal.”
“We play with rules. It’s a game.”
“Some women are like that. They produce bounty but they also bring floods, volcanic eruptions.”
“Life is just a peculiar integration of proteins and so on.”
"Kung palamuti lang, hindi nagtatagal.”
“The completion of the definition of life is death.”
“Nobody loves the poor. A leader should uplift the poor because he doesn’t want to go down to their level.”
“Philosophy professors=dominant baboons.”
“Males are chauvinistic.”
“Psychorepresentation of the thumb in the brain is growing because of excessive texting.”
“Most women today do what they hate in guys. Inom. Sigarilyo. Not good.”
“Great men are educated and they are passionate about it.”
“Orgasm is a momentary intense pleasure.”
“Man is a hedonist at heart.”
“Learning is an expansion of consciousness.”
“Bakit? Itanong mo sa Diyos!” My seatmate asked Dr. David why a surgeon died while operating. Dr. David answered him in a sarcastic way.
“Hindi sa bakla ako pero gwapo siya.” He was referring to Bitterman.
“That’s the place everyone likes. Apathy.”
“The die is cast. You don’t run away from a problem. Avoidance is not a solution.”
And my favorite:
“I usually give an 8-hour exam. What is four hours?”
***Dr. David is already 70 years old but he’s still teaching because he believes that he’s still needed and he can still do the job. And I can attest to that, he’s really good! Interesting subject and a good professor. What more could you ask for? By the way, the subject’s Psych 140. It’s about behavior analysis and behavior modification (reinforcement, conditioning, punishment, avoidance, escape, habituation, sensitization). You’ll understand people more. Why they act as they do and what you can do about their behaviors. Interesting! =) But I warn you, the exam’s difficult. The essays should be at least five pages long and there are more or less 100 items of modified true or false and fill in the blanks (Daming blanks in one sentence. You’ll get lost.) But that’s the challenge. Grab it! You’ll learn a lot!
