The speaker congratulates the College of Commerce and Business Administration on its 78th anniversary and shares the story of a man who donated P1500 to establish a seminary, illustrating the principle of sowing and reaping in life. Emphasizing the importance of value, the speaker highlights that sowing one's life and efforts into meaningful pursuits can yield greater returns than expected. Ultimately, the message urges the audience to remember to sow with faith, hope, and love, recognizing the value of people and the impact of their actions.

1.
First
Slide
Department
Officials,
Professor
Ma.
Socorro
P.
Calara,
Rev.
Fr.
Senen
R.
Ecleo
Asst.
Prof.
Mary
Hildence
M.
Baluyot
Asst.
Prof.
Maureen
H.
Gelle
Department
Chairs,
Asst.
Prof.
Erika
V.
Puno
Mr.
Ronald
Paguta
Asst.
Prof
Riaz
Benjamin
Mr.
Celso
Noel
D.
Aban
Professors,
students,
Good
morning!
First
of
all
I
would
like
to
congratulate
the
College
of
Commerce
and
Business
Administration
on
your
78th
anniversary.
I
hope
everyone
is
awake.
I
know
some
of
you
are
here
because
your
professor
forced
you
or
bribed
you
with
some
incentive.
That’s
a
good
example
of
business
right
there.
Anyway…
Thank
you
for
inviting
me.
I’m
very
honored
to
be
here
with
you
today
to
share
something
I’ve
entitled:
Second
Slide
THESE
THREE
REMAIN
To
start
us
off,
I’d
like
to
share
a
very
interesting
story
I
came
across.
It’s
the
story
of
P1500.
Third
Slide
A
long
long
long
time
ago
a
man
decided
to
give
P1500
and
his
collection
of
books
to
start
a
seminary
to
prepare
young
men
for
priesthood.

2.
Fourth
Slide
P1500
today
is
like
15
cups
of
Starbucks
Coffee,
P1500
today
is
like
half
a
tank
of
gas,
P1500
today
a
textbook,
Or
a
shirt,
Or
watching
Piolo’s
next
movie
over
and
over
20
times
Or
enough
cellphone
load
for
a
month,
Though
to
those
of
you
in
love,
it’s
only
good
for
a
day
The
point
is
P1500
today,
the
amount,
doesn’t
seem
so
significant.
But
you
see,
the
significance
here,
the
significant
things
in
life,
have
less
to
do
with
amounts,
but
more
to
do
with
the
principle
of
sowing
(which
is
investing)
and
reaping
(which
is
our
return).
To
put
it
simply,
when
you
sow,
while
your
seed
may
be
tiny,
one
day
it
will
grow
into
something
greater
than
anything
you
could
have
imagined.
Fifth
Slide
That
original
P1500
in
our
story
was
the
seed
for
what
would
one
day
become
a
great
institution
that
would
dedicate
itself
to
the
pursuit
of
Truth
and
to
the
formation
of
competent
and
compassionate
men
and
women.
This
institution
would
be
inspired
by
the
ideals
of
St.
Dominic
de
Guzman
and
guided
by
the
teachings
of
St.
Thomas
Aquinas.
Sixth
Slide
This
great
institution
is
what
we
know
today
as
the
University
of
Santo
Thomas.
It’s
an
amazing
story,
and
I
wanted
to
share
it
with
you
so
that
every
time
you
come
here,
every
time
you
go
to
class,
every
time
you
teach
your
class,
you
will
remember
the
power
of
sowing
a
good
seed.
Seventh
Slide
Some
of
you
will
say,
what
seed?
I
don’t
even
have
P1500.
I
have
nothing.
My
answer
is:
Eight
Slide
Sow
the
best
seed
possible.
Sow
your
life.
So
your
time,
sow
your
strength,
sow
your
mind,
sow
your
dreams,
and
sow
everything
else…

3.
…and
wait
patiently…
…Your
good
seed
will
grow,
and
it
will
be
greater
than
you
had
ever
imagined.
-­‐
9th
Slide
ME
I’ve
had
the
privilege
to
sow
my
life
into
mainly
building
businesses
and
communities
through
my
5
main
involvements:
1. As
President
of
Issho
Genki
–
distributors
of
the
oxygen
supplement
Squalene
-­‐
10th
Slide
2. As
President
of
Natural
Health
Philippines
–
producers
and
marketers
of
natural
and
organic
products
-­‐
11th
Slide
3. As
a
founding
partner
of
SOLUSYO
–
a
general
distribution
company
-­‐ 12th
Slide
4. As
a
volunteer
and
former
executive
director
of
the
Real
LIFE
Foundation
–
a
non-­‐profit
that
supports
the
education
of
185
scholars
-­‐
13th
Slide
5. As
a
national
board
member
of
Habitat
for
Humanity
-­‐
14th
Slide
The
thing
tying
these
activities
together
is
my
life’s
pursuit
of
VALUE
-­‐
15th
Slide
Albert
Einstein,
the
famous
scientist
once
said:
Try
not
to
become
a
man
of
success
but
rather
become
a
man
of
value.
-­‐ 16th
Slide
The
idea
of
Value
is
very
important
in
business.
What
is
business
but
a
value
exchange?
Take
these
companies
and
products
for
example,
all
of
them
offer
some
value
that
they
exchange
for
our
money.
-­‐
17th
Slide

4.
1. Tide
helps
us
wash
our
clothes
better
2. Smart
helps
us
communicate
3. Do
you
know
this
next
picture?
It’s
UST.
UST
educates
us.
4. Starbucks
gives
us
brewed
coffee
in
a
comfortable
place
5. Disney
entertains
us
6. Google
helps
us
find
and
organize
things
7. The
game
Angry
Birds
entertains
us
8. Microsoft
provides
software
that
helps
our
tasks
9. And
Fedex
delivers
We
don’t
even
have
to
see
the
whole
logo
to
recognize
them.
They’ve
built
their
business
on
delivering
value
When
we
talk
about
VALUE
we
can
generalize
that
valuable
things
exhibit
6
criteria,
and
they
are:
Materials
Used:
Grand
Opulence
-­‐
$1000
-­‐
18th
Slide
Craftsmanship
-­‐
19th
Slide
Function
-­‐
20th
Slide
Rarity
-­‐
21st
Slide
Lifespan
-­‐22nd
Slide
Maker
-­‐
23rd
Slide
-­‐
24th
Slide
When
we
start
applying
these
criteria
to
the
different
things
on
Earth,
we’ll
end
up
with
the
conclusion
that
what’s
most
valuable
are
PEOPE.
-­‐
25th
Slide
We
are
made
with
life
-­‐
26th
Slide
We
are
crafted
with
incredible
intricacy
-­‐
27th
Slide
We
have
an
infinite
range
of
functions
-­‐
28th
Slide
There’s
only
one
edition
of
each.
We’re
one
of
a
kind.
-­‐
29th
Slide

5. We
have
souls
and
spirits
that
remain
eternal
even
when
our
bodies
decompose
-­‐30th
Slide
We
have
God
as
our
designer
and
maker.
-­‐
31st
Slide
Why
do
we
sow?
Because
we
value
people.
–
32nd
Slide
As
I
end
this
message,
I
go
back
to
the
theme
of
this
year’s
anniversary:
Thomasian
Business
Leaders
Animated
With
Faith,
Hope
and
Love.
-­‐
33rd
Slide
And
I
am
reminded
of
a
popular
verse
in
1
Corinthians
13:13…
These
3
remain:
Faith,
Hope
and
Love…
We
have
to
sow
in
life
for
us
to
receive
a
return.
Why
do
we
sow?
We
sow
because
we
value
people.
How
do
we
sow?
We
sow
with
Faith,
Hope
and
Love
-­‐
34th
Slide
Faith,
which
is
the
assurance
of
things
not
yet
seen,
-­‐
35th
Slide
In
simple
words,
to
believe
so
strongly
that
it
leads
you
to
action.
-­‐
36th
Slide
Hope,
our
unfailing
expectation,
-­‐
37th
Slide
Is
simply
continuing
to
hold
on
to
something
greater
-­‐
38th
Slide
And
Love
is
the
greatest
virtue
of
all
-­‐
39th
Slide
It
means
to
lay
your
life
down
-­‐
40th
Slide

6.
Someday,
after
everything
is
said
and
done,
we
will
all
die.
I
don’t
mean
to
be
grim
but
it’s
the
truth.
A
lot
of
people
don’t
like
to
think
about
it,
but
I
find
it’s
better
to
remember
that
there
is
a
time
limit,
that
there
is
an
ending,
so
that
we
can
live
a
life
that
not
only
prepares
for
the
end,
but
uses
the
time
we
do
have
on
earth
to
bring
value.
When
our
end
does
come
I
wonder
what
people
will
think
off
when
they
remember
us.
-­‐
41st
Slide
Some
of
us
in
this
room
will
become
rich,
some
of
us
not-­‐so-­‐wealthy.
Some
of
us
will
become
famous
and
known.
Some
of
us
will
be
respected.
Some
of
us
will
be
private,
some
remain
anonymous,
and
even
some
will
be
invisible.
Some
of
us
will
lead.
Some
of
us
will
follow.
Some
of
us
will
have
large
families.
And
others
never
marry.
There
are
many
different
things
we
can
do
with
our
lives.
But
whatever
you
do,
I
hope
you
will
remember,
that
just
like
a
seed,
just
like
that
P1500
of
Bisho
Benavidez,
you
will
sow
your
life
into
the
great
value
of
reaching
people,
and
that
you
will
do
so
with
faith,
hope,
and
love.
-­‐
42nd
Slide
Thank
you
very
much!