Press Release
April 2, 2017

Sen. Leila M. de Lima's Handwritten Note
Dispatch from Crame No. 52

4 / 1 / 17

7:40 p.m.

I'm no longer in a hurry. I don't rush anymore. Prior to Feb. 24, on the day of my arrest, time is my no. 1 enemy. In everything I do--whether domestic chores or work-related, especially in public service, time is never sufficient. Vacation, or real restful vacation, is never in my vocabulary. Not anymore. At least not for now. Time is what I have now. More than enough time. More time to read, to pray, to rest and exercise, and to sleep. I was even watching the heavy outpouring of rain this afternoon here at Q.C. I feed and watch over stray cats, my new pets. I tell myself that I'm simply having a forced vaction, an involuntary sabbatical. This is also a "detour" in my life. And I'm not complaining. God, indeed, has his own ways, mysterious ways...

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