By Noralyn Dudt A leader comes and unknowingly may turn the world around—forward, leftward, rightward or backward and even upside down—depending on what the leader does and how he does it. Wherever we are today in our own little corner of the world, we are here or there because a leader decided to conquer a place, a leader decided to push for reforms or a leader had the humility and grace to admit that a mistake has been made and decided to rectify it. Leaders come in an array of forms, shapes and colors but one distinguishing hallmark of a good leader is the ability to turn his orbit around and leaves the world a better place than when he had found it. Abraham Lincoln, the 16 th president of the United States treated those whom he encountered with honesty, humility, courage, justice and grace. He came to power when the nation was in peril—a civil war was brewing—and he had the intelligence, the self-confidence and humility to know that he needed the best pe
Online edition of The Ilocos Times, a community newspaper based in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.