Our life consist of family, work (studies/job), spouse, friends, things that we do, things that we have, social status, cars, clothes, accessories etc. The tangibles & the intangibles... Many times, we complain because we look at what we have, and we look at what others have & we compare, envy & desire.
So what do others have that we don't have? And what is it that can finally make us satisfied?
The answer is
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.
Let's read...
"A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly."
The same goes to choosing ur career, ur spouse & the things that you want in life.
Choose a profession that you will enjoy (whether culture, job nature or environment)and can perform well to get sense of satisfaction & motivation rather than gg into something that you aren't make up for.
Choose a spouse that you can trust and rely on at all times rather than someone that can only make you feel good in front of others.
And lastly,
Choose a life by making the best of yourself.
Btw,
My cup would be filled with Green Tea Latte, cuz I don't drink coffee...
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {12:24 AM}
I dun like having a few days break after every 2 to 3 months of chiong-ing OT~ After months of being busy, suddenly get a short break I oso dunnoe wad to do cuz no time to plan in advance.. hope to spend more time with family and friends consistently.. Weekend to recharge too. I think it's through such busy times that I realise how much I cherish time with others and for my own. Occasional OT on even weekend I don't mind but not for months! Nowadays even if choose not to work on weekend oso can't rest in peace, back of mind will be thinking "oh sharks, next week have to chiong work like siao".. I think audit has created an OT-phobia for me liao... It makes me think & worry about things to do every night, before I slept still planning what to do tmr, how to fall asleep faster? Weekends go out attend stuff also back-of-mind thinking abt what is left undone.. aiks so mentally tiring... If budget so little how to do squeeze so many things in a day.. Blehs~ Boo~
Hahahas okay i complain finish liao.. Pity any audience who is reading this boring post.
I wana have more time to... - Draw & paint! - Learn driving - go out with family and friends - Exercise - Dance - Watch TV
R-A-N-D-O-M
Still enjoy listening to my fav song since many years ago: Norwegian Recycling - 8 Become 1 Combi of the best lyrics into 1
When you feel all alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold
I don't mind spending everyday Out on your corner in the pouring rain Look for the girl with the broken smile Ask her if she wants to stay awhile And she will be loved And she will be lo-ved
My life is brilliant My love is pure I saw an angel Of that I'm sure She smiled at me on the subway She was with another man But I won't lose no sleep on that 'Cause I've got a plan
I say it's OK I can promise you it's alright You ain't keeping me up all night, no more You're not here but it's ok I assure you babe it's alright You ain't keeping me up all night, no more You're not here but it's OK
See the stone set in your eyes See the thorn twist in your side I wait for you Sleight of hand and twist of fate On a bed of nails she makes me wait And I wait without you With or without you With or without you With or without you With or without you, a-ha I can't live With or without you
Tonight tonight tonight tonight I wanna be with you tonight Tonight tonight tonight tonight I wanna be with you tonight Tonight tonight tonight tonight I wanna be with you tonight Tonight tonight tonight tonight I wanna be with you tonight
So what if you catch me, Where would we land? In somebody's life For taking his hands Sing to me hope as she's Thrown on the sand All of your work Is rated again
It's alright and it's ok and It's alright and it's ok and It's alright and it's ok and (you're not here with me) It's alright and it's ok and (It's alright) It's alright and it's ok and (It's ok) It's alright and it's ok and You're not here but... It's ok
The last para more like for boss "it's alright tt you're not here u know?" hahas..
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {8:16 PM}
2 "Honeymoon" work weeks are over so fast~ Time to get mentally prepared for real busy stuff again for the next 1 month.. >.< Looking at the schedule is enough to make me faint~
Well, just look forward to AugusT!
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {10:07 PM}
*Why Tong Yi show can get me watching day and night*
Yes! I've been chasing after Tong Yi everyday.. Politics always excite people so it's undeniable to find politics in every drama. But what made this show different from other korean, taiwan or chinese dramas is that they don't only display bitter politics or awesome martial arts but also focus on many meaningful values.
1. Wisdom Knowledge is never-ending. It may not just be found from books, but can be found from every day life. And wisdom, is in fact, our greatest source of survival.
"It's better not to learn at all than to learn w/o pursuing it to the end." "It's better not to ask at all than to ask w/o finding out the answer." "It's better not to think than to think w/o attaining knowledge."
2. Sincerity "Sincerity is the beginning and end of all things. Without sincerity, nothing exist." from Doctrine of the Mean. We enjoy, appreciate and cherish what we have because we have exhibit sincerity in getting it. If there's no sincerity, if what we have are just given to us and not obtained by our own hands, nothing will last because eventually, we will take forgranted what we have.
3. Respect Respect is not given, it must be earned.
4. Power Irony Power and status can cover up truth, can make the innocent become criminals and grant you everything that you want. That's the terrifying thing about abusing one's power. But power can buy you neither love nor trust and faith. Hence, in the end, one can get everything that one ever wanted but with a heart of misery and loneliness as it comes at the expense of others. Hence, one will never be able to hold one's head high.
5. Love Love comes with no conditions for conditions is what kills love in the first place.
6. Patience Sometimes, to get what we desire in life, we just need a little patience and faith.
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {11:57 PM}
At 49 episode of Tong Yi already.. Ending soon.. It's really a nice show with twisted parts here and there.. Never know what to expect.. The starting episodes still quite normal only, but it gets really increasingly exciting on and on.. and Tong yi's child is SOOO cute!!! Felt like hugging that little boy everytime i see him.. >.<
I miss rumba.. Technique classes so expensive tho. Still contemplating if I shld get new standard or latin dance shoes thanks to my friend's award voucher..
Looking forward to forest adventure!! 2 more weeks! =)
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {1:24 PM}
Likes...
Art: sketching, painting
Music: country, soft rock
Sports: skate, cycle, dance
Movies, Books: adventurous, meaningful, inspiring
Nature: Sightseeing
Making a difference
Fantacise her life like Anything but Ordinary.
