Sunday, 21 April 2013
Day to Day: Putting Down One's Pride
Day to Day: Putting Down One's Pride: Humans have too much pride of themselves. Everyone of us, including myself. We get mad when we are told off, when we are criticised or wh...
Saturday, 20 April 2013
Putting Down One's Pride
Humans have too much pride of themselves. Everyone of us, including myself.
We get mad when we are told off, when we are criticised or when we are put down. Rarely is one not
affected in a negative way if someone disagrees with us.
If everyone learns to be open about it, the unhappiness will not swell up into something ugly, something so horrendous that it eats into your soul and makes you do something very regrettable.
Openess should never be regarded as a lack of culture, or uncivilised as long as it is done in a diplomatic way.
Intercultural differences, religious differences or any other differences from our fore fathers should all
be resolved as soon as possible. We are all living in a very global world with old borders or barriers broken down by high tech communication systems. As long as we all never open up ourselves and treat each other like our own family members, patching up even after severe quarrels , we will always have
this ' war' carried from generation to generation. Sometimes I wonder if they even understand fully the basis of this continuous enemity. Just as our fingers on one hand are of different lengths, so are we humans. There can never, never be a day when we all believe the same beliefs. Never, so why continue with all the bloodshed and mud slinging.
God controls. Pray, do your part but very discreetly. I don't believe God ever tells us to do anything in a hurting manner. I think He wants us to be loving, gentle and patient just like Him.
We all have to think about it. Are we doing things the right way? Does it represent God, does it represent His love?
I have to be careful too. Always remembering about God's love, how He wants us to love our fellow brothers and sisters, aother human, who has two eyes, a nose, a mouth and two ears, not an alien. Be gentle, patient, no despising, always uplifting.
I just don't understand why some humans can be so kind to animals, yet the same human can be so hateful of another human.
We get mad when we are told off, when we are criticised or when we are put down. Rarely is one not
affected in a negative way if someone disagrees with us.
If everyone learns to be open about it, the unhappiness will not swell up into something ugly, something so horrendous that it eats into your soul and makes you do something very regrettable.
Openess should never be regarded as a lack of culture, or uncivilised as long as it is done in a diplomatic way.
Intercultural differences, religious differences or any other differences from our fore fathers should all
be resolved as soon as possible. We are all living in a very global world with old borders or barriers broken down by high tech communication systems. As long as we all never open up ourselves and treat each other like our own family members, patching up even after severe quarrels , we will always have
this ' war' carried from generation to generation. Sometimes I wonder if they even understand fully the basis of this continuous enemity. Just as our fingers on one hand are of different lengths, so are we humans. There can never, never be a day when we all believe the same beliefs. Never, so why continue with all the bloodshed and mud slinging.
God controls. Pray, do your part but very discreetly. I don't believe God ever tells us to do anything in a hurting manner. I think He wants us to be loving, gentle and patient just like Him.
We all have to think about it. Are we doing things the right way? Does it represent God, does it represent His love?
I have to be careful too. Always remembering about God's love, how He wants us to love our fellow brothers and sisters, aother human, who has two eyes, a nose, a mouth and two ears, not an alien. Be gentle, patient, no despising, always uplifting.
I just don't understand why some humans can be so kind to animals, yet the same human can be so hateful of another human.
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Out of Control
Too much focus is on you know what. While the cat is away, the mice will come out to play.
Some say it is an evil force that is taking over, and it is just not locally, it is globally. Nothing to do with politics.
Somehow I think there is a sort of evil force in the politics, too. Playing with people's minds, politicians and non politicians. People seem to be losing discernment. The crave for power and what it can bring is too overwhelming. People get blinded as they fumble for right moves. How sad, how tiring life can be. Perhaps not at all. Wealth is the stimulant, it never tire some people, at least those in this part of the world. It is still a fresh thing here, recently acquired. Perhaps the players are not silly ....but what can be done...is it a necessary evil....?
Be still. Have a calm mind. Be brave enough to face failure. Do not be afraid of losing face. Be careful of the funny antics you may find yourself engaging in.
As for the mice, they are trying to be funny. Yes , let them laugh. Soon their laughter will eat into their souls for what they dare to do.
Break rules. Encroach on other people's freedom. Try to put the blame on a third party but never yourself. I call them cowards. Too afraid of going the hard way. It is easy to be impatient, to be rude
and loud. Look how you quiver when someone start to size you up. That's your true self.
Malaysians who suffer the recent insecurity...I say to you...you are the most tolerant bunch of people.
You do not sound your horns when the driver in front of you is doing the waltz even on the highway, busy on the mobile. You sigh in relief when a driver who was imagining he was on the circuit , just missed your front by a few inches as he decided to switch lane and passed in front of you to the other lane. You waited patiently in a traffic jam caused by people who conveniently parked their cars on the already narrow road to buy something(kuih/fruits) from the rampant roadside stalls. You painfully craned your neck to look on both sides of the road before crossing, because there are blindspots caused by roadside stalls which just 'love' to be located at the wrong spots. You make sure you are careful to avoid traffic light beaters when using that part of the road where there is a yellow box too close to a traffic light .
You are patient when you are following behind a bus that ply in your houising area and when it stops at too many bus stops, designated and undesignated.
Lalala...I will just hum a happy tune to myself , smile often and do my favourite things. All things are in God's hands.
Some say it is an evil force that is taking over, and it is just not locally, it is globally. Nothing to do with politics.
Somehow I think there is a sort of evil force in the politics, too. Playing with people's minds, politicians and non politicians. People seem to be losing discernment. The crave for power and what it can bring is too overwhelming. People get blinded as they fumble for right moves. How sad, how tiring life can be. Perhaps not at all. Wealth is the stimulant, it never tire some people, at least those in this part of the world. It is still a fresh thing here, recently acquired. Perhaps the players are not silly ....but what can be done...is it a necessary evil....?
Be still. Have a calm mind. Be brave enough to face failure. Do not be afraid of losing face. Be careful of the funny antics you may find yourself engaging in.
As for the mice, they are trying to be funny. Yes , let them laugh. Soon their laughter will eat into their souls for what they dare to do.
Break rules. Encroach on other people's freedom. Try to put the blame on a third party but never yourself. I call them cowards. Too afraid of going the hard way. It is easy to be impatient, to be rude
and loud. Look how you quiver when someone start to size you up. That's your true self.
Malaysians who suffer the recent insecurity...I say to you...you are the most tolerant bunch of people.
You do not sound your horns when the driver in front of you is doing the waltz even on the highway, busy on the mobile. You sigh in relief when a driver who was imagining he was on the circuit , just missed your front by a few inches as he decided to switch lane and passed in front of you to the other lane. You waited patiently in a traffic jam caused by people who conveniently parked their cars on the already narrow road to buy something(kuih/fruits) from the rampant roadside stalls. You painfully craned your neck to look on both sides of the road before crossing, because there are blindspots caused by roadside stalls which just 'love' to be located at the wrong spots. You make sure you are careful to avoid traffic light beaters when using that part of the road where there is a yellow box too close to a traffic light .
You are patient when you are following behind a bus that ply in your houising area and when it stops at too many bus stops, designated and undesignated.
Lalala...I will just hum a happy tune to myself , smile often and do my favourite things. All things are in God's hands.
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