We’ve heard about the starfish story. If there were many starfish stranded on the beach, why would you bother to throw them back into the water since you probably can’t save all of them? Well, at least you know, to each starfish that you threw back into the water, you made a difference, and that’s [...]
I was told: “Consider a cup. It’s strange that what makes it really useful as a cup is not the cup itself or the material it is made of but the empty space within it. Consider a house. It’s strange that it is the empty space enclosed by the brick or wooden structure that people [...]
“I want to share something with you today. I want to talk about the principle of sharing. It is the basis and basic principle of human existence. Sharing brings you the experience of joy.” “Our parents shared their love for us to be here.” “Your mother shared her body with you for nine months…” Well, maybe not wealth, [...]
“You’re bilingual!” “You too! You manage to use both English and Mandarin to complete a sentence!” “I can put in the dialects too,” proudly. I can’t believe these people. Such a sense of humour. I had a great laugh. To be able to put in a correct mix of two languages (or more) so as to communicate your message across [...]
For a while now. Silence. All quiet on the brazen front. Not sure if the teeming emotions underneath the self-imposed exile managed to be translated into a form of gracious, composed solitude, rejuvenation. Amidst all the hustle and bustle of feeling being wronged or maligned or accused. A fortnight ago, I wrote an open letter in my [...]