“the small fishing boat no longer interested in floating on the high seas finally finds itself a harbour” is the same as “the small fishing boat because having found itself a harbour now rows out again into open waters” into the unknown into previously uncharted territory. what brand new world presents itself? what exciting new [...]
“Only history is infinite.” And that’s because our past, our story, our memories stay with us forever, thus infinitely with us and never taken away from us. Only what has happened can be said to have taken place and hence eternal because it cannot be undone. Well… the future is also infinite, I think, with [...]
“He’s usually a very pessimistic person.” “But he said he’d never seen better cards in his life.” I’m not a superstitious person but I’m very happy to hear it and even happier that everything that has been going on seems to reaffirm it. And somehow, I want to believe it. Does belief reinforce reality or [...]
“I’m not here to be credible. I’m here to be incredible.” Interesting… I never thought about it that way… =) Do I need you to believe me? Do I live in your eyes? Or is there… a bigger mission.
are we the controllers of our destiny? is it really down to choice? do we choose to be happy? do we choose to be sad? or are we just happy or sad? do we choose when it comes to freedom? do we choose when it comes to love? can we choose? do we choose to feel [...]
Haven’t been writing. Loads to get off my chest. Lots of areas to cover. The reason I haven’t been writing being a piece of advice having an adverse effect on me — that words are just words, ultimately limited, that everyone has their own opinions, anyone can say anything. Devalued, I lost the belief and [...]
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 [...]
“I’m happiest at this point in my life.” “Never been happier.” A friend who has been asking me this question “Are you happy?” in recent years reminded me that I have been giving her the same answer to this question for a long time now. “Are you really happy?” “Or do you wish to be [...]