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“Five Minutes”

June 11, 2010

“Five minutes ago, you were on the bridge looking down.”

“Now, five minutes later, you are under the bridge looking up.”

Such a drastic change of perspective in such a short time.

Where you once were and then saw is now where you are and now see.

What does it say about your position?

What does it say about “five minutes”?

How many positions do you have to take up in your lifetime?

How many “five minutes” in a lifetime?


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the calling

June 9, 2010

“I want you to touch me on the inside part and call me my name.” — Morrison, Toni. Beloved.

ultimately exists in every human being an innate desire, a yearning, to be understood and loved, as well as to understand and love. and this is where inter-human relationships come to play in the basis of human existence. relationships need affinity, shared empathy, some degree of intimacy, and have to be reciprocal. sometimes, even polar opposites can attract, because they show a different side of the world, yet are not so dissimilar after all. a relationship can be familial, romantic, a friendship, a working one, or even a shared moment with a stranger. inside everyone, there is a calling, looking to satisfy and be satisfied. listen to it. feel it.

the “3″ is still missing from “124″ but it is the one you try to put away that haunts and calls out the loudest. and the calling continues. affinity, empathy, intimacy, reciprocal.


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比上不足,比下有余的意思。。。

May 27, 2010

就是

不要比。

真的

没什么好比的。

只要

今天的你比昨天好。

但如果今天不比昨天好,

明天的你一定要比今天好。

如果今天是你最后的一天,

只要你知道明天不会有后悔。

活在理性与感性之间,

控制与不控制之间,

懂与不懂之间,

醉与清醒之间,

但是

绝对不能活在爱与不爱之间。

我说

活在当儿,

全情投入。

我目前是有点醉,

但是

谁说人生

清醒不就是醉,

醉不就是清醒呢?


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安于现状?

上班

下班

回家

你

安于现状吗?

这个问题没有答案。


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For Pride & Glory, Passion & Love

May 21, 2010

It was an exciting night at the races.

Some do it for the money.

Some do it for fun.

Some do it for pride and glory.

Some for that moment of victory.

What I came away most touched by was the intimate relationship shared between jockey and horse. And all the hard work they put in to get them to race day and beyond. I was told the life span of a race horse is about three years. A blaze of glory, yes, and if only for that moment, there’s something romantic and timeless about it.

Whatever you do, what do you do it for? What’s the ultimate prize? Is it for the money? Is it for pride and glory? Or is it for passion and love? For your job and for the people you love and who love you. Whether it’s for money, pride or glory, passion and love cannot be taken out of it. I say, the ultimate prize is love.


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Life’s Many Races

May 16, 2010

Some races are a sprint while others stretch over a longer distance. Some require speed while others need stamina and perseverance. But they all have something in common though; strength of character, that is, to come through.

Often we think it’s a race with others, or it could be a race against time, but mostly though it’s a race with yourself, against your own expectations and ambitions. You could see many lanes and many runners or you could see yourself and your lane.

You could be running with a pacer; you might be running at someone else’s pace; often though you just need to run at your own pace. At times you find yourself leading the pack; other times you fall behind to play catch-up. Some make the finishing line; some fall short.

Sometimes it’s a tortoise-race; sometimes it’s a hare-race, sometimes it’s a rat-race; sometimes it’s a horse-race.

I say:

Let’s take us to the races!


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Half-empty, Half-full

May 11, 2010

There is the old conundrum as to whether the glass is half-empty or half-full.

To view it as half-empty is a more negative outlook on life; to view it as half-full is a more positive outlook on life.

There is no problem, however, when the glass is empty.

There is a big problem, when the glass is full.

How I see it really, is that the glass, is half-empty, half-full.


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The Poignancy of Life

some people want to lead a simple life.

some want a rich and comfortable life.

others wish for a long and healthy life.

a few others, an exciting life.

i want to lead a poignant life;

that each moment mattered, however fleeting,  for that moment, and on its own.

saw this quote somewhere: “the only thing you can be certain about in this otherwise uncertain world is that the past is unchangeable, the present will disappear in a moment but there will always be a tomorrow to be shaped as you wish.”

i think life is measured, if ever it can be measured, by its poignancy.


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For Love

May 9, 2010

What would you do?

For love, I would pursue it and give it my best shot even if I knew it was a mistake right from the start and nothing would come out of it; I would rather have lived it and be hurt than never to have lived at all.

That’s how much I would give for love.

Idealistic? Romantic? Stubborn? Irrational?

I was thinking, “How many irrational decisions have I made in my life?” The answer: not many. I have been a fairly rational being. & only for love would I give myself, I would be an irrational being.

For love, what would you give?


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5Hs & $1

I was told, “Not 5Cs but 5Hs.”

Health

Happiness

Home

Heart

An Honest Life

Honesty may not be the best policy, but it definitely is very rewarding and it sure takes you a long way.

I agree.

I was also told, “You can spend $100, but you do not waste $1.”

I agree too.


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做对好了

May 8, 2010

反正做对也是给人家讲,做错也是给人家讲。。。

那就做对好了。

人家继续讲,你就继续做。

人生不就是这么简单。 =)


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huh?

May 2, 2010

that which you do not understand does not mean it does not make sense

that which makes sense you might not understand

i can give you what you want

but who said i was here to be understood in the first place

you are free to ask, “what talking you?” =)


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