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I agree. Blue is my favorite color too. Let's see if it works for you.
Friday, February 18, 2005
What color are you?
Better than Better
There are many things that are not worth the angst, hatred and envy. There are many things not worth doing. My questions are if we don't do something full heartedly then where is our goal, our passion and dreams? What is a man without his dreams?
To begin with anger, hatred and jealousy are negative emotions. I reckon things are worthwhile if our intentions are good. There is no need to dislike anyone to the extent of creating malice. Maybe there is no need to even dislike. The Dalai Lama once said that when he woke up one morning he saw the watch he was wearing and he absolutely adored it. And the next day when he woke up he didn't like the watch. The watch didn't change. It was still the same. But the Mind did. The emotions did. The environment did. So before we react or say anything the usage of a filter is never a waste.
Patience to many people equals to giving in. Surrendering to the stronger and admitting that one is weaker. Someone who can't find the root of goodness in others doesn't have the compassion to be considerate - someone who thinks that "I am right" is so wrong.
Evil is always quick, cunning and more attractive. It does not promote patience which is pessimistic. It agitates and conjures such force that rumbles your clarity. Anger like lava consumes and destroys all it touches. We can't avoid evil. There is no running away. We can only change our attitude.
Once the internal balance is found patience is a force that excavates confusion and then realises, why need to be angry? Why hate? Why desire? What has been wronged but the ultimate ego?
After years of reading and experiencing the Ego, I am beginning to make friends with it. For I sincerely believe that we all need our egos to survive. It is the tiny bit of evil needed to prompt the goodness in us. The "yang" which nurtures the "ying". A friend that I will not suppress but to give her love, patience and care. Deep understanding is required for this lifelong relationship.
I love you, Wendy Loh Lai Si.
To begin with anger, hatred and jealousy are negative emotions. I reckon things are worthwhile if our intentions are good. There is no need to dislike anyone to the extent of creating malice. Maybe there is no need to even dislike. The Dalai Lama once said that when he woke up one morning he saw the watch he was wearing and he absolutely adored it. And the next day when he woke up he didn't like the watch. The watch didn't change. It was still the same. But the Mind did. The emotions did. The environment did. So before we react or say anything the usage of a filter is never a waste.
Patience to many people equals to giving in. Surrendering to the stronger and admitting that one is weaker. Someone who can't find the root of goodness in others doesn't have the compassion to be considerate - someone who thinks that "I am right" is so wrong.
Evil is always quick, cunning and more attractive. It does not promote patience which is pessimistic. It agitates and conjures such force that rumbles your clarity. Anger like lava consumes and destroys all it touches. We can't avoid evil. There is no running away. We can only change our attitude.
Once the internal balance is found patience is a force that excavates confusion and then realises, why need to be angry? Why hate? Why desire? What has been wronged but the ultimate ego?
After years of reading and experiencing the Ego, I am beginning to make friends with it. For I sincerely believe that we all need our egos to survive. It is the tiny bit of evil needed to prompt the goodness in us. The "yang" which nurtures the "ying". A friend that I will not suppress but to give her love, patience and care. Deep understanding is required for this lifelong relationship.
I love you, Wendy Loh Lai Si.
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
New Pet
My new pet, Siew Kai the Guinea Pig
I have grown to like animals a lot more now. They make good companions. I adopted a baby guinea pig on Valentine's day. Nothing significant of the date. It was purely incidental. I named him Siew Kai or Little Chicken because it is the year of the Rooster and I have certain fascinations for the "chickens" lately. At the moment he feels estranged from my humble abode. Nevertheless with time he should be familiarised with the smell, sound, sight and feel of my house. I try to cuddle him as much as I can - fearing at the same time that he may innocently drop something wet and hard on me. But with every pet I had, not only do they drop things on me, I end up cleaning their dirty work all the time.
Siew Kai is tame and docile. Even my 6 cm long dwarf hamster bullies him. I placed both on the floor today; trying to get them to break the ice. All efforts were in vain. My tiny hamster, Siew Sa Lei nibbled on Siew Kai who was 20 times her size and chewed on his fur and ear! Poor piggie was running away and thugged his head into my hand. He was terrified!
I am trying to understand Siew Kai's habits just as I did with Siew Sa Lei. I love this hamster of mine. She is very cute and knows my scent pretty well. However she just won't sit still for one second. Always sniffing and checking out everything. Nosy little thing is she.
Comparatively Siew Kai will just sit quietly on my lap or on the table while I do my work on the computer. A passive pet and laid back generally. But that doesn't make him dumb and unresponsive. He just takes things easy. A cool guy. I love my Siew Kai.
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There are things I wanted to say but I won't say. Suffice for me to express that I prefer to be the way I should be. I shall just do it. Sometimes speaking more will only delude things.
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