Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
To be wise
Note: This post is purely literature and is not intended to attack any person
Today I want to talk about something very abstract. Yet as abstract as it is, it is very true in our lives. The topic is, stupidity has no cure. Some people screw things up in your life. Sometimes it is bad and it makes you unhappy. Do you know why? Because stupidity has no cure.
You try to help these people. You think they could be helped. But no, the more you try to help them, the more trouble they give you. Why? Because stupidity has no cure.
These people lay on their bed at night, thinking about their little dreams. On how they want to get more for themselves. How they want to achieve more for themselves. More money, more glory, more people to admire their little achievement. These people are full of themselves and care little about others. Why? Because stupidity has no cure.
Selfishness is the first trait you will find in them. They neither think nor care about anything else besides them. They would sacrifice you for their convenience. Even if they don't want to, they would still do it. Why? Because stupidity has no cure.
You get angry at those people. But I would tell you my dear, don't get too angry. It is not good for you. There is no reason to get angry at a stone being hard or the sky being blue. Because stone is naturally hard and the sky were painted blue since the beginning of creation. Likewise there is no need to get angry at those people. Do you know why?
People who refuse to think about the big picture is a fool. It is like getting a girlfriend and all you could think about is having sex, a lot of sex with her. You don't think about the future. You don't think about the next 3 years. You think now. You think this moment. You don't foresee, you don't plan. You don't hold responsibility. You are a real fool.
So how do a person becomes wise? Ironically and I would say it is a big irony. It starts from someone realizing how wrong he is. It starts from someone admitting what a fool he is. It is difficult, but let me be the first one to admit, that many times, I am the biggest fool in my life.
Today I want to talk about something very abstract. Yet as abstract as it is, it is very true in our lives. The topic is, stupidity has no cure. Some people screw things up in your life. Sometimes it is bad and it makes you unhappy. Do you know why? Because stupidity has no cure.
You try to help these people. You think they could be helped. But no, the more you try to help them, the more trouble they give you. Why? Because stupidity has no cure.
These people lay on their bed at night, thinking about their little dreams. On how they want to get more for themselves. How they want to achieve more for themselves. More money, more glory, more people to admire their little achievement. These people are full of themselves and care little about others. Why? Because stupidity has no cure.
Selfishness is the first trait you will find in them. They neither think nor care about anything else besides them. They would sacrifice you for their convenience. Even if they don't want to, they would still do it. Why? Because stupidity has no cure.
You get angry at those people. But I would tell you my dear, don't get too angry. It is not good for you. There is no reason to get angry at a stone being hard or the sky being blue. Because stone is naturally hard and the sky were painted blue since the beginning of creation. Likewise there is no need to get angry at those people. Do you know why?
People who refuse to think about the big picture is a fool. It is like getting a girlfriend and all you could think about is having sex, a lot of sex with her. You don't think about the future. You don't think about the next 3 years. You think now. You think this moment. You don't foresee, you don't plan. You don't hold responsibility. You are a real fool.
So how do a person becomes wise? Ironically and I would say it is a big irony. It starts from someone realizing how wrong he is. It starts from someone admitting what a fool he is. It is difficult, but let me be the first one to admit, that many times, I am the biggest fool in my life.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Life is Good
I learnt a few things while growing up. For example when people are in a bad mood, the best way to deal with them is to leave'em alone. Because an angry person don't think logically. A person who thinks by logic at all time is perfect, but sadly these people don't exist.
I also learnt to relax and let go of people and things. Although it is not the easiest thing to do, sometimes we don't really have a choice. Look at the world, look how many people lives with us here. Imagine how complicated it is. People and things change, they change every now and then. If we are too stuborn and we don't know how to deal with it, the only person that is going to end up getting hurt is you.
I also learnt that people do come back together. Not all things are bad. Don't think to the negative extreme. I've seen broken friendship mended. I too have forgiven many that angered me at once. Although I do not think that it is all their fault to begin with (wink*), but yes, forgiveness is the next sweetest thing beside honey.
Being young gives you plenty opportunities to learn. It also gives you plenty opportunities to give up and to fail. I admit in some things, I've failed. I've failed so terribly it doesn't make sense. I've also given up. I don't see it as an absolute bad thing though, sometimes giving up is the easiest solution to our problems. I may give up in some things, but no, I never said we should give up on life. No one should. Because life is good when you believe it is good.
There are also things I have not learn in life. I hear people say in every end is a new beggining. What if I see an end and yet not know where is my next destination? Well, I guess I'll just have to find it out myself. Perhaps it is out there, perhaps it is waiting for me. I just haven realize it yet.
I've also not learn how to control myself well, I have not learn how not to step foot into sinking sand or the world of which I don't belong. But I am learning. And I believe it will turn out good. Because life is good when you believe it is good.....
I also learnt to relax and let go of people and things. Although it is not the easiest thing to do, sometimes we don't really have a choice. Look at the world, look how many people lives with us here. Imagine how complicated it is. People and things change, they change every now and then. If we are too stuborn and we don't know how to deal with it, the only person that is going to end up getting hurt is you.
I also learnt that people do come back together. Not all things are bad. Don't think to the negative extreme. I've seen broken friendship mended. I too have forgiven many that angered me at once. Although I do not think that it is all their fault to begin with (wink*), but yes, forgiveness is the next sweetest thing beside honey.
Being young gives you plenty opportunities to learn. It also gives you plenty opportunities to give up and to fail. I admit in some things, I've failed. I've failed so terribly it doesn't make sense. I've also given up. I don't see it as an absolute bad thing though, sometimes giving up is the easiest solution to our problems. I may give up in some things, but no, I never said we should give up on life. No one should. Because life is good when you believe it is good.
There are also things I have not learn in life. I hear people say in every end is a new beggining. What if I see an end and yet not know where is my next destination? Well, I guess I'll just have to find it out myself. Perhaps it is out there, perhaps it is waiting for me. I just haven realize it yet.
I've also not learn how to control myself well, I have not learn how not to step foot into sinking sand or the world of which I don't belong. But I am learning. And I believe it will turn out good. Because life is good when you believe it is good.....
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
My Kind of Proverbs
The inability to learn from the past is the very definition of stupidity. Repeating the same mistake twice is understandable but unexcusable. This is the reason why people fail again and again in different aspects and areas of life.
We have heard probably a thousand times, if we fail to plan we plan to fail. It doesn't necessary mean if we don't plan we will fail. It simply means we are letting the enviroment takes control over us rather than we controling our enviroment. We are not taking chances, we let chances pick us. And most of the time, it's not going to end up well. Because chances hate you.
Goal setting is meaningless if not carried out. Carrying out a plan to acheive a goal is useless unless there is dicipline and consistency. Dicipline and consistency is by far the hardest thing to keep. The human mind is simply not design to keep a set of rules and laws.
A person easily influenced is useless. There is no need to set goals or resolutions. A wavering mind can acheive nothing. Before anything is done he will give up to try other things.
The lack of wisdom is dangerous. The lack of knowledge is equally bad. There is no need to strive, for such, giving up is the wisest and easiest thing to do.
A person who thinks shortly will see little acheivement. We should fear the ones who can see the whole picture. The end is more important than the process. It doesn't matter how you take a poison, you'll still die. So don't, do not be deceived, cease while you can.
A person who sees moral of little value shall in time lower the value of himself. This is the mark of prostitutes. There is no difference between a person who prostitute herself than the person who visits the brothels. They are considered equal. There is no need to pay respect for such. It is a waste of life.
When a person tries to justifies his wrong doings, it shows that he is ashamed of what he does. Do not pity such a person. Let right be right and wrong be wrong. There is no need to compromise truth for deception.
If a person wishes to do evil, advise him against it. But if he insist, let him. For in due time, his wrong doings shall consume himself. Stand still and watch, it will be soon.
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