The Xtra Step

Do more than belong: participate.

Do more than care: help.

Do more than believe: practice.

Do more than be fair: be kind.

Do more than forgive: forget.

Do more than dream: work.

- William Arthur Ward

Before & After

Before you speak, listen.

Before you write, think.

Before you spend, earn.

Before you invest, investigate.

Before you criticize, wait.

Before you pray, forgive.

Before you quit, try.

Before you retire, save.

Before you die, give

- William Arthur Ward

A matter of Perspective

In this world,
there's Time U can't stop,
Destiny U can't control,
Luck U can't depend on.

Or so they say.

How much does it take?
To not race against Time but capture the right moment,
not fight one's Destiny but fulfill it,
not seek out Luck but challenge it.

Not much actually.
Just a dose of wisdom,
a tinge of positivity,
and a touch of rebellion.

How about a stroke of Luck?
Well, can't hurt, can it?

Difference between (Some) People, (Most) Children, and (All) Lions

(All) Lions know they're lions. They know they can't fly, they're afraid of the water, and they hate vegetables.
(Most) Children don't know who they are, but they know what they want to be.
(Some) People think they know who they are, what they can never be, but actually know more of others and less of themselves.

(All) Lions don't know how to pretend, they can only be themselves.
(Most) Children learn to pretend, but only when Simon says, "pretend".
(Some) People pretend all too often and all too well.

(All) Lions are realistic, and accept the truth.
(Most) Children know neither, but they like to ask questions.
(Some) People like to live in fantasies, hate to admit the truth, and think they're too old to ask questions.

(All) Lions earn respect from each other.
(Most) Children learn to respect and follow their leader.
(Some) People demand respect and don't give it back.

(All) Lions are part of nature.
(Most) Children are curious about nature.
(Some) People think they can live without it.

(All) Lions live to eat.
(Most) Children eat to live.
(Some) People don't know what they're eating, nor living for.

(All) Lions remember pain and avoid it.
(Most) Children learn about pain and choose either to forget, or don't.
(Some) People live with pain all the time but they cover it up.

(All) Lions communicate with their body language.
(Most) Children communicate with their own dynamic language.
(Some) People miscommunicate with too much redundant language.

(All) Lions are at peace with themselves.
(Most) Children are either happy or sad.
(Some) People are just confused.

忍

富者能忍，保家。

貧者能忍，免辱。

父子能忍，慈孝。

兄弟能忍，情長。

朋友能忍，義篤。

夫妻能忍，和睦。

簡單才是真

人纇處在花花世界裡，
一生追尋的，
無謂就是 ‘簡單’ 兩個字。

花言巧語藏真情，
五顏六色抹黑白；
人間關係不複雜，
幸福快樂自然來。

人纇屬於万物眾生，
要回歸自然，
簡單就好。

aug07

Too Caught Up with the World

Too caught up with the World...
What's our World?
Listen.

I hear the sound of water gushing down the pipe,
I hear the cranes crank at the construction site,
I hear traffic speeding on the highway,
and the old mantle clock tick-tocking away...

But in between these moments,
Listen.

There's a sound of silence,
a silence from within;
And Time stands to a still,
And you start to feel,
All is an Illusion.

Nothing else matters,
but the thumping of a heart.
That, in our World,
is the truest sound to be heard.

aug07