"Although there may be nothing new under the sun, what is old is new to us and so rich and astonishing that we never tire of it. If we do tire of it, if we lose our curiosity, we have lost something of infinite value, because to a high degree it is curiosity that gives meaning and savour to life." -- Robertson Davies
Anything that we haven't see and encounter yet are new to us, although they are already existing long time ago. But the nice thing is that, anything that are new to us gives new experience and delight. The experience of happiness can't be bought by any amount, we will only appreciate it because it's priceless.
"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit." -- Helen Keller
Pessimist is a negative attitude, it turns down bright ideas, it brings dark to light. While the opposite; optimist bring power and hope to achieved greater and wider horizons. It gives way to more opportunities.
"The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b) that is the one and only way that the mediocre and vile can be transformed, and (c) doing that makes it that. We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love." -- Tom Robbins
Love is perfect but not the lover. This line will relate the humanness of man as being, one who is looking for perfect love but not the lover who does it perfectly. In looking and aspiring for perfect, one must learn and practice to do it in his life. We must learn to do and demonstrate perfect love not only to people but also to things and animals that are around us.
"Yesterday is a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore to this day." -- Sanskrit Proverb
The only way that we can go back to yesterday is by dream, things and time that are already gone can only be encountered and retrieve again through dream. Tomorrow is not only a vision but it is the coming reality. Today is what separates us from yesterday a dream of happiness, sometimes we want to repeat what had happened yesterday but only in dream that we could go back and refresh what had happened. But do not nail ourselves to the past, let us proceed with the passing of time, to experience every moment that we have in our lifetime. Cherished the privileged given to us, let us live everyday happily.
"Envy can be a positive motivator. Let it inspire you to work harder for what you want." -- Robert Bringle
It is natural and normal that we get envy to others especially to those who are moving up. But what is not good for envy is when we think something bad against our fellow who is striving and sacrificing to move up. Envy is good if it will serve as motivator for us to strive and get better. May every feeling of envy be a factor to help us perform and do better.
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that." -- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
We always dream and dreaming, but remember that dream is an inspiration, it's not yet the reality. In other point, our mind is always focus on future, and we live on future that we neglect the present situation and reality of our status. Sometimes we are not certain, if we are living in the future or at present.
"Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom." -- Mignon McLaughlin
There are times that we use our health as excuses in not accomplishing projects. But don't be negative, always take the positive side no matter what, do it first before concluding that you can't. Experience the joy of having something better accomplishments.
"Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star." -- W. Clement Stone
There are times that we missed our target, instead we make and hit something better than what we have aspire. So be not afraid and hesitant to do something, our fortune is unpredictable, we might arrived in accomplishing something much better.
"You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can." -- Jimmy Carter
We must believed in ourself, know our strength and weaknesses. Examine our capabilities and establish a goal, set a goal that is not too high for us to conquer. After every achievement don't stop, set again another mark to overcome, until we develop the habit of setting goal and having it done.
"Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was." -- Robert Louis Stevenson
The usual procedure in a beginning is we start from the bottom and moving upward. Sometimes we will start from a scratch then moving on to a more complicated situation. But often that we're afraid to move forward once that we found out something a little better, but the real reason why don't move is that, we're afraid to start and face another obstacles and problem. In every little and big effort we exert, there is a corresponding reward, big effort has bigger reward and little has small. Dream big and achieved more.
"Welcoming imperfection is the way to accomplish what perfectionism promises but never delivers. It gives us our best performance and genuine acceptance in the family of human -- and by that I mean imperfect -- beings." -- Martha Beck
What forbids us to perform is our cowardliness to commit mistakes. We're afraid to commit mistakes in a performance, and we don't know that in having mistakes we learned. Best performances arrived in having more mistakes. So forgive and accept our imperfections.
"Dance as though no one is watching. Love as though you've never been hurt. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth." -- Souza
Do not be ashame to do and try something even in the midst of people watching. Be brave and continue whatever good you want to do, live freely and enjoy our freedom.
"Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters." -- Margaret Peters
The wonderful thing that happen when our expectation won't come is that; time will reveal and tell after the fact, the proper and reason why it happen in that way. Learn to wait, because there is designated time for every aspect.
"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice." -- Kabir
When you were born they're happy because soon you will be taking a share in the burden they have at that moment, and when you'll die they will be crying because you will be leaving them with greater burden.
"It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say 'I don't know'." -- W. Somerset Maugham
It is not so easy to accept our difficulties and limitations, but it is harder to pretend that we know the fact that we don't know. Develop the guts to say I don't know in a proper way to save us from disappointments.
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." -- Aristotle
Our greatest opponent is our desire, if we conquer our desires, it is more than defeating our enemies. Putting ourselves into victory.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back to you when you have forgotten how it goes." -- Author Unknown
Real friend can be identified in times of trouble, they were there to protect and lift you up when you're down. A friend is someone who knows your dos and don'ts and were not afraid and ashame to accept you in any situation. A friend is someone who fill you when you're empty.
"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." -- Phyllis Diller
A smile is a sign of approval, good mode, and peasant feeling. But if the smile is negative, it is not approval but hatred, it is not good mode but uneasy feelings, and not a pleasant day but a day with trouble. A true smile will benefit the one who has it, and much more the one who see and accept it.
"You already possess everything necessary to become great." -- Native American Crow Proverb
God created human as perfect being. And we are equally given different talent. Now it is up to us to use and develop that ability that is in us. When we don't succeed, it is because we don't use and develop those talent we have.
"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." -- Rosalynn Carter
Believe in ourselves and have confident in our ability, and then do it whatever it takes, never be bother or disturb by any annoyance. That is the secret of keeping in tract and accomplishing something.
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
No times that we didn't aspire to be happy, unfortunately happiness won't exist for long, there is eventually sadness that will come to take its place. In order to live well and be useful, we must be honorable, compassionate, and having a difference when they compare us. Living well must be achieved in the presence of sadness and happiness.
"Beware of undertaking too much at the start. Be content with quite a little. Allow for accidents. Allow for human nature, especially your own." -- Arnold Bennett
When we are in a hurry to move up, we take so much responsibility and opportunity that we could not carry, then at the middle of our journey we put them down one by one because we can't take them for long, they serves as burden. Take only what are essential, select what is best for us and leave the rest for others. Control our greedy nature that will put us down when we can't manage them. Don't look at others, examine first ourselves.
