Hi All,
Have you come across something interesting that has motivated or inspired you? Or do you have any interesting advice to share?
Please post in this thread for the benefit of all, you may just make a difference in somebody’s life!
Tks
Jonathan
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Hi All,
Have you come across something interesting that has motivated or inspired you? Or do you have any interesting advice to share?
Please post in this thread for the benefit of all, you may just make a difference in somebody’s life!
Tks
Jonathan
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Hi Terence/others
….At times, you may feel down, bored or frustrated after a day’s of hard work and if you want to release your STRESS or feelings you can do so.
I strongly suggest Terence to put in your unrelated comments under another category CHIT CHAT or KOPI TIAM talk just like in STOMP and refrain from putting your comments in any post as you wish as I had explained in my earlier comment # 103.
Terence is it OK for you ?
My 5cts. worth.
Hi all,
Sometimes,we came across many comments that are NOT related to the posted thread.
It is IRRITATING and waste of time as each comment will trigger automatically an email in our mailbox and also for organising the events we need to sieve thru to see who r joining, paid or suddenly can’t join.
As long as it relates to the event be it suggestion etc. it is fine
Pl.s be MORE FOCUSED in yr comments relating to any thread.
If you have so much to say, I strongly suggest Terence to put in your unrelated comments under
CHIT CHAT.
Here you can talk whatever you want but again the taboos holds.
Before you put put your thoughts, be sensitive to other feelings as well esp to:
(i)Racist remarks
(ii) Vulgarities
(iii) Snide remarks
Pls. RESPECT one another whether you choose to AGREE or DISAGREE.
In SHC, we are working towards a PEACEFUL and HARMONIOUS society.
Thanks Joy at 97,
See the human touch at work.No wonder Spore is practising GEMS. ( Go extra mile for service )
English teacher please :
Any snare and scheme, correct right?
Dear Terence Seah at # 85
Put on the full armor of the Fruit of The Spirit so that one can guard against any haughty and naughty snares and schemes. – KYL, Singapore
Hi Joy and Jonathan :
There are substantive Ample Things Motivating (ATM) in that “Simple Truths of Service”.
Am glad you mentioned again that moved me to view it. It brings value.
@ wonderful spirit of service from a clean heart, though he has Down Syndrome.
@He shines and brings “Delight @ Transform to gladness and true beauty” to customers
@ Touch goodness and bring out the best of everyone. That is wise, helpful and useful simple common sense.
Hi Andrew K,
I will still join for the goodwill and fellowship but I will be more than happy if I could at least speak Mandarin 1/2 past 6 standard and not to write as silverhair memory is getting “foggy”
Lesson 1:-
Charng Hua Yi.
Papa jiao, mama jiao, papa lai pau titi that was what I had learnt in Msia optional Mandarin class at std.4.
Jonathan at #87
Thanks for sharing the video.
I have a broader interpretation of “Always give your customers a little more than they expect” and “Go another mile” that includes all relationships.
Have we gone the extra mile with our spouse, our partner, our companion, our lover, our parents, our siblings, our children and our friends? I am asking myself (hey, not every category listed exists in my life ah)…
Dear Steven
Come and join the Mandarin Fellowship with all heart, diligence and dedication.
Be blessed.
Cheers,
Hi AndrewK at 94,
…?? : ???,???
Hey Andrew, I am in a beginner’s Chinese class and you expect me to know what it means…
Don’t be so quah cheong.
Btw, pls. translate for the Chinese illiterate like me. Thanks.
?? : ???,???.
Mary
Of course, the word “formidable” in my #86 is in its positive way. What I mean is you’re respectable and impressive. In Cantonese “??”. Hope I have not used the wrong word, ha ha.
1) The power of words is immense.
A well-chosen word has often sufficed to stop a flying army, to change defeat into victory, and to save an empire. – Emile De Girardin
2) Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language. – Dale Carnegie
AndrewY, #86. I’m not ‘formidable’, hahaha, at least not in the negative sense. I can be sometimes, positively ;-)
I hope you meant it in the positive way, hehe.
#88.
No need to apologise. I understood what you meant.
1) Your relationships can only be as healthy as you are – Neil Clark Warren
2) Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things – Cicero
3) Treat a man as he appears to be and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he already were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be – Goethe
Agree with you, Jonathan.
Whatever comes straight from the heart is the most sincere and pure.
Hi Yeung
Am sure your vocabulary is already quite formidable.
warmest regards
Mary, sorry, please replace “Always” by “Already” in my #86
Joy @ 82,
Your post about customer service reminded me of a 19 year old teenager with Down Syndrome who chose to make a difference…
http://www.stservicemovie.com/
Mary, Kuan(mind I call you this way)
Thanks for your enlightenment.
Mary, you’re really formidable, know to speak the Filipino English, ha ha. Always sent the song to you. Hope you enjoy it.
Kuan, will take your advice, strive to enrich my vocab from existing less than 1,000 to 3,000, and hope my English will become better at that time.
Hi AndrewK,
Is it necessary to quote PM Lee here on this forum? Plse keep such quotes and comments, out of this forum.
Terence Seah
Sorry, PM words are:
I don’t trade in people’s miseries. My business is people’s happiness.
Dear Joy
Heart-warming story, pleasant words are good for the body, mind and spirit.
Here is an excellent quotation from PM Lee on 27.5.65
I don’t trade in people’s business is the people’s happiness.
Here is an apt inspiring Chinese idiom
????(po4 ti4 wei2 xiao4) – to change tears to smile ; from grief to joy.
Let there be JOY to the world.
Similar to this “Always give your customers a little more than they expect”, is “Go another mile”, which is one of the five laws of happiness mentioned by Og Mandino in his book, “The Greatest Miracle in the World” (which Danz loaned to me, errr how many moons ago ah, and which I brought along on two occasions to return to him, but it laid in my bag each time and came home with me).
OK, enough of sidetracking.
Og Mandino mentioned these as the five laws of happiness and success :-
1) Count your blessings
2) Proclaim your rarity
3) Go another mile
4) Use wisely your power of choice
5) Do all things with love
And he said, “YOU are the greatest miracle in the world.”
Nice…heartwarming again. Wah, heart very warm tonight eh?
“Always give your customers a little more than they expect.”
The egg seller wd 1 day hang a cock upside down outside the customer’s door before he leaves for workin the morning……..heee, the mother of surprises greets him.
…..If you want to take me on, I’ll take you head-on.
Caution!
Sounds like a “wrestling” match is imminent.
I have a story to share in this Motivation, Inspiration, Advice thread.
When Percy Ross, author of “Ask For The Moon – And Get It!”, was about six, he had to help his family earn money. His dad asked him to go house to house to sell eggs. His dad told him to give his customers an extra egg once in a while.
“Always give your customers a little more than they expect.”
He also learnt how to smile, to be pleasant and to talk to people. Nice…so heartwarming story.
AndrewK, you’re no person to tell anyone to stop when you bring the flak and embarrassment upon yourself.
You preach a lot, quoting big phrases from big men like Soloman and LKY when you cd hardly do the least of them.
If you want to take me on, I’ll take you head-on.
Ready?
You are referring to yourself, good.
Stop there then !
For now I am content to see and be entertained by a phoney.
Is there a phoney or phoneme?
Like to expound on phonology, please don’t be phooey.
The meaning of “phonetics” isnt the same as “phonics” …..alas, many a phoney gets the meanings wrong.
Phonetics of which English language?
Australian, British, American, Spanish, Beijing, Singlish, Mangalish,Scotish, White House, Greyhound or White Sands accent?
Yes, someimes the phonics that out children learn stand no place im pronunciation.
Like “Leicester” isnt lei-ces-ter but les-ter.
Jose sounds more like hosei in hosei liao and Johan is yo-han.
Real Madrid? Well, let’s say “Re-awl” Madrid.
Can pronounce “Kuyt”? Not Kuut but Kult.
Go ask DennisW how to pronounce “knn” but pls make sure you ask the correct Dennis. Mr Har will tell you it’s ku nai nai………..
So is a bolt and a nut.
Ha ha at #64 ” I am me, you are you”
A bolt and a screw, obviously, each is different.
They are made to complement one another for usefulness and meaning.
When one does not do its assigned role, it will become chaotic and messy; worse, confusion, contusion and concussion and possibly with PHD.
In an improper natural sequence and unnatural bombastic state, a storm in a tea cup will arise.
We shall let the storm remain in the tiny tea cup, when the leaves sink, read its fortune.
The Philipinos will say ” Maha Kita”.
Hi Yueng: you won’t be confused by a bombastic word, right?
An average dictionary has more than 10,000 words and phrases.
Let start with the 3,000 common used words and communicate with good, simple and meaningful English words. And remain focus, steady and purposeful.
Hahaha AndrewY, you poor thing. All confused by the barrage of definitions and word exchange.
Ok, “poignant” has several meanings and usage.
I was using the “deeply moving” meaning.
As to “potahto”, hee hee, it’s that common pronunciation dilemma.
Some people pronounce “tomato” as “to-may-to” and others as “to-mah-to”.
It’s the same with “potato”.
Some say “po-tay-to” and others, like a Filipino maid I had years ago, who say it as
“po-tah-to”.
My point in all this is that everyone is entitled to his or her own interpretation of a piece of work e.g. music, poem, song etc. and there is no need to ridicule or pass impolite remarks about the other person’s interpretation.
Oh yes, I would love to hear the song Andrew. Please send it to me. Thanks. :-)
Mary, AndrewK
Learning new English words from both of you:
Mary – poignant; AndrewK – reflective; Mary – potato. Thanks
But Mary, can you enlighten me what is the meaning of “potahto”. Cannot locate it from all the dictionaries I have. Furthermore, do you like to hear the song “Anyway”? I can e-mail it to you.
Heeee, MaryC, not my fault hor, you seem to enjoy alternating btwn the 2 Andrews, fluttering about like a butterfly or better still, flying butter……………..
Tim Liu, #64,
lao huay lio ah? That comment wasn’t meant for AndrewY lah.
“I am me and you are you”.
If one day – just 1 day – MaryC behaves, talks, dressses, goes into the Gents and does everything like AndrewY, and AndrewY acts likewise in the person of MaryC, it has to be a day to look forward to, more than looking forward to the Budget Day.
Pls pls, oblige us……………..just 1 day will do.
Yeung at#59, you described that song well, keep it up.
Hi Mary:
Good to use a simple word/phrase that conveys superlative tone/meaning rather than one with ambiguity, worse use a bombastic word/phrase.
Bombast is pompous, empty and meaningless.
What is potahto ? Is it a word used by an OCBC ?
There is potash. It is a salt of potassium (eg potassium carbonate) used to make fertilizers, soaps and other useful chemicals.
Is potahto a coined Singlish?
I don’t know what is that and don’t use that, any clue?
I do use SALT to disinfect and for taste.
Maybe I shall share a parable on Salt and Light elsewhere, when appropriate.
Cheers,
Haha AndrewY, by poignant, I meant that it was “deeply moving” and perhaps a little sadness between the lines.
AndrewK,
Everyone has his or her own interpretation of the song. You say “potahto”, I say “potato”. Why do I have to interpret it your way? I am me and you are you.
Hi Yeung
The meaning (of poignant – used by Mary) is from Oxford Advanced Lerner’s Dictionary.
The song is reflective, I do not think is poignant.
Mary, AndrewK
The song is sing by a lady, surely my voice is not high enought to sing it.
I like the song but I don’t think the lyric is sad (poignant). I interpret it as when you want to do something, even the thing seems not easy to achieve or even impossible to achieve, but if you really interest in it, do in anyway. Enjoying the process, not the result.
1) We are very accustomed to the rough talk; in fact the rougher they talk, the politer we become.
You know, people talk of losing their patience. We never lose our patience; he who loses his patience, loses his temper, loses the argument, and loses the case. – PM Lee, 13.6.65
2) Whether it is a black or white cat, so long it catches rats, it is a good cat. – VP Teng, China
“Tim, I don’t always see eye to eye with you but like you…….”
Heeee, MaryC, you make tim shy lah….this type of thing huh, cannot say openly one but since you let the cat out, I must also set the rat free…….yes, I know you dont look me in the eyes – that’s for the romantic young and you know eniough to know where it matters so you stare at it unblinkingly, heeee, tongue hanging out & dripping….and pls tell KT, it’s not 2 inches, not like his………….
Patrick @#43, my modification of yr master-piece:
The denture of life is to eat.
The purse of life is to grow money to feed honey.
The matured in life changes his underpants daily.
The change of life is to become, obviously, the opposite sex.
The fashion of life is to bear all.
The opportunity of life is to serve at geylang.
The sacred of life is to scare you into believing.
The slice of life is to behead yr friend.
The pity of life is to give & give till you end in grief.
Ron @ # 48
SHC should be very grateful for the two of us. We are diametrically opposite. If someone is further away at the edge they will probably fall off the table.
You may not know this. But I may be your greatest fan. We learn things by being challenged and not by being in our comfort zone. I follow your trials and tribulations much more closely than you think. If you suceed I would have taken away some invaluable lesson and experience.
The same with Terence. I am rooting for his different perspective. I am supporting his efforts 100% in my own way through Scorebot and other efforts. I want his and your views to prevail, if possible.
If I am right, so what? I am already there. Where do I go. No fun.
Ron @ #48
Senility, Alzheimer, Parkinson … solution at hand?
Breakthrough research reported in Nature Medicine demonstrates treating parkinson in rodents using stem cells.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080323/ts_nm/cloning_parkinsons_dc
Hang on. One day we may owe our brains to the rodent. Rat brain.
Hi Ronald Wie
Is there a sex guru in the midst?
Thought that is a turban, tacit or taciturn.
Hi Andrew Yeung
Have something vibrant with gladness besides poignant ( adjective – affecting one feelings deeply, making one sad, full of pity, sorrow, regret, memories) to give a good balance.
Ya ?
RonW #48.
Oi, pls don’t quote me. The sex guru said that.
Andrew Yeung #40.
How poignant. Don’t think I know that song but would like to one day. Perhaps you have the cd or maybe you will sing it at the D n D? :-)
KT
Like to take up Ronald Wie’s suggestions at #48 ?
Come and play tennis, or swim, cycling or exercise at the gym or be involved in Mandarin Fellowship, good you can, together with Mary and Tim.
Come and contribute something to the vibrant group.
We can have more laughters bi-lingually, good for exercising both sides of our brains instead only the left side with algo programming or only right side with English phonetics or somewhere with frozen means.
With Solomon’s wise sayings, our central brains, three in one : ??,????.
Ai mai ? ????
And to assist in Mandarin lessons too.
Terence #32 – I like your observation , are more of us doing this without knowing ? KT watch out you seem to fall in this pattern , repeating and preaching , “Always talking Money or Preaching ” . I thought the first sign is lost of hearing but heard Mary says something is else is lost before hearing..what is that ?? Terence , KT ,no worries luckily SHC has many other acitivities like ,walking, cycling , dancing , badminton , etc , which keeps the mind and body from aging too fast, so KT better join in such activities that you have not been seen in any yet. All is not lost, better start such activities if you have not, and freeze whatever is left. Mary is a good example of how one can maintain a healthy, youthful face ,body and a sharp mind too on frozen meat too, i hope that is all that she keeps frozen.
Mary #26 – the other joy is being able to share the joy with others, that is when more people can do what you already learn, buy dirnk , return favor in kind , without being asked to lah. Maybe now you are ready to share with others this joy, Hymm many more drinks should be coming to me lah soon before i lose my memory ???
Mary @ # 38
Of course, you don’t. Tim sees only lips to lips.
Two inches down…yes, careful now…that’s it…you got him
Hi thank you, Jonathan.
After watching the slides, I counted myself very fortunate to receive letters when I first taught Economics when I was 20.
I am moved to tears to note that lady responded to the only letter she received when she was already in her 80s.
Especially dedicated to all teachers & ex-teachers among us ;-)
http://www.appreciationmovie.com/
Aspects Of Life
The adventure of life is to learn.
The purpose of life is to grow.
The nature of life is to change.
The challenge of life is to overcome.
The essence of life is to care.
The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life is to dare.
The spice of life is to befriend.
The beauty of life is to give.
Hi Andrew Kuan at 28,
Sounds more like you are preaching to us.
Just watched Lydia Sum Concert on DVD, Wu Chin was singing a meaningful song advising men in general:
????????
Very apt advisory for men who are on missions and travelling.
Love the topic, but poor in writing, just share I song I like very much – “Anyway” by Martina McBride:
“You can spend your whole life building something from nothin’
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain’t good
And when I pray it doesn’t always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway, I do it anyway
This world’s gone crazy, it’s hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart for all the right reasons
In a moment they can choose to walk away
Love ’em anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain’t good
And when I pray, it doesn’t always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway, yea – I do it anyway, yea
You can pour your soul out singing, a song you believe in
That tomorrow they’ll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway; yea, sing it anyway, yeah, yeah!
I sing, I dream, I love anyway”
Do thing for your interest not for the result.
Laughter is an excellent medicine
Someone has written 3 verses (with triple H)somewhere:
With my head, understand people;
With my heart, love people;
With my hands, help people.
To err is human, to forgive divine.
Tim, I don’t always see eye to eye with you, but, like you, I dread preachers, of any kind. You can have my chopper and use it at will. I’m vamoosing.
Re-quote:
May the teachings of those you admire become part of you, so that you may call upon them.
Remember, those whose lives you have touched and who have touched yours are always a part of you,even if the encounters were less than you
would have wished. It is the content of the encounter that is more important than its form.
May you not become too concerned with material matters, but instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart.
Find time in each day to see beauty and love in the world around you.
Realize that each person has limitless abilities, but each of us is different in our own way.
What you may feel you lack in one regard may be more than compensated for in another.
What you feel you lack in the present may become one of your strengths in the future.
May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility.
Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience.
May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself, and not be dependent on another’s judgment of your accomplishments.
May you always feel loved.
-Written by Sandra Sturtz
-Shared by Patrick Yeo
1) Every cloud has a silver lining
2) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
3) Confidence in yourself is the first step to success.
4) It is more blessed to give than to receive
5) Home is where the heart is.
MaryC @#27, in 1 fell swoop, you got to keep what i prized but you covet in yr handbag (when you’re out shopping) and tie to yr bolster when you sleep……that’s why.
Terence, you fear lecturers, I dread preachers so let’s borrow MaryC’s chopper and finish them off………..also in 1 fell swoop.
My dear Terence
You are at least five years younger.
You are quite a wise and happy man.
May you have the fruit of the Spirit in increasing measure daily: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Enjoy your journey of serendipity.
Be blessed
Cheers,
AndrewK @28,
Some of my greatest fears, as I grow older, are losing my memory, repeating myself, relieving the good old days and giving lectures. The more I read your #28, the more worried I get.
You are not old. Your heart and body are young. You are fit; and you dress young. Unfortunately, I refuse to admit I am getting older. Join me. Tomorrow will always be a brighter day.
Terence Seah
Thank you Andrew!…u made my day..
Glad that u coming to D&D at last,no gatecrash!..tak ada chance!..haha
You are so so clever, sweet and gentle.
Some are actors, some are clowns, some are kind, some are good, some are wise yet some choose to be “too wise in their own eyes”.
Most precious: be respectful, dignified and do good all the times.
Yes Andrew…u said it all
we are the ‘actors & actress’ in this world..play yr part well, then u get recognition & remembered even when gone.
everything that happen is meaningful..most important..be repectful,happy & smile genuinely ,especially don be so kiasu :))
Everything that happens in this world happens at the time being chosen:
1) the time for birth, and the time for death;
2) the time for planting and the time for pulling up;
3) the time for killing and the time for healing;
4) the time for tearing down and the time for building;
5)the time for sorrow and the time for joy;
6) the time for mourning and the time for dancing;
7) the time for making love and the time for not making love;
8) the time for kissing and the time for not kissing;
9) the time for finding and the time for losing;
10) the time for saving and the time for throwing away;
11) the time for tearing and the time for mending;
12) the time for silence and the time for talking;
13) the time for love and the time for hate;
14) the time for war and the time for peace.
What do you gain from all the work?
Divinity sets the right time for everything.
So be happy and do the best and good we can while we are still alive.
Tim, Why would I want to use a chopper on you? I’m a nice person leh. Hahaha. Ok, enough silly talk. Gotta go for class now. Byeee.
Eh RonW,
You must derive a lot of joy from being kind ya?
Thank you for your lifts. So,no need to buy you drinks in return anymore right? ;-)
Your kindness is giving you insurmountable joy mah. Hehe.
I know, MaryC, you cant keep me in yr handbag or for life but you can with that, after just labouring once with yr chopper……..
Tim,
What chopper? Oh, THAT one. Works better and faster than a surgical knife leh. One whack and it’s all over, hahaha.
Sorry Tim. You didn’t. My mistake.
People say money can’t buy happiness, but it sure can put lots of smiles on your face.
MaryC, huh, me got censored?
Me cant get censored one lah, circumcised may be…..and why are you holding the chopper instead of the surgical knife in yr hand?
Should have spelt him another way like you enjoy doing.
Haha Tim. You got censored!
Tim Liu,
Well said. I can’t agree more.
Well, Jonathan, those doing the menial tasks work the hardest but are paid the least. Those play for a living – football, computer-trading, casino games – earn the highest.
The idiots in btwn the extremes go abt telling us that money is not everything, got love drink water also can.
Point is, go get the money first. Only with the $ then one can say the sublime and act nobly.
Getting both is blessing and bliss.
Tim @ 13,
As usual, you have outdone yourself again ;-)
All very true observations ;-)
Andrew @ 12,
Brilliant idea…freshly caught seafood tastes great like sashimi ;-)
“Give a man a fish & you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish & you feed him for life.”
King Solomon taught his people to gain knowledge, understanding and searched out many proverbs and wisdom of useful skills for living.
Wisdom is better than strength. But the wisdom of a poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.
The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
Blessed is the land whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time for strength, and not for drunkenness.
Got money, even the confused is allowed to walk his talk;
Without money, even Confucius is said to talk cock.
Lend them money, everyone loves you like his best friend;
Ask them to return money, they say you belong to the tai-ee-long gang.
Many say money is evil, no money many more are forced to do evil.
They say money cant buy love but without money, the restaurants, studios, video-men wont put your love together.
It’s said that money isnt everything cos you’re born without and you go without. But with no money, you’re a down-and-out nothing.
As a penalty, request that he brings home for you a couple of fresh and live anak lobsters or kampung ayam; and some worthy quotes, etc here.
Double happenings!
Douglas @ 10,
Hahaha no worries…
As ‘punishment’, how about sharing some ideas/quotes/stories etc that has made a strong impact on you?
rgds
JonO
Oophs,
My post went to the wrong house,
Thanks to the kind lady for pointing it out this morning.
My apologies Jonathan.
Whether it is a white or black horse, so long it can travel a thousand li, it is an excellent horse, ???.
KYL, Singapore
Gentleness and Kindness
A line from a song by legendary English band The Smiths goes “It takes
strength to be gentle and kind”.
Now, gentleness and kindness are qualities which are hardly socially
thought of as being characteristic of strength.
Yet, when you think about it? it certainly takes a lot to be gentle,
and even more to be kind. There is much selfishness, anger, and
resentment in the world, and one’s reaction to harshness is likely to
be equally severe or damaging.
To respond to hostility with gentleness requires considerable faith in
humanity and courage of the spirit. As for kindness, well, most people
are too busy thinking of themselves to bother.
Antagonism and hostility encourage the creation of more negative
feelings, both in the perpetrator and the receiver. Gentleness and
kindness on the other hand, inspire joy, love, compassion and peace.
Moreover, giving without expectation gives us great happiness and
satisfaction. Nothing makes our day more than a genuine compliment, a
sincere pat on the back, an earnest hug, or a favour from a colleague.
Do you get those often? More importantly, do you give those regularly?
It’s a vain enterprise to expect a reward for a good deed. Take
pleasure in performing the good deed itself. And you will be a happier
person.
When someone is kind or generous towards you, the joy can only be
temporary, because the effects never last very long. But when you are
kind or generous towards someone else, you’ll find that the joy only
increases and accumulates. Because your act will serve to add to the
world being a better place? no matter how small or insignificant you
think it is.
Gentleness has been ingrained in many cultures as being a sign of the
powerless and impotent. And kindness is sometimes thought of as a hint
of weakness your opponent can take advantage of.
These are misconceptions, for anyone can take up the sword to strike
in hatred and fury, but only the truly mighty are able to lay it down
in forgiveness and love.
So the next time you’re moved to malice or anger, try being gentle and
kind instead. Experience for yourself the spiritual strength and joy
that comes from them.
1) If you leave it to others less honest or able or sincere you will get frustrated watching them make a mess …..(17.3.71)
2) Power for power’s sake get us nowhere. It cannot carry you through a crisis because when you are confronted with the awesome prospect of failure and worse, retribution, many flich and fail. (21.12.76)
3) We cannot designate our successors. Nobody can; not even kings can. (15.8.71)
PM Lee of Singapore in 1970s.
@ The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty
# When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge
* Do not associate with a person given to anger; or go with a hot-tempered person, lest one learns his/her ways, and find a snare for yourself.
Hi Jass, I like these 2 quotations….Keep ’em coming ;-)
1. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
Heather Cortez
2. The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.
Leider, Richard
Hi Jon
I’m inspired by these words:
1. We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.
2. What we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.
Both quotations from Mother Teresa.
JassmineT
Hi Douglas
Tks 4 appointing me as Treasurer 4 tis great event.
There are 3 things which I need to know :
1. How much registered members should pay?
2. When does collection start?
3. When is the dateline 4 collection?
Hi Yew Kwong
Need your help
Could you please be the treasurer for this event “Have passport will ride” as I would like all bikers registered for this ride to deposit money into your account.
Thank you