Stay Calm In Changing Times

changes are almost always unexpected...

Many are oblivious and simply pass every day mundanely

Life is a flow; few expect major nor abrupt changes

Abrupt change is disruptive and major change shift a person's paradigm & forward paces

Power, fame, money, status... are only good if you are alive but the sword cuts both ways

Going to sleep is natural but waking up is by the grace of GOD

生老病死 is a norm but some are blessed to skip sickness病 though not all live long enough to their ripe old age老

Lately, i have heard of more surprises as seemingly healthy persons of >40yos are dropping (dead) like flies

Equally interesting, more are hiding behind their veils as difficult times bite and cruising along and making do with their current financial stature; unemployed and underemployed though

The ever increase in costs of living and food prices are making living less bearable

Worse, the ruling class are preaching 'belt tightening', thrifts and consuming less whilst they are richly rewarded and incentivised... the North-South Gap widens further

Political shifts are sudden too; Putin faced mutiny but it was quickly put down, NATO/US promised arms support to Ukraine but delivery were short, US supplied cluster bombs which were banned by many countries, Singapore has its fair share of fallouts & scandals, Thailand is unsure if the winner should be crowned "PM", PRChinese foreign minister disappeared from the scene...

As hardship bites, politics become muddier and tempered, at times

A rich man cannot lives in a sea of poor neither can a dictator

Change is inevitable especially when deprived, suppressed and oppressed ~ it is all about survival

Barely survive(ing) is a catalyst of change; nobody wants a sudden change which is almost always disruptive

We are in a period of dramatic change! COVID has taught that many impossibles are actually possible

Life in the short term will remain turbulent, not necessarily violent but likely to be very challenging

Be like the blade of grass dancing in the storm than the uprooted old, oak tree

Go with the flow. Smile & lighten your heart - see you in prosperity when the storm calms again

笑看风云 活在当下 明天会更好 今天是最好

Do Not Tempt Fate

when to be cruel is to be kind...

Kindness is taken as weakness especially by the cowards and ineptitude

They resent all those who are more capable and able as they cannot live in the shadows of the superior beings around them

It is not failure that destroys a person but their refusal to admit their faults that will eventually be their Waterloo

I have always avoided or try to avoid such people but they come near like moths to light/fire

Worse, they pitch themselves against an illusionary competitor for which they cannot measure up

They fear their own shadows

How to handle such SIC* persons? The best is to avoid them totally

If otherwise, keep them at bay ~ don't even give them the slightest attention... If push comes to shove, eliminate them, not unlike pests

I don't like to fight but if I fight, I fight to win 

I always believe in giving a person a chance, maybe a second chance or even a third! But, some just don't deserve any

I am no hero but I will not sit back and watch a bully wrestle down the weak, usurp all the gains and leave them to miseries ... somebody has to stop such menace   

I have read the Nanjing Massacre and the Sook Ching massacre and the Holocaust; could these (have been) be prevented? I guess the answer is "Yes". It happened because everyone is too afraid (to resist)

Of course, only if most, if not all, are united, there is no way of preventing the (re-)occurrences   

Life is like a boxing match; if you don't punch, you'd be punched. The spectators will cheer you on. You've to fight to win or be badly defeated or you can throw in the towel. If you don't fight to win, never get into the ring

My time is limited and I do not have much time to waste  

I choose my future wisely and instead of fighting to destroy the renegades who are intent to undermine my efforts, plans and reputation, I walk away and let them win the fiefdom; it's a no-brainer

The best revenge is to live successfully and gainfully away from their idiosyncrasies and turfs. I am the lighthouse that even the aircraft carrier must gives way or sink

Fighting them is a futile display of vanity  

My biggest fear is not anyone but I will seek to destroy those who try to annihilate me - mercy is not seek but given

It has happened before and I have always stop short of completely wiping out my antagonists... but what if i did not, or cannot, stop in my next encounter

I am happy to be who I am and be left alone

Fame, power and money are not my priorities but a decent, peaceful life with lots of blissful surprises

Like water, I flow