in the alley of reflection ...
Every 10 years cycle is a 'formative' year where you experienced changes, knowingly or unknowingly
From child to adolescent to teenager, then adulthood arrives. Career development and family building follow. At a blink, twilight years set in ~ reflection is next
Everyone is walking towards the end ~ the end of life ~ rich or poor
It is harder 'not to do anything' than it is to be busy; one can be busy over anything, but no one can laze, do next to nothing yet feel accomplished
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done - Bruce Lee
Time look infinite but life is finite - nobody knows when their time will be up but those who live well are those who enjoy every moment 活在当下 活好自己
What drives you in your life? When you are poor and hungry, it's food. When you are wealthy, gaining power, fame and status maybe your goal. In the hospice and at critically-ill wards, surviving another painless day beats anything ~ chase your dreams while you can
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking - Steve Jobs
Whether you are a billionaire or a pauper, your time on Earth is limited & you cannot pay another to suffer on your behalf; for sickness knows no wealth barrier
Dwell on possibilities ... the more you believe that "it is possible", the higher the chances of you succeeding in your pursuits. When you pursue earnestly and with enthusiasm, you see solutions whereas a negative mind sees only obstacles
Today's speed of change and the impactful turn of events is clear signal that 'tomorrow is never promised'
Do whatever fits; you are answerable to yourself
The world rotates & affects all, big & small. Politicians promised 'the sun & the moon' but deliver none yet the electorates trust them blindly; loyalty is exchanged for empty promises
Politics is played by few, and the mass are indifference yet submissive. Trust is traded for empty promises, and more Laws are enacted to limit freedom of speech & to control behavior. Social engineering, 'divide & rule' & cronyism dilute unity & breed suspicions amongst the previously united people
History has shown that 'every time a country falls into a crisis, the leaders are the first to get free flights of freedom to sympathetic countries' and lived well with their illegally endowed wealth while the commoners were left to fend for themselves
Death the leveler does not seem to apply to political leaders
When you love something, you admire its beauty, let it manifest & grow
You do not profess your love yet destroy their existence
Similarly, whatever you do out of passion & interests, you'd excel
Do not live in isolation ~ the world is not a silo
Happiness is a choice ~ enjoy it to the fullest
Never indulge in regrets of the past & fear of the future; long after you are gone, only memories remain
Be thankful for today
