The world we live on is like a tapestry while individual lives akin to the threads. Everyone is woven into another person's life to create this masterpiece. However, wherever there is interaction there is always friction. This tapestry might be beautiful but if we look carefully there are kinks and mis-stitchs in it. It is up to us to iron them out.
In life, I believe that we shouldn't be too insistent on always benefitting. Sometimes, people make use of you to achieve a goal or obtain something. To people I really consider as friends, being made use of is never an issue. The fact that they bother to make use of me proves that I have some value left for them to use. However, please remember I'm human too and be gentle when using me.
"I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams"
If making use of me can let you achieve happiness, please go ahead. If you are my friend, I will be happy only when you are. Just give me a smile when you succeed and it will be my best reward - a beautiful memory I can keep to eternity.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
The path that isn't smooth
I read a piece of Chinese writing some time ago which I found quite meaningful. So I thought I would share it albeit translated into English. I apologize if the result isn't that good.
There was a pair of father and son. The father told the son "Don't take this path in life. I have taken it and suffered a lot of hardship, knocks and failures. This path is definitely not smooth so please do not take it".
Yet the son replies "This path may be bumpy and difficult but you still made it through everything. If you are able to take it why can't I?"
Sometimes, there is no point in telling someone that a path is bumpy, rocky or hard to take. In life, we need to go through all these knocks and hardship in order for us to grow and mature. Going through these made you stronger and in the same way it will make the other person stronger too. There is a limit to what we can learn from others' experiences but what we can learn from our own experiences is boundless.
A person who always takes the easiest path and achieves success easily is akin to a thin tree branch; susceptible to breakage. Only when we suffer a few knocks here and there can we grow to become the strong, thick tree trunk that supports our life.
There was a pair of father and son. The father told the son "Don't take this path in life. I have taken it and suffered a lot of hardship, knocks and failures. This path is definitely not smooth so please do not take it".
Yet the son replies "This path may be bumpy and difficult but you still made it through everything. If you are able to take it why can't I?"
Sometimes, there is no point in telling someone that a path is bumpy, rocky or hard to take. In life, we need to go through all these knocks and hardship in order for us to grow and mature. Going through these made you stronger and in the same way it will make the other person stronger too. There is a limit to what we can learn from others' experiences but what we can learn from our own experiences is boundless.
A person who always takes the easiest path and achieves success easily is akin to a thin tree branch; susceptible to breakage. Only when we suffer a few knocks here and there can we grow to become the strong, thick tree trunk that supports our life.
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