We think we are all this and that in this bubble we live in. Being conceited as human beings, we think we are better than a lot of other things around us. Do we even know what it means to have more power, money and fame when we die?
People sleep, people eat, people swear, people love, people talk, people work and ultimately feel the way people were meant to react in this big big invisible bubble we breathe in.
What's the point of fighting? What's the point of trying to have more anything than others? Where is the greed leading you to?What's the point of being upset? What's the point of anything that's negative-energy consuming? At the end, we are just running around a circle that we cannot escape from - yes, and I mean all of us...
Looking at the cute puppies smiling, I am actually jealous of them. There are no bombs and no guns in a puppy world... No, I am not joking! Why can't we all try to be nice to everyone else around us, smile more, find peace internally and externally and just live together happily? Is it really impossible for us to be all happy and try to help one another?
How about some kindness? love? a genuine smile? If it gets to a point where we can all practice these things altogether, the world might really become a better place to live? It's just a big dream by the time we die anyway...? or.... am I just being crazy as usual?
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Westies!
SO CUTE!! I WANT TO BITE YOU AND HUG YOU TO PIECES, PUPPIES :-)
This image makes me so happy!!!
"Don’t cling to your illusion of safety"
As I was trying to find more ways to overcome different kinds of fear in life, I stumbled across this article below that I can't agree more with... Nothing stays the same in life. Things are constantly changing and it clearly is challenging for us to learn how to deal with such changes in life though it doesn't seem safe and secure at all times... We can never live under constant fear of "what if"s...We just have to live each moment fully with grace and gratitude.
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“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."
Helen Keller
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature…. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."
Helen Keller
"Why do people sit on their hands? Is it just because they become paralyzed with fear? I’d say no. Another big reason why people don’t face their fears is because they think they are safe where they are right now. But the truth is what Keller says; safety is mostly a superstition. It is created in your mind to make you feel safe. But there is no safety out there really. It is all uncertain and unknown.
You may get laid off.
Someone may break up with you and leave.
Illness will probably strike.
Death will certainly strike in your surroundings and at some point come to visit you too.
Who knows what will happen?
This superstition of safety is not just something negative. It’s also created by your mind so you can function in life. No point in going all paranoid about what could happen a minute from now day in and day out. But there is also not that much point in clinging to an illusion of safety. So you need to find balance where you don’t obsessed by the uncertainty but also recognize that it is there and live accordingly.
As you stop clinging to your safety life also becomes a whole lot more exciting and interesting. You are no longer as confined by an illusion and realize that you set your limits for what you can do and to a large extent create your own freedom in the world. You are no longer building walls to keep yourself safe as those walls wouldn’t protect you anyway."
[Source] http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2008/10/03/how-to-overcome-your-fear-7-tips-from-the-last-2200-years/
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“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."
Helen Keller
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature…. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."
Helen Keller
"Why do people sit on their hands? Is it just because they become paralyzed with fear? I’d say no. Another big reason why people don’t face their fears is because they think they are safe where they are right now. But the truth is what Keller says; safety is mostly a superstition. It is created in your mind to make you feel safe. But there is no safety out there really. It is all uncertain and unknown.
You may get laid off.
Someone may break up with you and leave.
Illness will probably strike.
Death will certainly strike in your surroundings and at some point come to visit you too.
Who knows what will happen?
This superstition of safety is not just something negative. It’s also created by your mind so you can function in life. No point in going all paranoid about what could happen a minute from now day in and day out. But there is also not that much point in clinging to an illusion of safety. So you need to find balance where you don’t obsessed by the uncertainty but also recognize that it is there and live accordingly.
As you stop clinging to your safety life also becomes a whole lot more exciting and interesting. You are no longer as confined by an illusion and realize that you set your limits for what you can do and to a large extent create your own freedom in the world. You are no longer building walls to keep yourself safe as those walls wouldn’t protect you anyway."
[Source] http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2008/10/03/how-to-overcome-your-fear-7-tips-from-the-last-2200-years/
How much can we forgive and forget in this lifetime?
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.
Paul Boose
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Forgiveness is seen as a virtue and I agree with that one should forgive and forget for one's very own sake more than anything else. However, shouldn't there be a limit for such virtue?
Can we just forgive endlessly? and does everyone really deserve forgiveness? Forgiveness should only be entitled to those who can values themselves enough to admit what they have done sincerely. Even then, what about murderers especially in the context of massive genocide?
I am asking myself this question tonight as I am getting ready for bed... Thoughts?
Paul Boose
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
________________________________________
Forgiveness is seen as a virtue and I agree with that one should forgive and forget for one's very own sake more than anything else. However, shouldn't there be a limit for such virtue?
Can we just forgive endlessly? and does everyone really deserve forgiveness? Forgiveness should only be entitled to those who can values themselves enough to admit what they have done sincerely. Even then, what about murderers especially in the context of massive genocide?
I am asking myself this question tonight as I am getting ready for bed... Thoughts?
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