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CHANGING TIMES & HUMANS

Not everything or everyone remains the same. When I was growing up, many experiences and things developed my personality and character. Interaction with other humans were the biggest reasons of who I have become in my mid-50s. Whether they were good or bad, I, just like all other humans, have endured the best and the worst in life. If you are lucky, you may have met some of the nicest and most inspiring people in the world. I have encountered bad and nasty people, but it is fine if they are upfront about being bad towards me. I hate liars and backstabbers to say the least! Sub-consciously, I may be unknowingly carrying some of these childhood and teenage trauma experiences into my adult life. I never was one that could react in a cool, calm and collected way. But, ever since I discovered the teachings of Buddhism, chanting mantras and meditation, I can safely say that I may have finally found the understanding of how humans, and how life works. Age and the wisdom that comes with it i

SHARING WHAT I LEARNT... SO FAR!

Throughout my life, I have been blessed with many experiences from challenges - the good, the bad and the ugly. Like most other humans on Earth, there have been times when there seems to be no hope. The dark days were often filled with calamities in career and finances most of the time. Sounds familiar, right? For me, I have been fortunate to have family and friends to be there for me. May they be blessed with a happy and prosperous life. One thing is for sure, I realized now at 54, not all bad days will stay, just like good happy days. This realization comes from the "polishing" of my inner-self over the years; the hammering of the ego, the much-needed slap of my pessimistic nature... heck, whatever weaknesses that I was born with. Wisdom setting in? The meeting with many people that I came into contact with in my life, and the various situations that I had to deal with in my career and personal life of course, was the foundation laying of this realization. Learning from the

Something I wrote on FB in 2012

BE THANKFUL... 1. Do not lose your temper when the kids run around screaming. It means you are blessed with hearing and children. 2. That you have enemies. They teach us to forgive and make us realise that it is worthless to have bad intentions. 3. For the food on your table everyday. It means you have a stable job and regular income to eat, buy food for your family and share it with your friends. 4. A friend called you today to interrupt you in the middle of work. He/she thought of you. Its better than having no friends. 5. That you have money and that you can earn it and keep it in the bank. Treasure it but do not let it ruin or rule your life, or change your character. Because money was not meant to be yours to keep. It is not ours when we pass on. 6. And, do not get frustrated with old people in whatever situation. We all grow old one day. SO SMILE AND MAY PEACE, JOY & HAPPINESS SHINE ON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

Don't Expect Anything From Others

There are Good People & Bad If there was one thing good you could do today, what would it be? Just think about that sentence... Daily, we occasionally meet toxic people, egoistic bxxtards, b**ches and the list goes on. Nevertheless, our role in life should not be letting those types mentioned influence us or dictate our lives. As the saying goes, "don't let the bad make you feel miserable". There have been many times where I get sucked into a debate or argument by someone, and realizing later that I could have controlled my inner self a lot better. At times feeling miserable after every episode. These days, and now in my 50's, nothing upsets me much anymore. Although, an irritating and long-winded big-headed moron will occasionally make me lose my sh*t. Having said that though, I now constantly remind myself that not all in this world are mentally sound? Nor possess the intelligence to realize their own actions. So the moral of the story is, we must look into the

Are We Better Humans

Have we paused to appreciate others, Mother Nature Everyday, you wake up, shower, then drive to work. When you reach your workplace, you become another person... a person driven, or programmed, to believe you will be the next big thing in the office/company. You have meetings (or pow wows!) with others. Then the gossip about others at lunch starts. NOBODY WINS. EVERYONE IS JUDGED. COMPARED & EVALUATED. One day, all these observations and mindless evaluations will prove futile. An obvious waste of time and energy. Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) will eventually win over the office politician. A.I. will one day conquer your job. I am not sure of that. And, no one is. But, who are we to judge and decide, right? So, who wins? A guy like Elon Musk with so much money? I doubt it... We all will die and fade away eventually. What must we do some may ask? When was the last time you went into the rain forest? Experience tranquility and peace without the mobile phone? Well personally, I just

REMINDER: BE KIND

Have people forgotten to be kind & respectful to each other? Hello beautiful people. I was awakened by inspiration to write on this topic. In our daily lives, we meet many people who are either nice or toxic. If we're lucky, some of us can feel people with kind or bad energy. The experiences are unavoidable and is part of our life path or fate, I suppose. Yin and yang, I have personally encountered good and bad people. More good and kind souls, thankfully. But either or, they are blessings of experience that have given me awareness and wisdom. Recently, I have encountered many rude people. They seemed to have forgotten their manners or the basic need to be kind and loving to others. Some are just plain rude. Has the desire and greed for success, money and power gone to their heads? We must remind ourselves that we cannot change people though. Here are some tips for everyone to be aware of their speech and actions daily: Be kind You are not better than another person Don'