by echandr on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 | Diary, Life | 1 Comment

Some people believe in “Destiny is what you made”, but I lean more towards “Destiny is what laid out for you”

I also believe, even though things are laid out for us, we still need to put extra efforts to secure them. Some people are lucky enough to get all the things laid out for them without those extra efforts, but most of us seem like to not have that kind of lucks.

I was jogging with a few friends this morning, and one of them happens to be a businessman who has just managed to make his fortune during the last five years. Prior to that, he had been going through lots of ups and downs. He had even worked in the public market as “coolie” for a couple of years. He said that man can only try to put all his extra efforts to catch his dreams, but by end of the day, he could only get what he deserves…no more no less. He had tried so many things and was all out with his extra efforts, but when the time was not his yet, he always found himself back to square one. But then, he kept trying…till the time comes, whatever minor things he did, turned out to be gold-mine. That’s how he makes his fortune now.

It is quite a story to tell. The point being is, we are supposed to make our efforts to a better life, not a richer life (in term of material). If we’re destined to be rich, then the riches will find us. And if not, no matter what extra efforts we’re putting in, it won’t get us anywhere. As human being, we need to make our life better everyday. Be nicer, be more generous, be more patient, have more knowledge and be anything better that could enrich our souls and bodies. That’s the destiny for all of us. Wealth and fame will follow…….eventually.

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by echandr on Monday, October 27th, 2008 | Diary, Inspiration, Life, Uncategorized | No Comments

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by echandr on Sunday, October 26th, 2008 | Diary, Life | 4 Comments

SEN LAU PING SE is a chinese saying BORN, OLD, ILL and DEATH. Meaning, people will mostly go through these phases in life. Life is a journey for all of us, starting from the day we’re born through all the way to our death.
It’s a journey of surprises full of unexpected events, except the three things after we’re born i.e. getting old, becoming ill and facing death.

All of us surely know that the end of our journey is death, but surprisingly many of us can’t really take it well. Why would we cry on something that we would have already expected from the very start?

Life is a journey and death is the destination, then we should take the journey with enthusiasm and joys. It’s always the journey that matters, cause we all would certainly reach the destination for sure…no matter what. Even though we would all have the same destination by end of the day, but certainly not the same journey. Some take the long easy road on the tollway, some choose the long winding road with remarkable views, some take short bumpy road and some take the off-road route. Some have smooth non-stop drive, some make few stops and some even make detours. We all make choices on the route.

What important though, the journey is supposed to be joyful and meaningful. On the journey, we all get the chance to see, feel, and learn. Meet people, share our joys and knowledge, help the ones who needs and learn about things we don’t know. Cause by end of the journey, we are supposed to be proud of ourselves on things we have accomplished. Don’t pick up too many things cause it would only slow down your pace. Don’t be attached to unnecessary things cause that would only distract you from enjoying the journey. Make stops whenever you need and make detours if you think you have to. Bottom line is, the journey is for us to enjoy. Don’t make it a burden.

In the end of our journey, we gonna face death…leaving everything and everybody. If you could not make your journey a joyful and meaningful one, there is no point of taking the journey after all…………

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by echandr on Saturday, October 25th, 2008 | Diary, Inspiration, Life | 1 Comment

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by echandr on Friday, October 10th, 2008 | Diary, Inspiration, Life | 1 Comment

Tempus Fugit = Time flees or Time flies
Whatever you wanna do…just do it…………..

Remember the old days back then…when we were still in colleges? So many things that we hoped we could do once we’re out in the real world. Where are all those dreams and hopes? Yeah..how time flies…and suddenly it’s more than a decade since graduation. For most of us, works have probably consumed most of our time. Big dreams become medium dreams and turn into small dreams. Big hopes evaporate through daily routines and works stuff. I believe most of us have dreams and/or hopes of things we wanna do back then. What happens to all those dreams and hopes?

Some of us are lucky enough to accomplish a major part of our dreams, few got to accomplish all, but the majority could only see those big dream/ hopes slowly disappear along witht the sunset of the days.

Is this supposed to happen naturally? Well, I don’t think so. Many people said, life is too short and we only live once, so why bother with all the unnecessary long-term plannings? Don’t screw your current life, but if you have any dreams and hopes, you gotta go out of the box and do it.

Don’t let your dreams/hopes bottle up inside you. When you eventually reach the sunset of your life, you would sit by yourself, and look back at your life, and regret that time is running out and you don’t have the chance to just simply do what you really want.

Imagine yourself in Eden running around and beating bushes without knowing and/or doing what your really want. By end of the day, when the Angel of God ask you what exactly you like about Eden, can you actually tell?

Three more months to go and another new year will come. Make priorities and open the old box again. Sit down and look back, what’s left of the unaccomplished dreams and hopes you have back then. And remember TEMPUS FUGIT……whatever you wanna do, just do it…………

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by echandr on Friday, October 10th, 2008 | Inspiration, Life | 2 Comments

What are your NY08 resolutions? Be a better person? Be richer? Date more? Get married? Travel overseas? Lots of us make our new year’s resolutions once a year. And it feels good when by end of the year you can check all the items on your resolution list, right?

We all want to be better every year. Want to have more, to love more, to earn more, to travel more and etc. Those are a whole load of good things. But those are also all about us. All for ourselves. Don’t you think it’s a bit egoistic considering we’re not the only living persons on earth? Or in our community?

When the Sichuan earthquake devastated China, I read in the news about a poor guy who begs for his living, showed up at the Crisis Center and donated his earnings from begging to help victims of the earthquake. He even went extra miles to go to the bank and exchanged the coins for notes just to make it easier for the people at the Crisis Center to pile up the donations for distribution. His donation might not be big comparing to others, but it is surely a big good thing.

I can’t help thinking of this over and over. Why people would only come together when bad things happen. Why can’t we constantly do good things to make this world a much better place for us and our children?

The key is….don’t wait for other or ask other to do it…have to start from ourselves. Don’t have to be big good things all the time. Just do small ones. Even one small good thing a day, but if every of us come together and actually do it…..the impact will be beyond imagination.

There are lots of small things around us that we never pay attention to. Well, try to notice and see what small good things you can do out of it.

Try to reach out to your community and reach in your pocket for orphanage or senior housing. Pick up the trash in your front yard. Don’t waste the water in your house for unnecessary things, commit to recycle of your trash, donate books and foods to those who need. And many more and many more…..

These small good things won’t cost you an arm and a leg, but they would surely make you feel good going through the whole day. Try to do it everyday, just one small good a day. Hopefully you could see and feel the whole new you by end of the year.

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by echandr on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 | Diary, Life | No Comments

In many Asian countries, including the one i’m currently living in, religion is taught throughout pretty much the whole life-period of most people. In family, in schools, in communities, works (to some extent), politics and many more…you name it.

I once read on the back of a truck saying:
Religions are supposed to bring order, harmony and peace on earth. Unfortunately, throughout the history of mankind, religions have been used as the main reason to punish and kill millions of people and are still now. So, if GOD is Wise and Peaceful, why would HE let this happen over and over?

There are too many hypocrites in this world and yet GOD still allow them to live and manipulate and provoke? Something hard to understand and probably we won’t be able to in this lifetime.

In certain part of this world, even until now, certain fanatic-claimed-devout people frequently kill in the name of GOD. Would GOD be completely upset with what’s being done by these idiotic phsycopaths? Well..only GOD Himself knows.

Life on earth is diversed and plural from the very beginning, and if GOD wants only one religion on earth, wouldn’t you think HE would make it that way from the very start? It’s very funny when some people speak of the ultimate and the one and only way to Heaven, and that’s their way. But hey…what can we do, as they are speaking on behalf of their GOD, rite?

But if we think about it….is it possible because of the diversity and pluralism HE has created from the very start, thus HE wants to reach out to this diversed and plural human beings in various “religious” ways so they could thoroughly respect and understand in their own cultures and ways of life? If this is the case, why do we still allow those idiotic phsycopaths to go out on a killing-spree in the name of our beloved GOD?

PS:
GOD is ONE and ONLY…….Ways of GOD are in the hearts, and religions are in the minds.
By end of the day, don’t let your mind betray your heart……………….

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