Into the new year, I believe we have all grown up- seen more, did more and felt more. Some of us may have a better picture of what lies ahead of us and what path we should take. Whereas some of us are still vividly living our days off, doing our daily routines,simply just passing each day as it is and not accomplishing anything which we could have.
New year resolutions... ha.. my friend's resolution is to make one for next year. I laughed. I thought 'Good one my friend! You might be the one in a thousand who fulfills his/her resolution.'
This is reality.
We want to do certain things.
We jot it down.
We make an attempt.
We are not self-motivated.
We give up without even trying harder.
The new year comes again.
I would like to share the new year with everyone by introducing a book I've been reading recently- Tuesdays with Morrie."When you learn how to die, you will learn how to live" Extracted from the book.
Have you all wondered what you can do to make a difference?
I have thought about it. I have made plans. Though it will not be done within this year, but at least for the future, I hope to leave my footprints around. I hope to see yours too...
Go free some of your time to read this book. Highly recommended! 5/5! It teaches you alot about life and what you ought to do with it. Are you really living it to its fullest, or are you plainly lost? This book speaks of various topics:
1) The World
2) Feeling Sorry for yourself
3) Regrets
4) Death
5) Family
6) Emotions
7) Fear of Aging
8) Money
9) How love goes on
10) Marriage
11) Culture
12) Forgiveness
13) The Perfect Day
14) Goodbyes
Each and every topic made me reflect on my life. The connections. The false impression. The ultimate result.
I just spoke to some of my friends about my problems at work.
My problem: The whole feeling is just not right. Though I might be earning quite abit, and that there isn't really any big issue, the feeling is just not right. I am not happy.
Passion VS Money
Are you looking for the passion in a job or going for the dollars?
I am a person looking for passion. I believe that without passion, you will not be able to exercise your capabilities to its maximum. Though I still have to admit that bread is equally as important and that when we consider a job, money is still one of the priorities, my see-saw tends to fall more onto passion. We have to make ourselves comfortable and satisfied with whatever we are doing. If we are not, what is the point? Imagine spending one year working on something you never have much interest in. You are wasting one full year which you could have pursue your dreams or have accomplished something else which is more satisfying.
I have a friend who is now in the Entertainment line. She struggled to make people believe that her dream will succeed. That she prefers passion to money. Here is what she emailed me when I consulted her about my problem:
For each of us, our progress usually depend on our power to dream and secondly, our faith that the dreams will come true. Dream is actually faith taking its first step but one that must be taken if we gonna progress. Greatest power in the entire world is the power of a creative idea. All success begins with a dream; someone said “There are no great men, only men with great ideas” and than we begin to see those ideas and those dreams turn into desire. If you want your dreams badly enough, you will plan and organize and re-organize and work until you get what you desire. And you will risk! Risking is a necessity if you want to see your dreams come true. Faith is making your decision without guaranteed success but faith without risk is a contradiction. Every time you make a choice, you take a chance and every indecision is within itself a decision. The absence of fear does not prove of courage, the play-it-safe people may not be afraid but it doesn't mean that they are brave. This priceless gift of courage can only acquired when u succeed being expose to possible failure. If your dreams are to come true, it is because you risked and than you have to begin, it's not enough to dream, you gonna act on it. "Beginning is Half Done" The most difficult thing of all however, is to wait for the dream to come true.“Endurance” Men who really succeed are men who really know that in every project that will be phrases where there's nothing to do but wait. When you expect success and you hold nothing back and you spend your last dime and gamble your reputation, confident that you will make it; you can expect to be successful. Many people never rise above their negative expectations; never become the person that they are capable of becoming, that is when their dreams begin to die. The higher achieving people continue to draw their confidence in themselves and believe in successful outcome. It's the prophecy of what can and will happen when you keep on dreaming.
"When plans are broken; God often has to allow our plans to be broken so that we, with him, can build bigger and better ones"
加油吧! 失望與挫折只是人生中的一段插曲 不要沮喪 努力走過它 生命仍是無限寬廣"Work Hard. Disappointment and setbacks are part of life. Dont be disheartened. Work hard to pull through it. Life consists of vast opportunities."
"When plans are broken; God often has to allow our plans to be broken so that we, with him, can build bigger and better ones"
加油吧! 失望與挫折只是人生中的一段插曲 不要沮喪 努力走過它 生命仍是無限寬廣"Work Hard. Disappointment and setbacks are part of life. Dont be disheartened. Work hard to pull through it. Life consists of vast opportunities."
We have only one life. Live it the way you want it to be. Not stuff yourself with other people's views, thoughts, opinions etc. But as another friend of mine commented- reality sometimes does not permit us to live freely. Part of us have to live for other people. Yes, this is true to a certain extent. Cos' no matter what we do, we will always affect someone else. But what can you do to make the best out of the whole situation and most importantly, enjoy the moments.
On the other hand, when I was feeling all stuffed up and bothered about whether to resign or not, an article depicting my situation appeared. It states:
You want the job. You went for the interview, impressed your interviewer, got it and can't wait to start operations. However, it gradually got mundane and boring. There are no challenges and you lose interest. You start to think that the grass is greener elsewhere. What should you do? Should you move on? But can you be certain that history won't repeat. That you will be feeling better in another place? You will never have an answer. It is a risk. Rather than gamble this risk, why not try out the position. Make the best out of it.
This was what some pple told me too. Give it a shot, give it a chance. Things might change for the better. Which prompted me to stay on and try out for another 1-2 weeks. However, friends who know me can already tell me that I've decided to leave. Haha... I guess I am just not willing to admit defeat to myself. Speak about me being stubborn!
We always brush by death. Even as we cross the road when a car is approaching, that is also considered as brushing by death. There have been so many reports recently, capsize of a ferry, Taiwan earthquake, Bangkok bombing, plane went missing etc. How peculiar that a plane can go missing! What exactly happened to it? What is the world becoming? Things are dead, but not humans. It is up to us to manipulate situations and decide what should happen. But we are simply misuing this privilege or right issued to us. I have came in contact with death. From my grandfather, to my mum and myself. All health-related. It is indeed scary. Scary because I am beginning to feel immunized to death. I suddenly felt that if it is time, it is time. There is nothing we can do about it. So while we are still alive, we should capitalize and make full use of the time that we have. So that we won't live without regrets. Even as the day comes when you have to go, regardless of how, you can close your eyes in peace and without regrets.
What do you really want to achieve in life? What can you do to make a difference in the world?
