There are many posts in this blog relate to how we can achieve success in life.
However, being too obsessed with success and failure can be dangerous. Because once we are too attached to them, we'll lost our freedom in life. They (success and failure) will become the one to control our life. They will become the only goal and reason for us to live in this world.
Furthermore, we may even reach a stage when we don't even feel happy anymore even though we achieve success.
There was a well known doctor who enjoys huge popularity at a city. One day, a young lady visited him. After examining her, he found a tumour in her ovarium. She needs to go through operation to remove it.
After short preparation, the operation begins. With the latest technology, this operation is a small case for an experienced doctor like him.
He then cut the stomach of the patient, working towards the ovarium. However before he makes his way to the ovarium, he stopped suddenly and the sweat poured down his face. What he'd seen was a baby and not tumour.
He faced a dilemma. If he cut off the foetus and tell the patient that it's a tumour, his patient will thank him and he'll keep his good reputation. On the other hand if he admits his mistake then it'll ruin his reputation.
After couple seconds, he came with a decision to put down the knife. He then sit quietly in his office waiting for the patient to regain her consciousness.
Afterwards, he walked into the room and told his patient and her family saying: "I'm sorry, I have mis-diagnosed. You are pregnant and there's no tumour. Luckily, we found it in time and the baby's doing well. You'll give birth to a healthy and cute baby."
The patient and her family were shocked. After a couple seconds, husband of the patient went out suddenly and grabbed the doctor and said: "You're a bad doctor, I will sue you!"
The baby grows healthily but the doctor was sued and almost went bankrupt.
A friend of his laughed at him saying: "Why don't you just let it be a mistake? Just say that it's a wierd looking dead foetus. Who'll know?" The doctor smiled then replied: "Heaven knows!"
** Heaven is the sky in our heart. God is the mighty God in our heart. If our heart has principle, then we will not be attached to gain and loss. Our heart will never be controlled by gain and loss.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Please remove one of my eyes
Often we can secretly jealous of other people's luck. Although we might congratulate him/her, we can sometimes feel envy and wish those good things happen to us as well. So before our eyes turn green, lets read the following story.
Once upon a time, a man prayed for God. God answered him, saying: "From now on, I can satisfy all your needs and desires on one condition: I must grant all your wishes twice better to your neighbour."
Then the man started to think - if I get a box of gold, that poor man living next to me will get two boxes. If I get a real beautiful lady as my wife, then that brat will get two pretty ladies.
He got quite angry after thinking and therefore told God: "Oh Your Mighty God! Please remove one of my eyes!"
** This world is so big. Everybody has enough space to live. Someone's luck does not mean other's lost.
We live our own life. We walk our own path. Other people can never steal away our luck and similarly, they also can never take our lost. So why bother to feel envy?
We might admire someone's achievement and wish it will happened to us as well. But instead of staying where we are, why don't we start to put effort so we can walk the same path as them? Lets start to walk on our own path to success from tomorrow on!
Once upon a time, a man prayed for God. God answered him, saying: "From now on, I can satisfy all your needs and desires on one condition: I must grant all your wishes twice better to your neighbour."
Then the man started to think - if I get a box of gold, that poor man living next to me will get two boxes. If I get a real beautiful lady as my wife, then that brat will get two pretty ladies.
He got quite angry after thinking and therefore told God: "Oh Your Mighty God! Please remove one of my eyes!"
** This world is so big. Everybody has enough space to live. Someone's luck does not mean other's lost.
We live our own life. We walk our own path. Other people can never steal away our luck and similarly, they also can never take our lost. So why bother to feel envy?
We might admire someone's achievement and wish it will happened to us as well. But instead of staying where we are, why don't we start to put effort so we can walk the same path as them? Lets start to walk on our own path to success from tomorrow on!
Every little thing
In previous post, we have discussed on how a little gesture of kindness towards other people can change our life. Now today, we are going to look at how a little gesture may not always be 'small'. At here, I mean the result it brings.
Once a time, a reporter from a publication made an appoinment with a well-know professor. The professor agreed immediately. The appoinment meant to last for 2 hours. However, the professor politely asked to stop the interview within the first 3 minutes they met. The reporter then felt ackward.
She didn't understand how this could happen, and therefore search for the answer. After a while, a student of that well known professor told her the reason why the professor left after only 3 minutes meeting her. It is all because she took off her shoe straight in front of him and crossed her legs. After hearing it, the reporter was shocked!
In fact, everytime when she's not walking, she has a habit of taking off her shoes everytime she sits. It helps her to relax, and that 'politeness' and 'ethic' have never cross her mind. Unfortunately, her small habits could create such a big problem.
People will never tripped off by a mountain. We are often tripped off because of a small stone. In fact, a small matter might not be that small at all.
Personally, I think a small habit of reflecting our behaviour and action every night before we sleep will help us in improving ourself. The truth and elderly advice can often be our standards in how to treat other people.
Once a time, a reporter from a publication made an appoinment with a well-know professor. The professor agreed immediately. The appoinment meant to last for 2 hours. However, the professor politely asked to stop the interview within the first 3 minutes they met. The reporter then felt ackward.
She didn't understand how this could happen, and therefore search for the answer. After a while, a student of that well known professor told her the reason why the professor left after only 3 minutes meeting her. It is all because she took off her shoe straight in front of him and crossed her legs. After hearing it, the reporter was shocked!
In fact, everytime when she's not walking, she has a habit of taking off her shoes everytime she sits. It helps her to relax, and that 'politeness' and 'ethic' have never cross her mind. Unfortunately, her small habits could create such a big problem.
People will never tripped off by a mountain. We are often tripped off because of a small stone. In fact, a small matter might not be that small at all.
Personally, I think a small habit of reflecting our behaviour and action every night before we sleep will help us in improving ourself. The truth and elderly advice can often be our standards in how to treat other people.
Good people will have good return
This story happened when Lincoln owned a grocery shop. One day, he realised that his customer had forgotten to bring home the tea he bought. He then quickly closed the shop and send the tea leaves to the customer personally.
On another occasion, he realised that he made mistakes when returning some change to customer. Again, he closed the shop and returned the remaining change to his customer.
Finally, his shop was closed and he went bankrupt. Therefore he needs to auction off his horse carriage to pay off debt. A farmer brought the carriage and returned it to him, saying: "A good man should not went through misfortune, I believe that God will help you".
Indeed, ten years later, he became U.S president.
If other people wish for your success, then you definitely will achieve it. But when others wish for your failure, then you will fail for sure.
My parents always remind me that a business often depends on many elements to succeed. One of the elements is the people we deal with (that includes customer, suppliers and even our competitors).
Furthermore, the supports from other people can turn someones failure into success. Lets improve our attitudes toward everybody and help others. Every small thing like what Lincoln did in the story will definitely brighten our future.
Can we all do it starting from tomorrow?
On another occasion, he realised that he made mistakes when returning some change to customer. Again, he closed the shop and returned the remaining change to his customer.
Finally, his shop was closed and he went bankrupt. Therefore he needs to auction off his horse carriage to pay off debt. A farmer brought the carriage and returned it to him, saying: "A good man should not went through misfortune, I believe that God will help you".
Indeed, ten years later, he became U.S president.
If other people wish for your success, then you definitely will achieve it. But when others wish for your failure, then you will fail for sure.
My parents always remind me that a business often depends on many elements to succeed. One of the elements is the people we deal with (that includes customer, suppliers and even our competitors).
Furthermore, the supports from other people can turn someones failure into success. Lets improve our attitudes toward everybody and help others. Every small thing like what Lincoln did in the story will definitely brighten our future.
Can we all do it starting from tomorrow?
Step one - be quiet and calm
There was a carpenter who accidentally lost his watch when he worked. Holding his axe, he started to search for his watch on the floor. He searched under all furniture, moving all the utensils.
His partners started to help and they came up with lots of ideas on how to find the watch. However, they all failed to find the watch.
During lunch time, a boy went to search and found the watch in no time. The carpenter was surprised and asked him how he could find it easily. The boy then replied: "I only kneel down quietly and the sound of your watch tickling became clear. That's how I found it."
There are many times in life when we only need to calm our self down and quietly listen to our brain 'tickling'. The solution will came up itself!
Calm down and be quiet can always be the first step to solution every time we face problems or even during emergency.
Even more, inspiration often comes from a quiet state of mind.
His partners started to help and they came up with lots of ideas on how to find the watch. However, they all failed to find the watch.
During lunch time, a boy went to search and found the watch in no time. The carpenter was surprised and asked him how he could find it easily. The boy then replied: "I only kneel down quietly and the sound of your watch tickling became clear. That's how I found it."
There are many times in life when we only need to calm our self down and quietly listen to our brain 'tickling'. The solution will came up itself!
Calm down and be quiet can always be the first step to solution every time we face problems or even during emergency.
Even more, inspiration often comes from a quiet state of mind.
Premiere again
Dear readers,
Hello again to fellow readers! It's been awhile since I updated this blog.
It's not because Wisdom cafe doesn't have anything to offer, it's only lack of inspiration and courage ;-p
We all have our time when we reach certain point in life and suddenly feel discouraged. At that time, all our normal activities seem to be less attractive and even boring. Also, socializing can suddenly become too much energy consuming and in one word, we just want to be alone. I call it as 'off timing' stage in life.
So how can these 'off timing' stage happened? I used to enjoy those activities before and how could I lost interest? Well, world changes. Weather can change. Spring can come and go. Similarly, human heart changes all the time. Therefore something we used to love in the past might not be the one we love to do anymore.
Nevertheless, life moves on. Once we discover things that we love to do, we'll up to the road again! It can be hobbies or activities like drawing/reading/watching movies or even be some passions developed towards one or two particular things.
To find those things that will interest us, we need to explore! Try something you have never done before! Observe people surround you, look for new and fresh activities you think you might enjoy! Read news, magazines and your local magazine/newspaper. Check on what happenned in your communities. We all may come up with the jewels that will add colours to our life.
The next posts will contain some short inspiring stories from a collection. Hope it could benefit all our readers and motivate all of us in our journey to a better future.
Love,
J
Hello again to fellow readers! It's been awhile since I updated this blog.
It's not because Wisdom cafe doesn't have anything to offer, it's only lack of inspiration and courage ;-p
We all have our time when we reach certain point in life and suddenly feel discouraged. At that time, all our normal activities seem to be less attractive and even boring. Also, socializing can suddenly become too much energy consuming and in one word, we just want to be alone. I call it as 'off timing' stage in life.
So how can these 'off timing' stage happened? I used to enjoy those activities before and how could I lost interest? Well, world changes. Weather can change. Spring can come and go. Similarly, human heart changes all the time. Therefore something we used to love in the past might not be the one we love to do anymore.
Nevertheless, life moves on. Once we discover things that we love to do, we'll up to the road again! It can be hobbies or activities like drawing/reading/watching movies or even be some passions developed towards one or two particular things.
To find those things that will interest us, we need to explore! Try something you have never done before! Observe people surround you, look for new and fresh activities you think you might enjoy! Read news, magazines and your local magazine/newspaper. Check on what happenned in your communities. We all may come up with the jewels that will add colours to our life.
The next posts will contain some short inspiring stories from a collection. Hope it could benefit all our readers and motivate all of us in our journey to a better future.
Love,
J
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