ALL THE JOY YOU NEED
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Thomas Aquinas once said, "No one can live without joy." But many people
try. And the reason is often simply because they don't know how to be
happy!
They are so intent on the three P's - power, prosperity and prestige - that
they miss out on joy.

Try to imagine this picture. It is a photograph taken by Henri
Cartier-Bresson, who pioneered modern photography as an art form during the
early decades of the 20th Century. He became known for his photographs of
apparent contradictions: pictures that left mysteries unexplained.

One of his famous photographs was shot in a poor section of Spain in the
1930s. The picture depicts a run-down alley surrounded by decaying walls,
strewn with rubble randomly stacked in thick piles lying on the street, and
riddled with bullet holes dotting gray walls. The setting alone evokes
feelings of sadness and despair.

But then...the contradiction. Within the grim alley children are playing.
They wear dirty and tattered clothes, as one might expect in such a
setting, but like playing children everywhere, they laugh with carefree
joy. In the foreground, a tiny boy on crutches hobbles away from two other
boys, his face lit up with a broad grin. One boy is laughing so hard he has
to hold his side. Others lean on the cracked walls, beaming with delight.

It is easy to spot the contrast - and the point. Joy amidst the rubble of
life. Laughter amongst life's ruins.

We cannot avoid pain, however hard we try. But we can avoid joy. We cannot
escape hardship and trouble, but we can miss out on much of life's peace
and laughter.

If you feel as if you could use more joy, try this:

* Spend time daily doing something you enjoy.
* Do those things that bring inner peace.
* Learn to laugh heartily and frequently.
* Cultivate an attitude of hope.
* Fill each day with as much love as it can possibly hold.

You'll still have plenty of problems, but through it all, you'll find all
you joy you will ever need.

-- Steve Goodier

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寂寞难耐
Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Looking at the title of the post might make you think that I am lonely... Yes.. I am going to be lonely in office soon. Hai Guan will be leaving next Monday and Suz is hoping the company will call her up tmr. Haix... I am going to be the last man standing. The last person to be employed by Pei Sei. Hohoho.... Speculation is going around that someone is going to come back and join AR. OMG.. if she is to join us, i will request to transfer man.. Though I had not worked with her, but i heard from everyone about her work style and pattern. This is terrible.. Sianz...

Anyway, update about my personal life. I think we are back on the track of good friends again. I know that chances would be slim or rather chances are near to zero, but I had not given up on her yet. I am also not narrowing myself to her only. I am keeping my options open.

Below is an inspirational story i got from an email which I which to share with you.

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