Like to share a little something with the people in here... This comes from an e-mail sent by my friend.... Alot of the things mentioned contain the ideas of what I've thought of, but dare not say out today... Think I was more outspoken and straight in my behavior in the past.... Today, I'm just a little more defensive and relunctant?
With that, I share with you....
There is a huge drama called life. Some of us prefer to review as little of
our real self as possible, hearing judgment from society. We do things the
usual way, the way-its always been done and never question why things are
being done the way they are. Is it because is the right way ? or are we
behaving like this because we should and ought to ? We speak tactfully, do
whatever we think is socially busy with diplomatic, we get our Degrees, find
a decent job and get married with respectable people. I am not saying this
is bad, as long as this is truly what you want and you are happy. But many
people are wearing for such simple for the sake of being one of the threads
in the fabric of society. Because they feel this is the right thing to do
but they are still unhappy.
Betty Lee Yong writes about sometimes we are afraid of showing our true
self. “I keep my paint brush with me wherever I may go in case I need to
cover up, so the real me does not show. I am so afraid to show you ME,
afraid of what you will do that you might laugh or say mean thing. IÂ’m
afraid I might lose you. I like to remove all my paint coat to show you the
real true me, but I want you to try and understand I need you to accept what
you see. So if you be patient and close your eyes, I will strip off my coats
slowlyÂ…Â…Â…..please understand how much it hurts to let the real me show. Now
that my coats are all stripped off, I feel naked, bare and cold and if you
still love me with all that you see, you are my friend, you are as gold. I
need to save my paint brush though and hold it in my hand. I want to keep it
handy in case someone does not understand. So please protect me, my dear
friend and thanks for loving me true but please let me keep my paint brush
with me until I love me too”.
Are you willing to show the world your true self ? The true you that you can
accept and love and be proud of regardless of what others think and say ?-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Most of us are so busy rushing around that we forget to be thankful even if
you happened million dollars and you arenÂ’t thankful you wonÂ’t be happy. One
can be grateful for even a simple everyday item like toothpaste, if you
really think about how life would be without it.
Be thankful for your friends-in bad times they are there to listen to your
problems and even help you resolve them; in good times they multiply your
joys. Material possessions can never made you truly happy. Buying a new car,
you might happy for a while but when an improvement model in the market, you
will start wanting the new one. They cycle of wanting will never end.
Be thankful for your health. It enables you to experience the most of your
life. The richest man is not the one who has the most but the one who needs
least. A timely reminder with violence and bilateral tensions escalating
many parts of the world. Even during hard times, we should be thankful,
struggle and hardship help us grow. A perfect environment would be
impossible for men to survive in. Without many flaws and inherent
characteristics, our life will become lazy and redundant. Even when you make
a mistake, donÂ’t feel defeated and embarrassed. ItÂ’s an opportunity to learn
something that means you are constantly improving. ItÂ’s easy to be thankful
for the good things, but the life of rich fulfillment come to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
How many acts of love have been shower upon us without us realising it and
how many gifts of affections have been give to us that we are overlooked or
misunderstood. If we re-examined our lives, IÂ’m sure each of us can easily
come out with a log list. Loving someone sometimes means not having too
vaguely or conspicuously express our love, occasionally the person giving
the love doesnÂ’t show spontaneously and suddenly that he or she doesnÂ’t even
realize that it was an act of love.Take this story for example : -
A husband and wife were celebrating 50 years of marriage life together,
their golden wedding anniversary. They have blown-out a celebration at a
hall with their children, grandchildren and their relatives and friends.
When they finally made their way home on the big party that was thrown for
them, they were tired and happy to be home again, to peace and quiet. They
were so busy with everyone that day and so excited with the grand event that
neither of them had eaten much during the day or evening. So they decided
before going to bed have a little snack of coffee with home-made bread and
butter. They were sitting at the kitchen table, the husband took out a new
loaf of break and handed the end piece, the heel, to his wife of 50 years.
She immediately went into a rage. She shouted at him “For 50 years you’ve
been dumping the heel of bread on me, I just wonÂ’t take it from you anymore.
You could care less about what I like”. On and on her anger raged, all
ignited by his offering her the heel of the bread. He said that in absolute
astonishment at what he was hearing. When she finally finished, he said to
her quietly, “But honey, is my favourite piece”.
The next time you feel angry with your family member or partner because of
something he or she did, stop and take a moment to examine why he or she did
it. We often think the worse of other people intentions and thatÂ’s the
reason why we ended up infuriated with the one who loves us the most. No
matter how close or intimate people might be, perception and methods can
still differ. DonÂ’t always jump to conclusion, donÂ’t judge action and
overlook the intention. It maybe more love than we ever imagined.
