Somehow it says better that way.
The way Life is
Written on the day after my uncle's funeral. Death relieved him from mortal pain but it also made him left behind two very young sons. I felt like I have so much energy to offer, wanting to make things better, but completely helpless. As helpless as it was, I wrote this to express how I felt inside.
Time slipped away, the way that it should,
Certain things can never undo.
Life started with ur mummy choosing which type of baby shoes,
With everyone having a delighted mood,
They cheers, they celebrated the great news.
Time passed, you grew up while everyone is getting old,
The wind is getting cold,
Too many tales still untold,
Yet the time is not taking hold,
How many unfulfilled goals,
Desire how many pots of gold?
Do you earn them for show?
Or tired of eating bread with mold?
Whatever it is, don’t roll with the ego,
If you want to put your head in the clouds above,
Do keep your feet on the ground below.
Time slipped away, the way that it should,
Don’t wait to see how things can change when it’s long overdue
And took for granted what it will develop into.
Cherish those around you,
Count your blessing when you still get food,
Doesn’t matter if it’s just bamboo shoot,
Not necessary it must be Turkey Stew,
Stop complain about your cordon bleu,
Or how late they serve you that chocolate fondue.
You gain more of the bad than good,
If you choose to be this rude.
Time is precious so do live happily through.
Don’t spend today worrying about tomorrow,
Just like how yesterday was wasted doing so,
How many dreams you talk but didn’t follow?
How many things you intend to but didn’t do?
What’s holding you back you should know.
Talks and no do, nothing will flow.
Time slipped away, the way that it should,
Day turn to night, in this silent little neighborhood,
You open that dusty window and stare at the moon,
Wondering why some people born with a silver spoon,
While you need to wait for Christmas to get your 1st balloon,
Stare any longer it’ll be morning soon,
By the time you realized it’s about noon.
Don’t compare then despair, give your best, the way you could.
Life force eventually will slip away,
Leaving this shell to decay,
No matter how much you afford to pay,
Money can never help to delay,
That how cold nature rolls its way,
Do your best for today,
Live to the fullest for your love ones who are still there.
God has bigger plans up there,
We are too little to judge what is fair.
Today I am inspried by a chinese sentence that I heard from a movie -
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何行无人用,何行不用人, 行行出状元,只怕无心人.
心清视人心,心狭视事杂, 若不退一步,何来进两步.
心静心情定,心安身安康, 生命贵无双,别为亏而伤.
Here is the direct translation of what it means, it might sound a little bit weird, because most Chinese sentences are arrange in a reverse way compare to how English sentences are.Each paragraph represents one sentence above.Which type of people who had never been scolded?
Which type of people who had never cursed another?
If you carry a big ego,
You’ll have a very difficult life to go.
Which business has no customer?
Which business does not need any worker?
Each job has potentials to succeed.
The only problem is when one doesn’t choose to proceed.
If you have a pure heart, you will see through a person’s heart.
If your heart is narrow, everything you see will be a mess and shallow.
If you had never give way by taking one step backward,
How can you improve two steps forward?
If your heart is quiet, your mood will be stable,
If your heart is in peace, your health will be good.
Life is precious because everyone has only once to live,
Please never cry over spilled milk, heartbroken and weep.
A Heaven's Flower
(I wrote this on 28th Feb 2011)
JSM
My Mistakes
“For all my friends and readers who are trying in whatever you are doing. Press on! Don’t give up.” - Luv Canz
A Heaven's Flower
(I wrote this on 28th Feb 2011)
There was a time where people had dreamt eagerly,
For someone to show us how life is a beauty,
Motherly reminding us all of morality.
Dreams are the seedlings of reality,
And there Heavens had brought Her to mortality.
Just like a Flower from the heavens,
She radiates a blissful fragrant,
By a sight people know She is different,
Look closer, they are sure She belongs to the Kingdom,
Where all God and Goddesses live in freedom,
And Who carry great and precious wisdom.
As beautiful as a blooming flower,
She taught us to see things from a different angle.
As protective as a caring Mother,
Love and bliss we were showered.
As powerful as an armored warrior,
She kept us in peace and far from danger.
Like all beautiful flowers bloom in our mortal world,
One day it will wither and return back to the nature.
“One has to go, when One’s task is over.”
As sad as we farewell Her departure,
The heaven’s Kingdom is re-welcoming Her arrival.
I will always remember Her teachings forever,
And will spread Her message to one another.
I miss Her like a child misses her loving Mother.
Everything about Her will always be remembered.
JSM
My Mistakes
“For all my friends and readers who are trying in whatever you are doing. Press on! Don’t give up.” - Luv Canz
A lot of my painting techniques are discover by accident and through mistakes. I once put too much water in the spray gun and the OVERLY diluted paint started dripping down the wall like as if it’s crying, and the wall below is still wet so immediately without much thinking time, I grab a hairdryer and blow it upwards. SURPRISINGLY, it smears so beautifully across the butterfly’s wings and created a realistic wing’s texture!
My client loves it so much and asked me : “ How did you do that?” Instead of saying:” Oh it’s an accident” I said : “ it’s a new technique I discovered.” Which is also true.
That day onwards, I use the same technique to paint butterflies ( the ones in 5 elements boutique hotel ) and also rose petals texture! And the results are AmaZing!
My point to share this story of mine is, sometimes, mistake is a MUST. The more mistakes you make, the more you will discover. Some people made one mistake and quit with the excuse of “Maybe it’s a hint that I can never get it right” You should try thinking: “Maybe it’s a sign that I need to change my way of doing it”
Here is a quote I read from Andrew Matthews book which is good to remember - “The shame is never in having failed, The shame is only in not having tried.”
