Expectations and closing one’s eye
It is important to remember that other people are not responsible for our happiness or fulfilment and that we each have our own needs, desires, and limitations.
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In socialising
with unmet expectations
close an eye or two
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Starry Night Over the Rhone. VERSE 1 Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and gray Look out on a summer’s day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills In colors on the snowy linen land […]
“Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)” – 2.Analysis
Dear clouds, are you following me to school today?
Little Mimi walks
to school every morning.
She enjoys being chaperoned
by dear Cumulus clouds above.
Mimi wonders at their
whiteness and fluffiness
like woolly candy sweets.
Whichever road she takes
they are sure to follow!
So dear clouds, are you
following me to school today?
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The clouds high above gently coaxes the little girl as Mama has to look after the other brothers and sisters at home.
On days when dear clouds are not around, Mimi walks with her head to the ground. Very often she picks up a coin or two. Why do some people have holes in their pockets?
Walking to school can be such a joy, if only dear clouds are around, always!
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A Smile To Open A Hurting Heart
I used to meet him around the corner,
walking alone, deep in his thoughts,
I have never seen him smile.
His feature frown leaves many wondering,
setting permanent, a crease between his brows.
... is life knocking hard on him?
Many poor children born with defective hearts,
had theirs repaired complimentarily
by this one without a smile;
a saviour hand lent by God.
'...but who will heal my child of his ailing mind?'
Yet he is entrusted
to care for many other sheep because
he is the chosen one, capable of doing so.
Lina, Anna and Rosnah sat waiting
for their child at the mental rehabilitation centre.
These single mothers, too, have forsaken their smiles,
...for 'who will mend their broken hearts?'
“A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.” – Dalai Lama
An honest smile is an icebreaker. - Toba Beta
When some gestures are not what they seem.
I went pass a rest room at an airport. I was so amazed with two fish kissing in an aquarium!
“It is not what it seems. They are defending their territory or food!” said a lady nearby.
I wonder if human exhibits deceptive behaviors like a hidden agenda beneath an action!
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Quotes:
“… for I may become a hungry ghost myself!”
It sounds morbid when Geoff Stamper (I think) jokes that he would try to be friendly to ghosts (in my article on hungry ghost festival) as he may become one himself! Hmmm… let me narrate a possible case here.
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“…mum, a motorist just hit me on my head with his helmet and tried to snatch away my laptop. He had driven away after failing to get my bag. I am bleeding a lot from my head, mum. Someone said he had called the ambulance. I am feeling thirsty and tired… very tired…” The boy, a one-week old college student, was lying on the roadside. He managed to make his last call to his mother who was in another state. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it.
His parents narrated his last call in the news. That was a decade ago.
Every time I drive past that same spot, and when I notice the shops nearby holding huge offerings and prayers during this festival, it reminds me of him.
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Taoists believe that hungry ghosts can arise from people whose deaths have been violent or unhappy. So does the beliefs in Buddhism. Both assert that hungry ghosts can also emerge from neglect or desertion of ancestors.
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The light is still on… (Haiku)
the lights are still on
crows the morning cockerel
quiet lane observes
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while others sleep on
soft nimble steps in kitchen
morning dawn’s breaking
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Cancer – is it a gift?
Before we start, the above picture is my beautiful family and I consider these guys to be the best gift I have ever had, to my wife Amanda, and daughters Molly & Daisy, I love you with all my heart! What I am about to write is always personal to me, so if you are […]
Cancer – is it a gift?
To look at cancer as a gift… is to look at positivity in the face of cancer, with hope, unfailing love, and undying supports from family members! -Chen SP-
Exercises to ‘prick’ the brain cells?
A senyru
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his patients asked him
what ‘pricks’ the brain cells better?
words puzzle? jogging?
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exercise, of course!
aerobics, yoga, tai chi
dancing, pump iron!
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to boost cognition
a larger hippocampus
better memories
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Read also:-
What Is the Link Between Exercise and Brain Health?
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Chen Song Ping 
