In Apathy, unfeelingly , I like what a fellow blogger, K.K. commented. “Short and crisp!” Not that it’s like crunchy potato chips, but it reminds one that it takes skill to K.I.S.S. (keep it short and sweet)!
Crunchy potato chips (Photo by icon0.com on Pexels.com)
I used to summarize CVs ( 1-4 pages long) to fit them into conferences’ program brochures. They were good exercises for me.
And if one can carry forth a point in 50 words instead of 500 words, I would prefer the shorter one.
I admire how some poets can describe bountifully ( if you can guess who has this name!) in a few words!
Practise K.i.s.s.-ing!
Quote:-
A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. – Vladimir Nabokov
In a multilingual society, communication can be a challenge in our hospitals. Our main languages are English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil. I learned a few simple Tamil words too. Below was my experience communicating with an Indian estate worker who was admitted for a head injury. These were part of the neurological assessment on him.
“Open your mouth.” No response. “Buka mulut (in Malay).” No response. “Via to reh” he opened his mouth! He understood and obeyed the command! “ “Alright close your mouth.”But his mouth was still opened. “Tutup mulut (in Malay).” But his mouth was still open. I didn’t know how to say ‘close your mouth’ in Tamil. I had to physically close his mouth shut!
“Now hold my hands tightly.” No response. “Pegang tangan kuat kuat (in Malay).” No response. “Kai pu di” and he held my hands tightly! Proud to show that his hands were strong! There was obviously no weakness in his upper limbs. “Okay, okay, let go, let go!” How to say ‘let go’ in Tamil? Ouch, ouch, I winced in pain. He saw it. So he let go of my hands!
Some of the young hospital staff I met were able to say some simple words in other languages like ‘what is your name?’ ‘any pain?’ ‘Have you eaten?’ Etc. Most hospitals nowadays have interpreters as we have more international patients like Japanese, Korean, Arabs, etc.
altering political systems affecting families and society
the effectiveness outcome, too, depicts a need for stability; an equilibrium.
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Quotes:-
A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each other, like the two weights pulling at the arms of a pair of scales. – Rudolf Arnheim
Equilibrium is the profoundest tendency of all human activity. – Jean Piage
Uncle Simon Wong was a loving grandfather. When he was diagnosed with cancer of the colon, His son and daughter admitted him to the hospital. This diagnosis was a double blow during a time when his business just suffered the recession then.
He took his own life before surgery. A suicide like this happens at a time when the mind is at its utmost fragility and vulnerability.
Recent reports that attempted suicides were dealt with being handcuffed, fines and imprisonment.
While the police force deals with criminals ‘hammering the hard-core nails into its place’, Such a hammer would only smash these delicate beings to shreds, irretrievable.
Attempted suicide is a cry for help, not a crime! The tool to use is not the ‘hammer’ of the police force, but ‘gentle, compassionate hands of the healthcare and social welfare experts!
… Watch the sunset on a beach. Watch the waves hit the shore. Absorb in their sounds and fury. These are a form of meditation, according to Breathwork India.
Meditation is not what you think (Photo by Samuel Silitonga on Pexels.com)
When I went for a meditation retreat, I sat on a chair most of the times. I had problems with my knees then. The guru told me I can meditate even when sleeping!
I can understand why I felt so peaceful for hours doing my pottery works! It was my solace, especially when I was feeling down.
“To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and things go on their own” – Jack Kornfield
Chen Song Ping 