Decriminalizing attempted suicide

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Decriminalizing attempted suicide

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!

– Chen Song Ping, 2021-

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Some quotes on suicide prevention:-

  1. When you don’t have the strength to walk through the darkness. Reach for a hand.
  2. Your life is important to everyone around you.
  3. Even the strongest soldiers fall. Find the strength to get back up.

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A pleasant breakfast surprise in Hanoi!

A pleasant breakfast surprise in Hanoi!

A pleasant breakfast surprise in Hanoi

A breakfast surprise;
pleasant personal greeting!
Such a warm welcome!

This is a simple oriental breakfast in Hanoi. The idea didn’t cost much, but it conveyed such a warm personal greeting and welcome to start the day!

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Meditation is not what you think

Meditation is not what you think

… 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.

photo of a man sitting under the tree
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.

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Quotes:–

SLEEP IS THE BEST MEDITATION – DALAI LAMA

“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

Honey, where is my favorite shirt?

Honey, where is my favorite shirt?

shallow focus photography of clothes
Honey, where is my favorite shirt? (Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Pexels.com)

Honey, have you seen my favorite T- shirt? The one with the scale logo?

Here it is!

But some older ones had been sent to the orphanage or old folks home!

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Wow, you build new overhead cupboards on the wall?

Yea, your aunt needs more places to store some more clothes! Some are more than ten years old!

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Quotes:

Your home is living space, not storage space.- Francine Jay

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Pages of yesterday, today and tomorrow

Pages of yesterday, today and tomorrow

My teacher forwarded a good morning message:-

Pages of yesterday cannot be revised, but pages of today and tomorrow are blank and you hold the pen. Make it an inspiring story.

It inspires me to review it.

Pages (Photo by Nitin Arya on Pexels.com)

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Pages of yesterday

can be read and

learned positively.

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Pages of today

are in the making,

so tread mindfully.

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Pages of tomorrow

are blank,

make it

an inspiring story.

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Will hope come a-hopping into 2022?

Will hope come a-hopping into 2022?

Hope (Photo by Aaron Burden on Pexels.com)

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Look up towards the sky

for rays of sunlight

for rays of hope

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Go away, COVID-19

Go away rains and flood

will hope come a- hopping in

to give a new clean start

this 2022?

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LETTER FROM A MOTHER TO A DAUGHTER:

LETTER FROM A MOTHER TO A DAUGHTER:

joyful adult daughter greeting happy surprised senior mother in garden
Mother sand daughter (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com)

“My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.

If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say: “You said the same thing a minute ago”… Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep.

When I don’t want to take a bath, don’t be mad and don’t embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl?

When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don’t look at me that way… remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair and dealing with life’s issues every day…

… the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.

If I occasionally lose track of what we’re talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I can’t, don’t be nervous, impatient or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you.

And when my old, tired legs don’t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked.

When those days come, don’t feel sad… just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love. I’ll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared.

With a big smile and the huge love I’ve always had for you, I just want to say, I love you… my darling daughter.”- Unknown

Did you remember to smile today?

Did you remember to smile today?

When I first saw you,

you were always walking

with your nose up the ceiling!

Gosh! I didn’t realize that!

photo of woman looking at the mirror
Smile (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com)

I read KK ‘s post on Smile Your Way. I thought I should stretch the S…mile farther!

Quote:

¨Remember to smile.¨- Nelson Mandela

¨Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.¨- Yoko Ono

Karuna and metta

Karuna and metta

pink water lily flower on water
Karuna and metta (Photo by Diego Madrigal on Pexels.com)

I used to be very active doing voluntary works. I don’t seek them. Somehow, one gets drawn to these activities. “Can you help us with this cancer awareness project?” “Would you like to sit in our committee?”

When my son became unwell during his adolescence period, I slowed down these works. Because charity begins at home.

There was a time when I used to ask this question: “Why me”?, “Why my son?” I meditate. I read a lot trying to understand life purposes. It had been a long journey.

“I don’t understand how you can be so patient with him!”

One will, when one happens to reach this bridge…

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Quotes-

Compassion is a feeling of concern for others who are suffering and therefore makes a person want to do something to help. In Buddhism, compassion is called karuna.

Another one of the Four Sublime States is metta, or loving kindness. It is important as Buddhists want to develop this quality in order to help others to be free from suffering.

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Let me be the one in charge!

Let me be the one in charge!

There are always complaints about those running the country. One can feel the anger and disgust in them!

female lawyers in an office looking at a computer
leaders deciding what to do (Photo by August de Richelieu on Pexels.com)

Read this comment:-

.. where they forced schools to reopen–even the reluctant ones–and no more than a day later closed them. Human I can live with. Incompetent, though? They have no right to be running a country.’

Many politicians are in this pandemic for the first time too! Their decisions are usually based on experts’ advice, lol aren’t they?

Quote:-

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.
– Winston Churchill.

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