What Happened to Life?
Have you ever wondered what you want to be when you grow up ?
Are we suppose to know what we want to be when we grow up? like when you are 6 years old and the teacher asked you in class.. (insert name) what do you want to be when you grow up? and (insert name) says I want to be a Astronaut, Race Car Driver.. etc..etc.. Well I sure hell don’t know what I still want to be now. Life has so many possibilities and its so dynamic that it changes every now and then. We are a person that has so many factors affecting us everyday in our life decision.
We can plan and arm ourselves with goals and aspiration but things affect us like family, friends, time, strangers, forums and now even worst.. this thing called the “INTERNET” . I can tell you internet is a sure wonder of the world, heck Award it the NOBLE PRIZE for all I know, without it you wouldn’t be able to read this right now. The internet sure has gotten us all up to speed in fact too fast for my liking. Life is not slowing down. People are not spending enough time with their families, children and friends.
I am not sure if you realize this, but I feel that everyone these days are so impatient. On the walking pathway, on the road.. etc..etc.. I do blame this on the connectivity of Internet that we have. Remember how we receive our mails in the past? not electronic for sure but snail mail, wasn’t it a joy when you got your hand written mail to you from your pen pal from another country (do they still have that). These days its just WHAM BAM THANK MA’AM no thanks to Skype, Viber, Tango, Kik, Chat Roulette, Google Voice, Grasshopper, VoXoX, Vbuzzer.. I can go on and on with just VoIP and I have not started with the instant messaging. The art of hand written letters are long gone,
Everything seems so instant, Does the word “Stop and smell the roses” means anything anymore? I see families with many kids but parents that has no time to play with them. I see friends living in the same town but yet only manage to meet up on their BUSINESS trips in other countries. I see neighbors but I don’t see smiles. What’s Happening World ?? really What’s Happening?
Just expressing this feeling I have in my heart, I want to share “The Paradox of Our Age” with you.
So please take some time off, spend it with the people dearest to you, have a good look at them, cherish the moment. What ever hatred you have with them forgive and forget. Life is too short for all the squabble and fights.
Life is not all about making BIG Bucks but rather spending BIG Laughter with your loved one. Do share , reblog , re-tweet , stumbleupon if you agree with “The Paradox of Our Age” some where along the line.
Story of Joselyn
Appreciate every moment
By JOSELYN LEE
In a blink of an eye, four months have whizzed by since the day my father
passed away. This year was the first Chinese New Year celebration without him.
It hurts to think that every year from this year on, I will be celebrating it
without him; without his blessings, without his fussy instructions, without his
bright smile. The celebration will never be the same again.
I thought about him during the New Year period, wondering where is he now?
What is he experiencing? Is he still around the house with us? To say I do not
miss him would be the biggest lie.
My dad was a respectable man and an inspirational and outstanding
motivational speaker. If not for his guidance and his eye for perfection, I
would not be who I am today. I remember the time when I needed to deliver an
important speech to a hall of 200 people; he guided me on all the most important
aspects of delivering a speech effectively.
He would make me face the mirror and allow me to observe my body language. He
made me understand the importance of the tone of my voice and made me repeat my
speech over and over again. His training was a major boost of confidence for
me.
One sunny afternoon a few weeks back, I was included in a family swimming
outing and got to observe two adorable girls swimming with their loving uncle.
It brought me back to the days when my dad would bring my brother and I for a
short holiday to the beach and our favourite activity would always be swimming.
Dad would show us the correct ways to swim and he even bought us water guns!
Those certainly are treasured memories.
I remember that two months before he passed away, my father wanted to take us
to Penang for a short holiday and even booked the hotel for a three nights’
stay. That trip was cancelled because I had to work and my mother wasn’t keen to
travel so far. Now I truly regret not having insisted on going. How could I have
let my work stop me from spending precious time with my family?
It is still a little shocking to my soul to have to accept the fact that he
is gone forever. My last words to him were ‘‘good-bye’’ when I left home to go
for an hour of massage at a spa nearby. That night, my mother received the
shocking news of his death from a policeman. He had died of a heart attack at a
coffee-shop just a few kilometres from home. There wasn’t any sign that he was
going to go away forever.
I had always imagined him giving me away on my wedding and being the most
“happening’’ dad around my friends with his pleasant personality and charming
smile. And someday, laughing and smiling from ear to ear while playing with my
children. All these dreams have just been blown away.
Losing my dad certainly made me realise that life is both precious and
fragile. At anytime the person you care about the most might be taken away from
you forever and you will not be able to do anything about it.
I know I have to appear strong and not lose myself in my emotions. I know I
am able to hide them, but that doesn’t mean I am dealing with them. In actual
fact, I have to admit that I am not. I am just hoping that they won’t turn into
a time-bomb that explodes in the future!
I swear to myself that I will not take my family and everyone I care for
granted. Every moment with them will be cherished and kept in my heart for
nothing is more precious than happy moments and laughter shared together.
