In case you all have been wondering where have I been all this while,
I shall say that I have been really busy with work.
It has been a really great time working at "Eternal Minds".
My Hiatus will have to continue for another 3 months >.<
Where I will be engaged in a 3 months of meaningless project work.
YES, FOR THE SCH. (Note, not for me...)
For those who are thinking that life is meaningless and stuff...
Look at me... I have a porfolio which has big names like
Yet I still have to do some silly low cuts for NYP... haha!!!
But on the bright side... I will be able to have more time for God and for THE other things.
Which is very good as I have recently taken up R/C flying.
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Ahhh, Rest eh? Time to add a new Lecture to my Blog where I will Touch on
"I have now reigned about 50 years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to 14."
- Abd Er-Rahman III of Spain
OK, let's pretend. We have succeeded in the stockmarket. We are rich. We have gone beyond money and its status. What could now elude us in the pursuit of happiness?
Here are a few things on the shopping list that money cannot deliver:
Love. Imagine you are standing at the side of the road and a bus is coming. In the middle of the road, oblivious to impending death, is a person. You have the option. Watch them get run over, or push them out of the way and get run over yourself? You or them - no other options. Is there anyone in the world you would step off the kerb for? That's love. Worth more than your life, let alone money.
Family. When the Lord visits you on your deathbed and asks you what you've done in your life that's worthwhile, what will you say? Climbing Everest? Making your first million?
Something to do. For those of us with qualifications, education, effort and ambition, there is choice, and as long as there is, there's no excuse for a day, let alone a lifetime, at the grindstone. The most successful people are successful because they love their work. Why waste time doing anything else?
Passion. Spoke to a rich man once who complained about his temporary inability to generate passion. In his case he had passionately built businesses and made money. But he had done it now and it had waned. You need something to be passionate about and that means more than pretending you are passionate for the sake of it. At least that's what he said.
Dreams. As my Boss Daniel Sim who is also an avid R/C pilot said to me recently, most people who bother to pursue their dreams achieve them. The crime is that they do not dream hard enough. (Eh, Rephased by me of course, He was using words like Destiny and Fate... too theological for my blog)
Respect of our peers. Fitting in with everyone else provides foundation. It is even more comfortable if they think you are OK.
That only comes if you are, and that only comes because of your effort.
In the words of the football legend Ron Barassi, a master among men: "I don't respect talent, good looks, brains. I don't respect the things you were born with. I respect effort. Getting up in the morning and moving those arms and legs."
Rich or poor, we can have it all. But probably better rich.
Back to the grindstone then.
