~A Basket Full of Hearts~

Allow me to start by sharing with you a simple short story; :)

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”
“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.
Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

                                                      ~The Important Things in Life;
                                                        Author: Unknown.

The messages portrayed are simple yet struck the heart of readers immensely. Branching out to the theme of "Importance of Relationship over Urgency of Materials", it's time for us to start asking ourselves questions similar to "Must I get this? Well, yeah.. but do I have to?" kind of thing. Coming down to day-to-day situations, do we NEED 'it' that much until the extend of having to throw tantrum or feeling disappointed or being upset over our personal desire? And hurting those we love because we're being so self-centred, ignorant and temporary forgetting how much they've been there for us through thick and thin? Yes, being selfish is not love at all. Love is being selfless and feeling happy about it. :) So..

And mean it by proving it! :)

I woke up at 11.30 a.m. this morning *gulp* but my mom was in a surprisingly good mood. I head to the bathroom, took of my spectacle to have my face washed and while I was happily rubbing it all over with foams~~ I felt an light cold 'splat' of pressure on my right knee, as if something has just fell on it. Then, I felt it.. it started off with a 'wiggle'.. and moved up to my lap.. *Eaakk* Obviously that I couldn't see what's that thing without my specs on so I shoved it off my lap, quickly rinse the foams off my face. And for a moment, I was so proud of myself..

Until I saw it..

A LIZARD.

A baby lizard, almost the size of my pointer.

So, I felt very very very bad instead. :/ The poor baby accidentally mistaken my leg as a 'wall', and obviously I scared the shit out of it. (I'm shooooo sorryyyyyy!!) My sister came to the rescue and gently 'fish'ed it into a container and released it into the greens, outside our house. When she's done, she told me this:

"在这一时刻的巧合, 你救了他的生命. 你是他的感恩人“

:) See, this is just one small reason why people can't stop loving my sis. :) ♥

Somehow, this picture reminds me of my sister. It's as if I can feel the warmth, serenity, innocence, trust and patience from the eyes and smiles that emits from the little girl, just like how I feel when I'm with her.

There're definitely times when you have to climb over other people's head in order to be competitively advantage in certain situations. Let it be in terms of education or workforce, especially in this highly competitive era. It is indeed, completely understandable because, we do not have much of a choice, don't we? I mean, smart and talented individuals are all around the street but rather then seeing them as a competitor, why not as 'allies' instead? Allies, people who you can lean on when you need help the most and you too, are capable to help them in advance. More like a 'give-and-take' and supporting each other's back as you climb the ladder together. My best friend's father, who's a CEO of a big company once shared that "trust is the utmost important element in anything you do. Once you break a trust of a person, there might be no other way you could do to retrieve it back. It's that serious.", he told me.

No matter what a strong fighter you are, you can't be a solo warrior forever. So, find a friend, someone who you know you can trust and depend on to work things out together and never raise a doubt on him when things get tough. Do not turn your back first, against him, without any appropriate reasons but rather, have another back-up plan if betrayal happened during the process. The best armor for oneself  is to stay open minded and open hearted at all times. Genuine people are every where, you just got to find the right one.. and keep on searching. :)

You said that my smile is what you love most about me but you didn't know, you're the main reason behind all those smiles. Silly pineapple. :) ♥

When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show that you have 1000 reasons to smile. :)

~ Thoughts of the Day 10 ~

Imagine the world's at your feet and you're given the opportunity to collect anything from anywhere as far as your eyes can see and feet can go.

If you're given an empty basket, what would you fill it up with?

:)

But that's not my main question. :)

What if.. the basket represents your life and the land represents the journey, what would you pick along the way?

What if.. the basket got full when you're only halfway through the road, what would you do?

With the basket so limited in space, what are the things that you would let go and the newly things you would add into the collection?

Replace tears with smiles,

Replace hatred with love,

Replace fear with hope,
Replace loss with growth,

Replace dreams with goal.

We all start with an empty basket. So make sure the things that you collect are meant to last forever.

~Hugs~