Be The Thinking Man
Thong Ming Sen
Make money your God and it will plague you like the devil. ~ Henry Fielding
In today's world, greed rears its ugly head in the form of insatiable thirst for materialistic wealth.
We deceive ourselves into thinking that we will be content if we get what we want only to find out that the happiness is only temporary and before long, we are craving for more and better items, just as how drug abusers crave for more drugs.
If the remedy for drug abuse is rehabilitation programmes, then the remedy for greed is looking for non-materialistic joy.
If criticism are fired at you, remember that no one kicks a dead dog. The fact that you are being criticised shows that you are "worthy" of it.
Furthermore, life is a marathon, not a race.
The good thing about life is that if you are good, there's always someone better than you, and if you are bad, there are always others who are worse.
The sands of time are such that the past, present and future are only separated by a blink of an eye. It traps those who regret about the past and worry about the future. Realise the very simple fact that history is non-changeable and that what will be, will be.
The present only exists for a blink of the eye, so use it to the fullest. Life will be a lot easier in the present if only we can accept that, in this imperfect world of ours, nothing is perfect.
It's natural to have expectations, but keep them realistic.
This will mentally prepare you for any eventualities between the two extremes.
The golden rule is to be like the Thinking Man and unravel the truth of the mysterious "common sense", and truly and sincerely accept it; then and only then will common sense become wisdom.
Additional readings:
Can You Handle The Truth? Check out also message to occupy Wall Street.
Thong Ming Sen
Make money your God and it will plague you like the devil. ~ Henry Fielding
In today's world, greed rears its ugly head in the form of insatiable thirst for materialistic wealth.
We deceive ourselves into thinking that we will be content if we get what we want only to find out that the happiness is only temporary and before long, we are craving for more and better items, just as how drug abusers crave for more drugs.
If the remedy for drug abuse is rehabilitation programmes, then the remedy for greed is looking for non-materialistic joy.
If criticism are fired at you, remember that no one kicks a dead dog. The fact that you are being criticised shows that you are "worthy" of it.
Furthermore, life is a marathon, not a race.
The good thing about life is that if you are good, there's always someone better than you, and if you are bad, there are always others who are worse.
The sands of time are such that the past, present and future are only separated by a blink of an eye. It traps those who regret about the past and worry about the future. Realise the very simple fact that history is non-changeable and that what will be, will be.
The present only exists for a blink of the eye, so use it to the fullest. Life will be a lot easier in the present if only we can accept that, in this imperfect world of ours, nothing is perfect.
It's natural to have expectations, but keep them realistic.
This will mentally prepare you for any eventualities between the two extremes.
The golden rule is to be like the Thinking Man and unravel the truth of the mysterious "common sense", and truly and sincerely accept it; then and only then will common sense become wisdom.
Additional readings:
Can You Handle The Truth? Check out also message to occupy Wall Street.
