Johann Low

月曜日, 8月 14, 2006

[Caring]

Business trip is officially postphoned til end of September cos the Jpn is too beysong to meet us now. Anyway, it is definitely fine with me.

Surprisingly I did not do my weekly routine of blogging last night (Sun) cos I thought there was nothing to blog about. Indeed last night, i was too unsettled to blog abt anything at all tho there shld be some topic for me to do so.

Does anyone watch Te Xie? The uber nice and touching and though provoking show every Sun night on Chn8 10.30pm? The last 'season' was about foreigners living in SG and how they preserve their heritage and culture through food (one of the ways). Last 2 week's were about caring for the needy in today's society. Last week was on a special home for mentally disabled, last night's was on the needy elderly. For those selfless volunteers who devote their time and effort into helping these people, I really admire them. Nonetheless, I envy them.

I admire them to be able to devote themselves to others tirelessly..I envy them to be able to gain happiness in such a way. While watching them, the thought of becoming a volunteer did cross my mine. When I saw how simple happiness can be, the smiles which shone so bright and so sincere and ever so pristine. I was overwhelmed, least to say bewildered. Then it dawned upon me that, "Happiness can be very simple." It need not be about having 5 condos, 10 posh cars, 10 million dollars in ur bank, it need not be to find someone who dote on u. It can be as simple as seeing others well and happy, it can be as simple as caring for others from the utmost sincerity of ur own heart. Happiness is contagious.It can spread from a single hand gesture, to a simple smile, to a nod on the head, to a look in the eye.

In this rat race and often cold society, what the people @ Bright View Hospital had done seem almost holy. Then when I look at some of my friends, esp those blinded by money. I wonder if they are happy? I am pretty sure, they can tell me in my face they are not happy because they have no money! They have not achieved this term called 'financial freedom', a very MLM term. Getting urself in the viscious cycle of wanting a bigger car, more money,bigger house AND an EVEN bigger house and an EVEN BIGGER CAR AND MORE MONEY, when will it end? When will they stop,think and say, enough is enough? If they are manage to get 'financial freedom', will they be happy? Happiness laced with the stench of cash is so frivolous.

Is it so hard to be happy? Happiness can be just in front of ur very own eyes.

elow at 11:41 午後 |

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