There is this TV series “Unriddle”, recently ended on Channel 8. It is a police vs criminal show. Quite a nice and unique one, instead of focusing on how to solve the case, it focus more on why the criminal commit the offence. The main plot is about this police officer, who whole life had been wanting to avenge his father’s death by trying to kill 4 police and ex-police officers who he is made to believe that murdered his father. He successfully killed 3 of them and was finally caught before he can accomplished his “goal”. The tragedy was he discovered that all along, he had believed wrongly, his father was actually the “bad” guy..
Is there a similarity in our lives? We worked so hard, spending hours in office, believing that that is the best for our family. We sent our kids to tuition, enrichment classes, thinking that that will be the best for them. We used our whole life, going after goals that we believe is good. What if, we were wrong? My boys always raced towards me each time I came home, is that a sign of telling me that they long for my presence and I had should be home earlier? They looked so stressed when they cant catch up with their peers in class, is that a sign that I push them too hard ? They were so cheerful and confident before they went to school. Did I destroy them or the school. Well it is always easy to blame the society.
The worst of all things is not at the end of the track then I realized that I am in the wrong lane or at the end of the day, at the wrong ladder, but is to know at this point of time, I am following the wrong path, yet, do not have the courage to switch, to change and to stand for what I know and think and believe is right.
Just saw this movie inspired by a real life story titled "The pursuit of happyness" Yes, it is spelt as happyness and not happiness (see the movie if you want to know why)
Seeing what Chris Gardner had gone through, i really wonder, what is human tolerance to pressure? How does he press on. We might have strong will, or have faith in God or went through some mental resilience training, but certainly, we will crack eventually if the pressure keep mounting up. Just when is the breaking point ?
How long can i sustain ? When will be my rainbow after the rain ? Will i see my happyly ever after ? or happily ever after ?
To the one who comment on the 19 May. I am not sure what had encouraged you, but it encouraged me. Many times in our lives, we will be in contact with many strangers, sometimes we may not know a simple kind word or deeds that we had done may leave a great, good impact on that stranger. Likewise on the other end, one harsh word or angry deed may be the trigger to one mishap. i am losing it, no, i have lost it. i need to find it again.
"Be joyful always". We can't always have things happening according to our wishes, but we certainly can choose to stay joyful. Adversity is not an option but negative feelings towards adversity is. One secret to stay joyful comes from contentment. Staying contented is really the key to happiness. The fastest way to become richer is to be more contented with what you have. You may be groaning, "what is there to be contented about when i lost everything?" True, we may have lost a lot of things, but the fact that if you still can complain got to show that you still have your breadth, that is greater than any riches you can accumulate. It is not the end of your life if you are still breathing. I agree that is is easier said than done. But we need to begin to realise that happiness does not depend on the situation, it depend on how we perceive it, it depends on your choice
"A cheerful heart is good medicine but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
Imagine facing a tough situation, staying worried and frustrated will just drain away our energy and at many times, our ability to handle the problem. But is it possible to stay cheerful in times of trouble? Of course it is crazy to feel happy about having problems. However we can decide our attitude towards it. A cheerful heart to me means having a positive outlook at the problem, to believe that the problem can be solved. It is not just about praying and believing, it is about being compose in tough times, harnessing energy and resources to solve the problem. However, many often perceive me as being not bother. At the end, to me, it is also about putting the faith and confidence in HIM that HE is in full control and HE allows things to happen for a reason.
