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Wednesday, August 25, 2004


Aug 25 2004 --- A hard knock in life


How many times have we encounter setbacks in life ? hmmm ... rarely ... seldom ... sometimes ... often ... always ... everyday ... various answers there might be but it is never never ... kekeke ... at least up till now i haven met one who can tell me that all his/her life is ups and never down ... no setbacks no matter how minor ... or rather those who says that probably jus could not remember the setbacks ba =P hmmm ... one thing argumentative about setback is to remember or to forget ... many a times we r haunted by setbacks ... we do have sayings that tells us to let it go and move on ... but how can we ignore the fact that setbacks taught us a valuable lesson each time it visits us ne ? i pour oil into a hot pot with some water and *splatter* it scalded me ... hmmm ... it taught me that water and oil dun go well in hot temperature ... if i forget about the incident ... the next time i will be doing the same thing again ... so do i actually remember or forget ? setbacks in life can be as minor as scalding or as serious as life and death ... the ideal i guess is to remember the lesson and forget the experience rite ? =P but well ... human brain is such a complicated structure that i dun think it is anywhere within our means to decide how we wan to remember/forget something ... hmm ... i know there r pple out there like me suffering setbacks and knocks in their everyday life ... too bad the world isnt a utopia nor is the surrounding ideal ... juz hang in there and let every knock make us stronger ba =D something to share ... quite common ... maybe u guys hav seen it before also ...


Marble Statue & Marble Tile

There was this museum laid with beautiful marble tiles, with a huge marble statue displayed in the middle of the lobby. Many people came from all over the world just to admire this beautiful marble statue. One night, the marble tiles started talking to the marble statue.

Marble tile: Marble statue, it's just not fair, it's just not fair! Why does everybody from all over the world come all the way here just to step on me while admiring you ? Not fair!

Marble statue: My dear friend, marble tile. Do you still remember that we were actually from the same cave?

Marble tile: Yeah! That's why I feel it is even more unfair. We were born from the same cave and yet we receive different treatment now. Not fair!"

Marble statue: Then, do you still remember the day when the designer tried to work on you, but you resisted the tools ?

Marble tile: Yes, of course I remember. I hate that guy ! How could he use those tools on me, it hurt so badly.

Marble statue: That's right! He couldn't work on you at all as you resisted being worked on.

Marble tile: So???

Marble statue: When he decided to give up on you and start working on me instead, I knew at once that I would be something different after his efforts. I did not resist his tools, instead I bore all the painful tools he used on me.

Marble tile: Mmmmmm.......

Marble statue: My friend, there is a price to everything in life. Since you decided to give up half way, you can't blame anybody who steps on you now."

The moral of the story is :
The more hard knocks you go through in life, the more you'll learn and put them to use in the future !! Do not be discouraged by setbacks and failures.


Quoted: Past is past, you can't change it but it is actually a blessing in disguise. Past was good, Present is better and the future will always be the best. =D


KeL speaks @1:29 PM                                    _`天注定`_