Your truth or absolute truth?

Truth is really a matter of perception. Most of the time, your truth is not the absolute truth. Your truth is base on the accumulation of your culture, experience and exposure. These experiences creates your perception and judgment of what's the truth and what's not.

Even your truth changes over time, when you are a kid, you are afraid of the monster under your bed. As you grow older, you know that monster under the bed is not the truth, but the effect is so strong that sometimes you are still afraid of the dark.

Before Portugese Sailor, Ferdinand Magellan's expedition sail around the world during 1519-1522, people believe that the world is flat. That is the majority truth at the time, but still it is not the absolute truth.

Your truth believes that you are super busy now but the absolute truth is that you are too lazy to invest your time effectively. 10 years from now, you are going to moan that you're busier than ever, but still that is not the absolute truth.

Because someone told you so before, because it is done that way previously, because you seen it before, because everyone says so, because Blah Blah Blah; remember that it is still not the absolute truth. Don't be too fixated on your view, people or you yourself might prove that it's a false belief afterall.

We live in the greatest time in the world right now; open your eyes,ears and heart; satisfy your curiosity and find the absolute truth!

Chinese New Year

Maybe it's the strong publicity and products display at hypermarkets that creates the hype. Chinese New Year products has been on display as soon as Christmas is over! Or, is it before?

Maybe it's the knowledge that this Chinese New Year won't be as tight as pass 2 years. Like they say, money can't buy happiness but it sure buy things that make you happy.

Maybe it's the lightings, decorations and background music at Hailam Kopitiam where I'm writing this blog that triggers the feeling.

Maybe it's the Feng Shui Master from Indonesia who predicts that this coming year is my BIG AUSPICIOUS year where my career and love life will reach its' new high.

Whatever it is, I am so into Chinese New Year mood now! Gong Xi Fa Chai! :)

Victim vs. Owner

We have a rough idea when people say 'Victim Thinking'. Essentially, it means one who always play the victim character and the whole wide world is unjust towards him/her. He/she will blame, moan and bitch to all that would lend them ears and mostly the listener will be other victims who will say 'You think that's bad? Wait till you hear my story!' and they will go on and on.

The opposite of victim will be an owner. An owner owns his spirit and treats life as a wonderful journey. Instead of complaining, they look for solutions. They improvise and innovate their way throughout and they just keep getting better. An owner touches the soul of people around them through their words and actions. When you watch or listen to someone and you feel goose bumps in your heart, that's when you see an owner in action.

For example, a good singer may sing a song and hit all the notes perfectly but when we listen to it, it sounds good only. Nothing special. But, when an owner sings, we feel the spirit and inspirations that touches us. It's the moment when you unknowingly said 'WOW!' or the moment when tears start streaming down uncontrollably. These people take full ownership of the moment and perform something beyond our consciousness. It performs straight to our spirit.

Sportsman, artists, politicians, salesmen and even normal people like you and me experience this total ownership moments before. It seems like something bigger and greater than our normal self is in play and we totally owned it.

Be an owner and live the moment. Stop bitching and complaining.