I have a discussion coming up tomorrow. So here I am burning the midnight light bulb. Well, here's some good quotes on HARD WORK. Maybe I could indulge with some motivation...
It is one of the strange ironies of this strange life [that] those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest people. - Brutus Hamilton
Let us realize that the privilege to work is a gift, that power to work is a blessing, that love of work is success. - David O. McKay
Lastly, I love this one..
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. - Robert Frost (1874-1963) American poet
Greed is the excess fondness of money and fortune. It is one of the bad manners that draw to various evils and sins.
Disadvantages of Greed:
Greed enslaves man and causes him grief. The greedy cares only for collecting fortunes without stopping at any limit. Whenever he achieves a goal, he works for achieving another and, so, he becomes the slave of avidity until death strikes him. He, also, exerts laborious efforts for collecting riches, but he is the less beneficiary. He tires for gaining fortunes, but death comes unexpectedly upon him to deprive him of enjoying that fortune. The heirs, then, enjoy his fortune very easily. Furthermore, greed takes to the slips of sinful matters that produce problematic situations in the world to come. It also hinders from doing charity.
Amir al-Muminin (as) said: "Know with certainty that you cannot achieve your desire and cannot exceed your destined life. You are on the track of those before you. Therefore, be humble in seeking and moderate in earning because often seeking leads to deprivation. Every seeker of livelihood does not get it, nor is everyone who is moderate in seeking deprived."
Amir al-Muminin (as): A greedy man will always find himself in the shackles of humility.
Amir al-Muminin (as): Greed is the key to trouble and carries man to hardship. It causes him to commit sin.
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) said: "In his love for the world, the greedy is like the silkworm: the more it wraps in its cocoon, the less it has of escaping from it, until it dies of grief."
Recently I am involve with money transaction that requires no interest at all. I'm the main source where people get their e-wallet from. They pay me with local currency and I give them US dollars in return. All this while, I have no intention or whatsoever to cheat and get some interest for myself or nothing close to that. However today, some people simply displayed me a good example of how money can slowly or let's just say in a second, generate greed! Ask me what if I become a millionare one day, will I be content? Will I be satisfied with my life? Quit work sit home doing nothing, travel maybe or buy things...Of course there are many things we can do with our wealth, but will it satisfy you? No. BUT why are people especially when it's my friends take advantage of me just because they want to earn more?? Where's and who is to trust?? Ahh...forget it. I'm getting sick of this.
It's Thursday, and I got paid for my tutorials. Thank you Lord. Tomorrow is Friday, and I really can't wait!
Ever experience a broken heart? Well, I had. It was termendously painful! I had months of restless nights, lost of appetite, mood swings, filled with mixed emotions and feelings, etc. I thought I was dead 'coz I don't even know who I was. I can't think of anything that could make me happy except by having that person back. Talking to friends didn't seem to help much except yes, it eased a lil' but it wasn't sufficient enough. I was too shy to blend with my friends since I spent most of my time with that guy and thought that probably they might not like the idea of me bulging in after. I tried to avoid everyone, especially that guy and wished every corner I went would have holes that I could hide myself away from bumping into him. Aside from that, what was more painful for me was knowing the truth. Of course I knew that it was better for me to not search for truth and knowing the truth hurts, but as much as I was being human, I wanted to know and wanted to know more and more means everything! I kept asking questions like "What do I lack?" "Why don't he love me?" "Why me?" and many other unthinkable ones. Well, to summarize it all, I was completely a stranger to myself. It lasted for as long as two years before I could fully accept reality. Only God knew what and how my struggle was.
However, despite how painful the experience was, it sure turned out into BLESSINGS from God. He used all the pain and turned it into load of essence in dealing with relationships. It was such an eye-opening experience that I would never trade for anything else. I prayed for God to reveal His purposes and He did just that. Awesome and Amazing. I could go on and on telling how God used just that experience to teach me things in life, but I never knew that one day I would be helping a friend who suffers just the same experience as I did. As I shared with her, I could still smell and sense the many feelings that I went through some years ago. Her tone, her looks, her brokenness, her love...tasted just like mine before. I could strongly sense it. When she poured out her feelings, I just can't help but symphatized and cried all the feelings out because again as if those emotions suddenly came running back and made me felt sick again. Now, with her case, although I wept and was full of sympathy, I determined not to keep silence and not to blurt out unwanted advice. Here, I finally see the purpose. I knew what to tell myself 6 years ago. I finally knew how to counsel.
Well, here are tips that more or less explains what I exactly did to finally get over the "broken hearted" experi ence. It is an advice from another broken hearted ananymous.
My only advice is not to chase the person that left you. He wouldn't have left if he didn't lose feelings for you. You don't want to marry someone that lost feelings for you at one point, because it will happen again. Don't pour your emotions when you see him, because he will not listen or care. You don't want any pity. The person he fell in love with was a strong, beautiful woman. Be that woman! Don't call him! He'll have the satisfaction knowing that he has the upper hand and he'll know he can come back whenever he wants. Life goes on.
"Learn how to be independent again. Learn how to live again. When you're feeling down, go to whatever makes you whole again, whether it's friends, family, sports, school, or work, just realize that life does get better and there are people that love you. It's okay to grieve. I still cry sometimes. Showing emotion makes you strong. A weak person hides their emotions because they are not strong enough to show that they are human. There's no such thing as a good breakup. When someone loses feelings for you, it's never "good." Remember that you put 100% in the relationship and that it's his loss. You shouldn't hold any regrets knowing that you loved with all your heart. He will someday feel what you are feeling now."
I was really confused in Linguistics class today since the topic of discussion was on Phonology. However I learned something new from Hazel's presentation today. It's all about the word Either. How do you spell it? Here's the answer to my forever question:
Quoted from Wikipedia:
Either has two different pronunciations in modern English. The pronunciation "ee-ther" /ˈiːðə(ɹ)/ (IPA) is usually encountered in American English, and is the pronunciation of the majority of English speakers. The pronunciation "eye-ther" /ˈaɪðə(ɹ)/ is associated with British English and Canadian English, but it is not universal in either place or in Australian English and other dialects that take their lead from British English.
A recurring urban legend says that the eye-ther pronunciation originated with King George I or another of the Hanoverian kings of Great Britain; the king was a German who did not speak English as a native language, and was misled by English spelling. The new royal pronunciation was imitated by his courtiers, and as such became a new form. It is not likely that this is the source of the eye-ther pronunciation - before English spelling was fixed, it tended to be phonetic; as early as the 13th century, there are examples of the first vowels being spelled "ai", which would correspond to eye-ther.
An Ira Gershwin song, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, opens with the words "You say ee-ther and I say eye-ther", and concerns a couple who lament the strain put on their relationship by pronunciation differences (and the different social backgrounds which they imply). In the end, happily, love conquers phonetics.
CNY holiday today. Last night I chat with my brother Mitch and we recalled how we used to celebrate CNY when we were kids. He was such a big fan of the lion dance. Every year dad would buy him the Lion dance competition VCR tape and he would watch and imitate. Then when it came to performing, this was where I had to take part. My parents, after nagging and persuading from Mitch, bought him the lion head and mom had to sew the body and tail for him. So, he would go from house to house in our neighborhood or whichever house we visited to show off his skills. Man, I had to be the other half of the body and I was too embarassed to move and jump since I thought I wasn't a kid anymore (which I still was actually)! Ignoring all the fools we made out of ourselves, we actually collected lots of red packets! *_*
It's so nice to stay home. I'm slowly beginning to love my home and wish I could stay home all the time. I love the bathroom, the rooms, the living room, not so much the kitchen though (wish it was a lil' bigger). Roy and I sure did spent quite a lot in setting our home up. Now we consider it 70% complete. You guys should come visit sometime *_*
Oh, we just bought a stove and cooked CNY dinner yesterday. We were really satisfied since at last it was no longer microwave alone, but authentic cooking! We had Hainan chicken soup, Chinese mix vegetable and salty fish sushi. Roy successfully made his first sushi rolling and I'm nothing but proud of him. He was glad to be part of this celebration too!
Although we had a holiday today, we still have to attend the Master's class. Three of our friends presented and they all did a good job. I wasn't sleepy at all like I used to if it's normal working days, but I was for sure hungry.
Everybody is busy talking about fast money scheme nowadays. I don't know whether to join in or to be left out or to just ignore. I really don't know where it will lead people to, but for sure some people got very addicted to it that they talked about it 24/7. I just hope and pray that it will not stimulate greed so much.
Well, I better get some sleep. School again tomorrow and I hope to be there at 6:30am. Nite!
