NO ONE starts a year thinkin' "this is the year i'd like to achieve nuthin' " OR " this is one year i'd like to have accomplished nuthin' and let it be a total waste of ONE year in my life " well , at least no one i keep company , break bread with .
Wise men have always known this , that you are more or less Defined by the company that you keep . i once read somewhere this quote
" Seek Good company , where there're none .. keep None ."
Any surprise then that most religions have Recluses , Hermits ? In search of wisdom , these sages / holymen made a Harsh Choice ... to be affected by NONE , communicatin' with NONE ... and in so doing ... Distracted BY ... NONE . Spending their entire days , months , years .... Lives even ... in solitude , meditating , whether it's mysteries / meaning of life or wisdom , peace , Nirvana they seek .
There's a sayin' in Chinese as i was so nicely enlightened by our very own Wing Leong on wednesday 17062009 .
" Jing(4) Zhu(1) Zhe(3) Chi(4) , Jing(4) Mo(4) Zhe(3) HeY(1) "**
it justly falls in line with sociologists who lean towards the Nurture school of thought in the great [ Nurture or Nature ] Debate .
[**the (numbers) refer to their tones in chinese phonetics ]
Today , Wednesday the 17thJune2009 , i've witnessed Many things , how some still crave company of others in our line . Others in this sense refers to people not from La Famille .. NO right or wrong here ... depends the reason upon which they act in choosin said company . i have come across many who keep company of those whose productions are waaaaaay below themselves to feel a sense of :
(1)positioning [ to remind themselves where they are and how much better off / positive and happy they are so they strive to stay ahead and keep ahead ] .
(2)Fulfillment [ to remind themselves they're in a position to help , pick up their fallen , straggling comrades , in line or life .
Teach them to fish , people ... NOT keep givin yours or your Famille's .
I guess in Retrospect there's this other school ... and i now realise that it takes a certain type of person to always hang out with people doing waaaaay better than themselves Simply for one reason and one reason alone ... some might think it's to look good cos they then can be in the same Niche group and even if payment is in the form of Flattery or self Degradation , they gladly pay the price . Make no mistake , purpose here isn't to :
[ Zhang(4) Ta(1) Ren(2) Zhi(1) Qi(4) Mie (4) Zi(4) Ji(3) Wei(1) Feng(1) . ]
ie : Praise , Exhort another at the expense of oneself .
It Ought to be , imho ( in my Humble opinion ) , for one reasone and that reason is to one day be part of this Niche Group , if only to LEAD it ... and one day to match , if not to outperform ... outshine ... the person you strive to become .
Be Great , People , if for no other reason then 'cos in OUR eyes ...you are ... YOU ARE .
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dependent people need others to get what they want.
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interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.
arghhhh... i was caught by the candid camera... haha...
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