Two sides to every story

I suppose whoever who agrees with the notion above will also agree that, with the coin of life in our hands now, we often seem to find it impossible to see both sides of it at once.

It is only natural, that, we can never really know what the other side looks like, or indeed even if the coin has another side, until we turn it over.

Just like many times in life, you may try to avoid seeing the evidence of aloneness as it shows itself in countless ways, but you cannot avoid the truth of it.

P/S: It is autumn now. Why are the leaves still green?

One heck of a philosophy

Some are born with knowledge. Some learn through study. Some learn with great difficulty. Some practice with natural ease. Some practice for the advantage. Some practise with strennous effort the universal way through wisdom, humanity and courage.

What then is wisdom, humanity and courage? Is it not, that unless there is sincerity, this statement is mere words?

Mencius said - "by wisdom, we mean that a person is not obsessed. By humanity we mean that he is unselfish. By courage, we mean that he has the desire to strengthen himself.

Unless a person is not obsessed and unselfish and in addition, desires to strengthen himself, he cannot be said to be practicing wisdom, humanity or courage. And through the practice of wisdom, humanity and courage, he achieves sincerity.

If he does not practice wisdom, humanity and courage to the extent that he achieves sincerity, he is not wise, humane or courageous."

When god said to treat others as your own self, it is because you achieve truthfulness by inferring the feelings of others from how you feel, you achieve reciprocity by sharing the grief and joy of others, you achieve humanity by being motivated through correctness and not through perverseness, you achieve righteousness by being respectful, you achieve propriety by avoiding mistakes, you then, achieve wisdom.

Truthfulness, reciprocity, humanity, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, humanity, courage - is there anything that is lacking?



Confused,
Cheers for all the sad people around the world ;-)

Am I any different from you?

The pelican from Mandurah

The law of nature

The world begins with one.

Whenever people travel pass a river or the sea, they will stop by and look at the water. Why is this so? It is because water is ever flowing and pliant. It never stops. Hence, one is more often compelled to halt and look at them.

This is the nature of truth.

When one has no thought about personal security, his life is long preserved. He is able to realise his complete self because he is always selfless.

Isn't this an obvious truth?

That those who knows their own worth, makes no self display. And those who have self respect, does not feel self important. Those who know do not speak, those who speak do not know.

True words may not be specious, and specious words may not be true. Good words may not be convincing and convincing words may not be good. Wise men may not be learned and the learned may not be wise.

Similarly, that the rivers and seas are the masters of all because they occupy the lowest position, which in fact, is the cause of their mastership. Therefore, he who wishes to be above the people must be content to be at the bottom. He who wishes to be ahead of the people must be content to be at the rear.

Above all, the great trouble of man lies in the love for self. If one is selfless, where can there be trouble? If one is selfless, where is the pain?

How true is this tag anyway?

Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:

Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:

You are afraid of having no one to rely on in times of trouble. You don't ever want to be unable to take care of yourself. Independence is important to you.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

About to graduate and currently underpaid

Hi again

We had a career fair in the uni on Tuesday and there were many booths, about 40 I think. The good news is, I got around 40 booths and collected many free pens and first aid kits and brochures. The bad news now, is that all of them only hire residents. Meaning, because I'm under visa, my chance of getting a job in RBA or any other departments is about 0.00001%. Here, they actually have a special intelligence unit in the government. I don't know what do they do, but it really sounds like a sexy place to work in. Sounds like 10x better than ISA. Ha ha ha.

So apart from being devastated for having no chance at getting an actual career, I am now seriously thinking about doing another year of Honors degree. Hopefully by then I will be eligible for a PR, which omfg still needs about another five grand to apply.

I know there must approximately be about one billion or more graduates around the world this year, anyone interested in sharing their future plans??