Pencil & Eraser

Pencil: I'm sorry
Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.
Pencil: I'm sorry cos you get hurt bcos of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.
Eraser: That's true. But I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad. :)

I found this conversation between the pencil and the eraser very inspirational. Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way... they get hurt, and become smaller (older, and eventually pass on).

Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying, or sad.

"All my life, I've been the pencil.. And it pains me to see the eraser that is my parents getting smaller and smaller each day.

For I know that one day, all that I'm left with would be eraser shavings and memories of what I used to have..."



-KhaihenG-

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Sometimes Having Less is More.

Life can be a lot simpler with nothing. Consider how much we worry about stuff around us. Take it all away and the stress tends to go away. It’s only boring to some because they are so used to being so geared up with the bustling of life all the time.

Here’s a neat story that illustrates our mindset sometimes.

A few years ago, a very rich businessman decides to take a vacation to a small tropical island in the South Pacific. He has worked hard all his life and has decided that now is the time to enjoy the fruits of his labor. He is excited about visiting the island because he’s heard that there is incredible fishing there. He loved fishing as a young boy, but hasn’t gone in years because he has been so busy working to save for his retirement.

So on the first day, he has his breakfast and heads to the beach. It’s around 9:30 am. There he spots a fisherman coming in with a large bucket full of fish!

“How long did you fish for?” he asks. The fisherman looks at the businessman with a wide grin across his face and explains that the fishes for about three hours every day. The businessman then asks him why he returned so quickly.

“Don’t worry”, says the fisherman, “There’s still plenty of fish out there.”

Dumbfounded, the businessman asks the fisherman why he didn’t continue catching more fish. The fisherman patiently explains that what he caught is all he needs. “I’ll spend the rest of the day playing with my family, talking with my friends and maybe drinking a little wine. After that I’ll relax on the beach.”

Now the rich businessman figures he needs to teach this peasant fisherman a thing or two. So he explains to him that he should stay out all day and catch more fish. Then he could save up the extra money he makes and buy and even bigger boats to catch even more fish. The he could keep reinvesting his profits in even more boats and hire many other fisherman to work for him. If he works really hard, in 20 or 30 years he’ll be a very rich man indeed.

The businessman feels pleased that he’s helped teach this simple fellow how to become rich. Then the fisherman looks at the businessman with a puzzled look on his face and asks what he’ll do after he becomes very rich.

The businessman responds quickly “You can spend time with your family, talk with your friends, and maybe drink a little wine. Or you could just relax on the beach.”

Sometimes having less is more. Do you agree?




[KhaiHengTan]© Patent Pending Copyright All Right Reserve 2011

E.X.P.R.E.S.S.I.O.N

If you think I am a monster; cold blooded, mean and outrageous, you are very wrong. Kids love me, and I love them more... <3

That is baby Noah.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/khaiheng550d/

Thank you.

[L.O.V.E] Stranger, again...

Since I'm too free, let me blog a topic about love. Hey, don't give me the SIGH okay. I promised you it's not going to be boring okay? Stay with me ya~

Well, I subscribed to one of this YouTube channel - Wong Fu Production and I kinda like his video. One of his video - "Stranger, again" caught my attention and I watched, like 5 or 6 times already and still, it make me think how am I gonna maintain or do for my future relationship when I reach stage 4. I guess all relationship goes through these stages; some get through the hard time together, some just parted off their own way.

Watch this video if you have time.


Stages:
Stage 1: Meeting
Stage 2: The Chase
Stage 3: Honeymoon
Stage 4: Comfortable
Stage 5: Tolerance
Stage 6: Downhill (the E.N.D)

Written and Directed: Philip Wang. Produced with Wesley Chan and Ted Fu.
Assistant Producer: Christine Chen
Production Assistant: Regina Fang

Actors & actress:
Cathy Nguyen, Philip Wang, David Choi & Chris Dinh

Wong Fu official YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/WongFuProductions.

Well, hope you like it. Boring? Hope you(readers) enjoy it and if possible, let me know how you maintain your relationship especially in stage 4.

Have a nice weekend!


-KhaihenG-