Some Spinach Please!

The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, said this:

"Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."

Don't know if Dalai Lama really said that, but those words makes so much sense, no?


The sad thing is, today we'll read those words, nod our heads, promise ourselves that we'll adopt healthy living, even plan it out well, and then tomorrow forget all about it and order a Mac Maharaja for lunch/dinner. We young will never take those words seriously, cause we don't understand the importance of health now. We don't know the pain of ailing joints, broken vision, failing heart yet. And by the time we realise how health is really wealth, it'll be all too late.


Oh yes, I had a visit to my doctor today :) Time for some disciplined living!

Sooner Or Later...

You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down

Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down

Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news
My head's been wet with the midnight dew
I've been down on bended knee talkin' to the man from Galilee
He spoke to me in the voice so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel's feet
He called my name and my heart stood still
When he said, "John go do My will!"

Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down

You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down

Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand
Workin' in the dark against your fellow man
But as sure as God made black and white
What's done in the dark will be brought to the light

You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down

Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down

Filial...

You can't fight your genes. 

Pleasure In A Box...

This is beautiful. 

Stitched Up...

Such pitiable sad lives we humans have, but we still hopeful, lick our hurt, wipe our tears, stitch our hearts, embrace our failures and go on and try to make something of our sorry selfs, our miserable lives.

We might be depraved, arrogant, foolish, we humans, but there is something good in us. Something, which, I hope, never dies.

Pat yourself on your back today. In spite of our insignificant existence, we want to live. Such courage. We deserve happiness for that, if nothing else. 

Why the Sun Follows the Moon...

Folk tales from Philippines, loved these two :)

The Legend of the First Rainbow
A farmer noticed that a wall he built keeps getting knocked down. He waits one evening and surprises three star maidens. Two are able to escape while one is left behind because the farmer hid her magic wings. They get married and have a son.
One day, the star maiden finds her missing wings hidden near their house, wears them and takes her son up to her skyworld.
The gods take pity on the farmer and so they built a rainbow so that the mortal can sometimes climb up to the sky to visit his wife and son.

Why the Sun Follows the Moon
The Sun and the Moon used to be married and shared the sky. One day the Moon had to gather vegetables in the forest and asked the Sun to watch over their children. She warned him not to get too near the sleeping kids because they might get burned.
He watches the kids from a distance but, because he wanted to kiss them, forgot his wife's warning. He bends over near his children and, horrified, sees them melt. He hides in the forest. His wife, the Moon, returns to find her children all melted. After some time, the Sun shows himself to the Moon. They fight: He throws the vegetables to her face and she leaves him.
On a clear night, when the Moon is full, you will see traces of vegetable leaves on her face. Their children have turned into stars, while the Sun keeps chasing after the Moon in an attempt to reconcile.

La La La...

It's raining :)