Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

A new phone for me!

The title says it all... Goodbye to my four year old Nokia 3310.

I have also tried my old Celcom phone number, and it still works! I haven't topped it up for ages, probably 9 months, and yet they automatically topped up my account with RM5 from time to time. I do not know why, but it's a good thing that my old number is still functioning...Possibly a good strategy of Celcom in my case, I might consider using the number again, since my parents would need a new handphone number anyway

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