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."

Sunday, June 12, 2005

a perfect melancholic, i am

I'm a perfect melancholic, so says the test results. True, I am too much a perfectionist, and perhaps the programmers are right, should loosen up a bit, be more relaxed, open up...

I got a colleague who is so straight-forward that she told me I look stressed... on my second day of work when I wasn't feeling that stressed up yet. She's a temp staff and don't really care much, but I just can't be like that. I don't like to do things "just enough". Well, I really must learn how to let go...

I am still wondering, how to let go and still make things perfect? I find it difficult to be less perfectionist, I don't know how to!

IDAS camp(thanks MJ for the term.. hehe) is over. Something I'm really proud to be part of. Well, I'll miss the meetings, but then two months before the preparation for the next camp, is not that long, and the people will sure be meeting up anyway, oh... nvm... I'll still be meeting a few of them in the vocal class... :)

ttg
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