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, August 07, 2005

I think my parents are perfect melancholies, in some ways or another

I did the personality test again, and I found that I scored 25 out of 40 for melancholy! Only 7 phlegmatic, 4 choleric and 4 sanguine. No doubt I'm a perfect melancholy then, as proven by the many times I have taken this test.

However, there's one thing about my personality that doesn't fit so well into the melancholy personality, I am not that organized about everything. When I do make an effort to arrnage my things, yup, I think I do find a system to organize the things, but other times, I guess I am a phlegmatic who puts these tasks away until my mother yells at me to do something about it!

I am reading up on these personalities, and having pondering upon the ML's question, "Do you sound like your mother?", it suddenly dawns upon me that my parents might be melancholies, like me. My goodness, three perfect melancholies in a house, no wonder all three of us are very sensitive, moody and gets upset easily! But I'll ask them to take the test tonight... see what their scores are like, and then hopefully, I'll see a better way to interact with my parents.

My mom should be a melancholy, she has her own system of organizing the things around the world, (and my father has another system, but seems he's kinda phlegmatic he doesn't care much until my mom does it her way which is very much unlike my father's way, that's when the fire starts). Both of them are cautious people, and has been drilling this quality into me for years, and I am always less cautious than them in this sense, to me too careful and serious takes away all the fun. Nevertheless, I have to oblige, or it won't be very pleasant at home, hmm... I don't know where this fit in, powerful choleric who wants things to be down their way?

Well, I don't want to be that serious about things, but that's the way I am. Is it because of the way I have been brought up? Emm... still reading and reading to find out more about personalities..

ttg

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