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."

Saturday, May 26, 2007

It's Cloudy. It's Raining. Rain has Subsided. It's Raining Again.

At 1pm, it's a cloudy day. (I'm not sure how it has been in the earlier half of the day cause I was sleeping, someone would say that I have wasted half the day but that was a "session" I needed badly after working for 14 hours continuously for the past one week)

Funny, how the weather influences our mood. Though I don't really fancy making the weather as the topic for conversation. Anyway, the cloudy day just makes it feel a bit chilly and comfortable in my house, and entices me to do something - actually I feel like doing anything at the moment and it won't hurt. I guess my mood is pretty good at the moment compared to a couple of days earlier when I was struggling to keep up with work and other things.

At 1:14pm, it's now starting to rain. (This actually feels so good, to write, or more precisely to type, whatever is going on in my mind at the moment)

Well, at moments like this a lot of things can just run through my mind. Of course I have experienced much more of such moments when I just keep entertaining my own thoughts and when I'm done, I would tell myself that's something for me to blog about, and of course I would never get to do it in the end.

Coming back, what do I feel like doing at the moment? I feel like playing the piano (which I can't cause my dad is sleeping in the living room). I also feel like doing some handicrafts, probably try out the dreamcatcher which is a such a hype in IDC at the moment (hopefully no registered or potential participant is reading this). I've also bought something from a 7-11 store back in Singapore a couple of months ago because the final product just look so cute, but I have not done anything with it yet, so I could probably do something about it.

BUT, after being in my current job for almost 4 months, the word prioritise keeps hitting me at such moments. There is so much to do and there is not enough time for everything, so I need to prioritise. I have heard so much of this piece of advice from my seniors. Hmm, I guess I am prioritising at the expense of my own personal time. How else would I justify the time I spent at work, when the max can go up to 16 hours a day? Ok, it might have been 14 pure working hours, when I take off my lunch time and other times when I just distract myself by playing a quick Minesweeper game or made a couple of drinks to keep myself awake.

I really have much to do this weekend, juggling between a few tasks where in some I do not have the technical expertise, which can be extremely stressful especially when there is no luxury of time to learn. And I'm spending over half an hour to write this, it's now 1:35pm. It has rained and it is subsiding. I'd better stop dreaming and start prioritising. Sigh.. I don't know if this sounds good or bad...

It's raining again, and by the time I typed this, it's subsiding a little. How quickly the weather changes, as it is with my mood!

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