Hardwork - Does It Pay Off?
I must say that the last few months had been a tough journey for me. In fact these last few weeks and this week actually has been a very tiring experience for me. There are so much demands out of me, mostly all the things that I like to do, things that are close to my heart, things that suit my needs and satisfaction in life, and things where I devoted my time, efforts and money with passion and dedication.
I have a friend who once asked me, does it pay off with all the hardwork I have done - with regards to all the time wasted and spent, fund flew from my pocket, lack of sleep and the feeling of fatigue all over. But I told him, I do it simply because I love doing it. It is my life and this is how I live my life - to the fullest that is. I also informed this dear friend of mine that I take every opportunity in life, I do as if there is no tomorrow, and I do it not just for my sake but also to the people around me, to the community that I share and breathe the air with, to the society in general and for the benefit of mankind at large. That was my answers.
Amid all the tight schedule, the question is does it pay off. Indeed, it is quite hard to quantify if those hardwork really pays off. Sometimes the end results is intangible, those tangible results would be of satisfaction, recognition and a big smile(in fact huge) on my face when I hit the hay at bedtime. Indeed, I have a good health and fit from some of the hardwork I put up into during my spare time. Recognition is probablt most people wanted to see if they perform hardwork - say if you are working your hardwork is paid with an increase in your payslip. I have a friend in the office used to complain how she worked really hard and never got a promotion. I told her, it will pay off sooner or later. I told her, I for one by citing an e.g, have been working hard and all my hardworks had only been fruitful after 3-4 years with a double increment in payslip and promotion (with a one and a half years arrears added into my salary!). Hardwork does pay off, just a matter of time, really!
Now with regards to the activities that I do outside my office hour. In what way would that pay off. Is it really paying off? Would anybody recognise you and in what sense would one recognises your contribution? Would your hardwork make you a public figure, glamourously? Would that make you the centre of attention? Would that increase in your calls and smses in your mobile phone? Would you be having more friends or vice versa, or would that at the same time create and invite more enemy? Would people say thank you to you, or would that be so important? What would be the limit or boundary of your hardwork? - probably the most important to think of. Out of all these, the main question is, would you really need to be recognised for your contribution if such volunteerily work you are doing is meant to satisfy your passion and dedication, and the needs as part of your life fulfillment.
I remember a few incidents that has taken place a few months ago. In fact in my previous entries I mentioned that I enjoy having many friends around me. Not that I need them to enable me to live on but the enjoyment of sharing, laughing and spending times together at every possible time and space. To tell you the truth I almost lose a friend simply because I have so much hardwork spent on many events and tasks that cause me to spend little time with them. This bring me back to my earlier question in the previous paragraph. Would hardwork pays off? When would I consider that it is time to rest and possible settle down. I also have a friend who ask me a serious question, when would you rest from all your activities and think that time has come for me to get married, settle down, have kids and family? I can't answer to him, I just said I am not ready yet. He asked again, when would you be ready? I answered again, I don't know, but I hope and WISH that one day my brain, mind and body would send me a signal that I will shout out LOUD from my lung that I am ready to get married!, have a twin boys and a girl, and lead a happy and prosperous family. I still wishing!!
With a couple of incidents that take place in the last couple of week, I managed to wake up momentarily to ask myself that it is time to reflect, to reflect all my activities especially those not related to my work, those activities that I do which I thought I could have contributed and benefited to humanity in general and to societies/communities (friends, clubs, NGOs, dancing, choreographing, modelling, etc.) in particular. Of course I did it all simply because I enjoy doing it, I love doing it, there are my passion, hobbies, and and a way of life. But to what limit, I can't seem to foresee the line where I should stop or when I should rest. Above all, I am just an ordinary person having a big heart, unknowingly what lies ahead of us.
As usual, I dig into my collection of motivational essay, quotes and jokes, and stumbled on those below which I share to all of you. Happy Thursday people and luv ya ols.
The Important Things in Life
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson,or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be - a roommate, a neighbor, a professor, a friend, a lover, or even a complete stranger - but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way.
Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful,and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are sometimes the most important ones.
If someone loves you, give love back to them in whatever way you can,not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.
If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before,and listen to what they have to say.
Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.
You can make anything you wish of your life. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets. And if you love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
Guillibility At Its Height
A husband takes his wife to play her first game of golf. Of course, the wife promptly hacked her first shot right through the window of the biggest house adjacent to the course. The husband cringed, "I warned you to be careful! Now we'll have to go up there, find the owner,apologize and see how much your lousy drive is going to cost us." So the couple walked up to the house and knocked on the door.
A warm voice said, "Come on in." When they opened the door they saw the damage that was done: glass Was all over the place, and a broken antique bottle was lying on its side near the broken window. A man reclining on the couch asked, "Are you the people that broke my window?"
"Uh...yeah, sir. We're sure sorry about that," the husband replied.
"Oh, no apology is necessary. Actually I want to thank you. You see, I'm a genie, and I've been trapped in that bo ttle for a thousand years. Now that you've released me, I'm allowed to grant three wishes. I'll give you each one wish, but if you don't mind, I'll keep the last one for myself."
"Wow, that's great!" the husband said. He pondered a moment and blurted out, "I'd like a million dollars a year for the rest of my life."
"No problem," said the genie. "You've got it, it's the least I can do. And I'll guarantee you a long, healthy life!"
"And now you, young lady, what do you want?" the genie asked. "I'd like to own a gorgeous home complete with servants in every country in the world," she said.
"Consider it done," the genie said. "And your homes will always be safe from fire, burglary and natural disasters!"
"And now," the couple asked in unison, "what's your wish, genie?"
"Well, since I've been trapped in that bottle and haven't been with a woman in more than a thousand years, my wish is to sleep with your wife."
The husband looked at his wife and said, "Gee, honey,you know we both now have a fortune, and all those houses. What do you think?"
She mulled it over for a few moments and said, "You know, you're right. Considering our good fortune, I guess I wouldn't mind, but what about you, honey?"
"You know I love you sweetheart," said the husband. "I'd do the same for you!"
So the genie and the woman went upstairs where they spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying each other. The genie was insatiable. After about three hours of non-stop fun, the genie rolled over and looked directly into her eyes and asked, "How old are you and your husband?"
"Why, we're both 35," she responded breathlessly.
"Really?! Thirty-five years old and both of you still believe in genies?
I have a friend who once asked me, does it pay off with all the hardwork I have done - with regards to all the time wasted and spent, fund flew from my pocket, lack of sleep and the feeling of fatigue all over. But I told him, I do it simply because I love doing it. It is my life and this is how I live my life - to the fullest that is. I also informed this dear friend of mine that I take every opportunity in life, I do as if there is no tomorrow, and I do it not just for my sake but also to the people around me, to the community that I share and breathe the air with, to the society in general and for the benefit of mankind at large. That was my answers.
Amid all the tight schedule, the question is does it pay off. Indeed, it is quite hard to quantify if those hardwork really pays off. Sometimes the end results is intangible, those tangible results would be of satisfaction, recognition and a big smile(in fact huge) on my face when I hit the hay at bedtime. Indeed, I have a good health and fit from some of the hardwork I put up into during my spare time. Recognition is probablt most people wanted to see if they perform hardwork - say if you are working your hardwork is paid with an increase in your payslip. I have a friend in the office used to complain how she worked really hard and never got a promotion. I told her, it will pay off sooner or later. I told her, I for one by citing an e.g, have been working hard and all my hardworks had only been fruitful after 3-4 years with a double increment in payslip and promotion (with a one and a half years arrears added into my salary!). Hardwork does pay off, just a matter of time, really!
Now with regards to the activities that I do outside my office hour. In what way would that pay off. Is it really paying off? Would anybody recognise you and in what sense would one recognises your contribution? Would your hardwork make you a public figure, glamourously? Would that make you the centre of attention? Would that increase in your calls and smses in your mobile phone? Would you be having more friends or vice versa, or would that at the same time create and invite more enemy? Would people say thank you to you, or would that be so important? What would be the limit or boundary of your hardwork? - probably the most important to think of. Out of all these, the main question is, would you really need to be recognised for your contribution if such volunteerily work you are doing is meant to satisfy your passion and dedication, and the needs as part of your life fulfillment.
I remember a few incidents that has taken place a few months ago. In fact in my previous entries I mentioned that I enjoy having many friends around me. Not that I need them to enable me to live on but the enjoyment of sharing, laughing and spending times together at every possible time and space. To tell you the truth I almost lose a friend simply because I have so much hardwork spent on many events and tasks that cause me to spend little time with them. This bring me back to my earlier question in the previous paragraph. Would hardwork pays off? When would I consider that it is time to rest and possible settle down. I also have a friend who ask me a serious question, when would you rest from all your activities and think that time has come for me to get married, settle down, have kids and family? I can't answer to him, I just said I am not ready yet. He asked again, when would you be ready? I answered again, I don't know, but I hope and WISH that one day my brain, mind and body would send me a signal that I will shout out LOUD from my lung that I am ready to get married!, have a twin boys and a girl, and lead a happy and prosperous family. I still wishing!!
With a couple of incidents that take place in the last couple of week, I managed to wake up momentarily to ask myself that it is time to reflect, to reflect all my activities especially those not related to my work, those activities that I do which I thought I could have contributed and benefited to humanity in general and to societies/communities (friends, clubs, NGOs, dancing, choreographing, modelling, etc.) in particular. Of course I did it all simply because I enjoy doing it, I love doing it, there are my passion, hobbies, and and a way of life. But to what limit, I can't seem to foresee the line where I should stop or when I should rest. Above all, I am just an ordinary person having a big heart, unknowingly what lies ahead of us.
As usual, I dig into my collection of motivational essay, quotes and jokes, and stumbled on those below which I share to all of you. Happy Thursday people and luv ya ols.
The Important Things in Life
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson,or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be - a roommate, a neighbor, a professor, a friend, a lover, or even a complete stranger - but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way.
Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful,and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are sometimes the most important ones.
If someone loves you, give love back to them in whatever way you can,not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.
If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before,and listen to what they have to say.
Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.
You can make anything you wish of your life. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets. And if you love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
Quotes
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while leave footprints on our heart and we never, ever the same - Tanya Cuva
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else - Ralp Waldo Emerson
Things don't change. You change your way of looking, that's all - Carlos Castaneda
To every disadvantage there is a correspondng advantage - W. Clement Stone
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them - Antoine de Saint Exupery
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while leave footprints on our heart and we never, ever the same - Tanya Cuva
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else - Ralp Waldo Emerson
Things don't change. You change your way of looking, that's all - Carlos Castaneda
To every disadvantage there is a correspondng advantage - W. Clement Stone
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them - Antoine de Saint Exupery
Guillibility At Its Height
A husband takes his wife to play her first game of golf. Of course, the wife promptly hacked her first shot right through the window of the biggest house adjacent to the course. The husband cringed, "I warned you to be careful! Now we'll have to go up there, find the owner,apologize and see how much your lousy drive is going to cost us." So the couple walked up to the house and knocked on the door.
A warm voice said, "Come on in." When they opened the door they saw the damage that was done: glass Was all over the place, and a broken antique bottle was lying on its side near the broken window. A man reclining on the couch asked, "Are you the people that broke my window?"
"Uh...yeah, sir. We're sure sorry about that," the husband replied.
"Oh, no apology is necessary. Actually I want to thank you. You see, I'm a genie, and I've been trapped in that bo ttle for a thousand years. Now that you've released me, I'm allowed to grant three wishes. I'll give you each one wish, but if you don't mind, I'll keep the last one for myself."
"Wow, that's great!" the husband said. He pondered a moment and blurted out, "I'd like a million dollars a year for the rest of my life."
"No problem," said the genie. "You've got it, it's the least I can do. And I'll guarantee you a long, healthy life!"
"And now you, young lady, what do you want?" the genie asked. "I'd like to own a gorgeous home complete with servants in every country in the world," she said.
"Consider it done," the genie said. "And your homes will always be safe from fire, burglary and natural disasters!"
"And now," the couple asked in unison, "what's your wish, genie?"
"Well, since I've been trapped in that bottle and haven't been with a woman in more than a thousand years, my wish is to sleep with your wife."
The husband looked at his wife and said, "Gee, honey,you know we both now have a fortune, and all those houses. What do you think?"
She mulled it over for a few moments and said, "You know, you're right. Considering our good fortune, I guess I wouldn't mind, but what about you, honey?"
"You know I love you sweetheart," said the husband. "I'd do the same for you!"
So the genie and the woman went upstairs where they spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying each other. The genie was insatiable. After about three hours of non-stop fun, the genie rolled over and looked directly into her eyes and asked, "How old are you and your husband?"
"Why, we're both 35," she responded breathlessly.
"Really?! Thirty-five years old and both of you still believe in genies?
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