“When you give other a chance, you are in fact giving one to yourself!”
Just got back from watching a locally produced Chinese movie known as “Ice Kacang Puppy Love”, it is indeed a rare deed in every sense (from it being a Malaysian flavoured Chinese Movie to obeying my spontaneous urge to watch a movie). The result: I am touched by the quality all around. Way to go, Malaysia! We have IT in us. This is a common effort, market dynamic of supply and demand. You made it and we will pay and watch it! I am proud to say that this is the second locally produced Chinese movie that I have watched this year. I had enough of the naysayer’s Malaysia is a small and the ever saturated mono language market. Well, live with it and work within the resources! After all, there are many ways to skin a cat, isn’t it?
On the same note, I am only too proud to elevate 4 of our very own to join me as Partners in my firm recently. They are still junior but collectively formidable. This is part of our organic growth with dosage of responsibilities to be passed through. Communication is now better and I am reminded in the many sessions of sharing that I cannot do it all by myself and it does not make sense. I have a list of things that I have started but yet to be completed and upon careful review again, I realised that a lot of it I don’t really have to do it all by myself formally or informally. You need partners in every sense; you need leverage! Take a step back from time to time and never close a door. You will be amazed with the results!
I was given a chance to be a Partner very early in my career and have been very grateful for it. I am only living to what I have been preaching to my team, it is therefore my turn to give the very first moment that I was presented an opportunity. It is a learning experience for all, for sure.
Give Life a Chance!
I am overwhelmed with many definitive life events lately in the Family. Starting with my brother’s wedding and the three funerals that follow, I am well-reminded of the fact that I am a human, a husband, a brother, a son, a grandson or in any name of the bigger family – a community that you are born into or married into that you are thought to love unconditionally! These events sing to the tune of “feelings” with many ups and downs in the switch of the moment while dancing along with human nature. Some issues are only “big” when you get too close to it; step back and you will be fine. Here is a new rendition of a classic YSL quote “Emotion is temporary; Love is foever!”
One single enlightenment from all these is that you can never control how long your life is but you can always determine how WIDE it can be! Honour your love one when they are alive, you can never discount sudden health condition or accident to anyone including yourself. In doing this, you might be lost from time to time but make the WHY bigger and you should be fine again. We all love other in the way that we know best, it is the differences that create the tension. Step in the shoe of the recipient for the moment and the blink will come to you naturally.
On the different side of the same coin, let’s also examine what are the things that you have always said “NO” to in the past, let’s re-examine why? Saying YES now is never too late; you are just allowing your life to be WIDER than it was.
Well, when you give a chance; there is no regret. At least, you have stories to tell when you are old.
By the way, if no one else have told you this before, here is a good news for you – OLD is relative!
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