Sunday, May 30, 2010

Chiling is chilling

a map showing the route



first crossing... a suspension bridge


shallow river... 

slippery boulders ... 



chilling Chiling ...



rapid waters ...


breathtaking view ...
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MAN down !
Missiong : ABorted

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

不要错放了幸福温暖的手

This article manages to catch Ongzi’s attention, spend time reading and pondering upon, and decided to ‘steal’ for his own blog.
Guilty for ‘Copy & Paste’.


往往许多人在抉择伴侣时,容易东想西想,不知所措,就是因为害怕一时做错决定,看错人,造成终生的遗憾。

诺贝尔文学奖得主萧伯纳说:"此时此刻在地球上,约有两万个人适合当你的人生伴侣,就看你先遇到哪一个,如果在第二个理想伴侣出现之前,你已经跟前一个人发展出相知相惜、互相信赖的深层关系,那后者就会变成你的好朋友,但是若你跟前一个人没有培养出深层关系,感情就容易动摇、变心,直到你与这些理想伴侣候选人的其中一位拥有稳固的深情,才是幸福的开始,漂泊的结束。

爱上一个人不需要靠努力,只需要靠"际遇",是上天的安排,但是"持续地爱一个人"就要靠"努力",在爱情的经营中,顺畅运转的要素就是沟通、体谅、包容与自制 (面临诱惑有所自制)。有许多人总是被"际遇"所迷惑与苦恼,意念不停、欲念不断、争逐不散,而忘了培养经营感情的能力才是幸福的关键。

所以不要去追问到底谁才是我的Mr./ Ms. Right,而是该问说在眼前的伴侣关系中,我能努力到什么程度、成长到什么程度,若没有培养出经营幸福的能力,就算真的Mr.Right出现在你身边,幸福依然会错过的,而活在犹疑与遗憾当中,这不就是许多"爱情虚无症"的遭遇与心态吗?

若你此刻已有一位长久相伴的伴侣,不要再随便三心二意地犹疑了,我们往往不易察觉感情中的一个陷阱,就是"近亲生慢侮",也就是经济学中的铁律"边际效益递减法则",跟你在一起越久的人,就越容易麻木与忽视,而新鲜的"际遇"总是那么动人可爱。

在感情对待中,难免有摩擦与无心的伤害,而且论得罪自己的次数累加起来最多的人,当然是跟我们在一起最久、最亲近的人。而新欢呢,又还没开始有得罪你的机会,再加上他的刻意讨好,所以新欢怎么看怎么可爱,旧爱怎么看怎么讨厌。但别忘了,新欢身上总是有不确定的未知数,旧爱身上就是有难得的熟悉感、确定感、信赖感。千万不要随便在偶然的"际遇"中迷失了自己,错放了幸福温暖的手。

所以萧伯纳的话,是要提醒情人不要太钻牛角尖于寻觅那唯一,应该把精神用在学会经营幸福的能力上,同时也提醒我们"弱水三千只取一瓢饮"若有幸遇到了难得的伴侣,就不要再三心二意了,因为我们永远不知道一生何时会遇到两万个其中的几个,所以要知福惜福、活在当下。

Monday, May 17, 2010

The Gardener #57




I plucked your flower, O world !

I pressed it to my heart and the thorn pricked.
When the day waned and it darkened,

I found that the flower had faded,

but the pain remained.

More flowers will come to you with perfume and pride, O world !

But my time for flower-gathering is over,

and through the dark night i have not my rose,

only the pain remains.






Rabindranath Tagore

Soilscapes

Indiscriminate land clearing brings serious environmental impact, especially to tropical landscape where rain is abundant and soil is fragile.



 




 Massive rainwater runoff on earth-road, resulting in formation of deep cracks, making access impossible for vehicles.

 



Beautiful formation on a cut slope…




An artwork of the nature, yet initiated by human's greed & ignorant.

A price Earth to pay ......for Man’s greed.


Eventually, the buck will pass back to Man…

The Gardener #52


Why did the lamp go out ?
I shaded it with my cloak to saveif from the wind,
that is why the lamp went out.
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Why did the flower fade?
I pressed it to my heart with anxious love,
that is why the flower faded.
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Why did the stream dry up?
I put a dam across it to have it for my use,
that is why the steam dried up.
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Why did the harp-string break?
I tried to force a note that was beyongits power,
that is why the harp-string is broken.



Rabindranath Tagore