Dream...

I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?" --- Zhuangzi (389-286 BC)

On every morning, do we wake up FROM dream or we wake up TO dream ?;

On every night, we sleep to dream or we sleep to stop our dream…;

Then, when we can’t fall to sleep, is it we afraid to have dream or because we didn’t had dream that we want ?

Thoughts...

***There is a Chinese saying, “One's appearance is a reflection of one's mind.” Because our speech and action are based on our thoughts. A famous Chinese poet and writer Su Dong Po loved to argue with a zen master Fo Yin. Unfortunately he always lost his debate. One day, Su Dong Po visited Master Fo Yin again. He asked Master Fo Yin, “what do I look like to you?” Master Fo Yin smiled and answered immediately, “You look like a Buddha, Mr Su.” Su Tong Po was very happy. Master Fo Yin then asked, “ What do I look like to you?” Looking at his yellow robe and cross-leg sitting posture, Su Tong Po answered, “you look like cow-dung.” Master Fo Yin was not angry, instead he smiled. Su Tong Po was very happy and sang his way home. His sister asked him why he was so happy, he said, “ This time I won the debate with Master Fo Yin.” “Why?” “Fo Yin said I looked like a Buddha and I said he looked like cow-dung. Of course, a Buddha is much superior to cow-dung. Therefore I won.” “No, this time you are not only losing but have lost badly.” “Why?” “ Fo Yin has Buddha in his mind, thus, everything in his eyes is Buddha. But you only have cow- dung in your thoughts that is why you see everything cow-dung.” We better look after our thoughts.
^Nobleman always look others as noble. ^

What is love? What is marriage?

There was a student in her university life & thinking about what is love… So one day, she goes to ask to her lecturer… “Professor, what is love?” The professor think for a moment as tell to the student, “In front of this office have a strawberry farm. You go there get me a largest strawberry. But with one condition, every field you passed you cannot return again…” Then the student just goes to the strawberry farm to get the largest strawberry.

Two hours later, the student returns with a strawberry. “Professor, here the strawberry you ask me to get…” said the student. Then the professor takes a look on the strawberry & asks that student. “Suppose there will be have a lot of strawberry bigger than this. But why you get this medium size strawberry for me?”

Then the student answer, “actually I really saw many strawberry which bigger than this. But every time I saw it, I was thinking maybe I can get a bigger strawberry later. Without realize, I already near the end of the farm. So, I just get this medium size strawberry back.”

Then the professor just smile to this student & say, “THIS IS LOVE”

One week later, the same student comes to look for the professor again and ask, “Professor, what is marriage?” Now the professor not thinks much & tells to the student, “Same like last week. You go to the strawberry field & get me a largest strawberry. And also, every field you passed you cannot return again.” So, this student again goes to the farm & gets the largest strawberry for the professor.

Half hour later, the student returns with a strawberry & this time the strawberry she brings back is bigger than the strawberry she chooses on last week. The professor again take a look on this strawberry & say, “even this strawberry is bigger than the strawberry you bring back last week, but it still is a medium size strawberry. Suppose in the farm will have strawberry that bigger than this. Then why this time you didn’t bring back strawberry that bigger than this?” The student then answer again, “I feel this strawberry is bigger than the one I bring back last week & I am worry that I can’t find any strawberry that bigger than this after I missed this.”

The professor smile again & say to this student, “THIS IS MARRIAGE”

 In life, we sometime choose someone too early & we meet someone too late… is this joke from Him or just a mistake of affinity system…

We can’t follow everyone decision

 There was a man stay out of the town & he has a donkey. One day, he plans to go town center to buy something. So, he rides his donkey to town. When on the way, he passes by few old folks. He heard that they talking to each others & pointed on his donkey…. “see, this donkey is so pity, the weather is so hot & it still need to ride by it owner…” after heard this, this man get down from the donkey & walk with his donkey…

After an hour, the man & his donkey passed by few ladies. Those ladies were talking & tell this man, “your donkey look so tired. Why you still want it to walk with you?” After think a while, this man is now carrying the donkey & continue his walk.

Now, this man had reached the town. There were some children playing at the entrance of town. Those children all look at this man & laughing at him. Then the man was curious & asking those children, “what wrong with me? Why you all laughing at me?” Then one of the children comes to tell this guy, “Why are you so stupid? You got a donkey & didn’t ride it. But you carry it.”

We can’t follow everyone decision & make everyone happy. We only can follow the natural of this world & do whatever we feel we should. The correct thing that even children knew, but this man didn't realize it. But the most important is this man knows his mistake & don’t repeat it again. After this, the next he need is just a second chance. A second chance to proof that he already correct his mistake.

What if we wake up on year 2036?

What if today you wake up & realize you had sleep for 25years?

Everything seems just like it was before you fall asleep on last night... But the only different is you wake up on year 2036… One night sleep that bring you 25years later…

What the 1^st thing you going to do when you wake up? And how many season of festival you had missed? And who will be the 1^st person you going to think or miss….? It is your parents, is it your lover, is it your spouse, is it your children or is it him or her……..?

But if today, you are not sleeping, but pass this 25years time just like every other human being… Will this morning you still miss everything you just like you had slept for 25years? Will your heart still same as 25years ago?

In Diamond Sutra had mentioned, “…..past thought cannot be got at, present thought cannot be got at, future thought cannot be got at……” Thought of present already been past, thought of future already been present… So, how long of future do we still have? And how many year of time we still left? And what kind of thought you hope to be got at?

“Über-Morlock: We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories... And those that carry us forward, are dreams.’’ Quote form The Time Machine

Final words

HOW DO PEOPLE choose their final words? Do they realize their gravity? Are they fated to be wise?"
... If now, you were in the flight going home, suddenly, the flights you take are making an announcement that the flight is now facing turbulence.... Fifteen minutes later, air stewardess giving you some blank paper & a ball pen.... Asking you to write your final words...
WHAT WILL YOU WRITE? WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO WRITE FOR?
Would it for your spouse? Would it for your children? Would it for your lover? Would it for your enemy? Or for someone you let down before? OR ……....