His story – History. Why.

Elton John’s – You Can Make History (Young Again)
I can feel the time closing in
I can feel the years crawling through my skin
And if I doubt myself I can count on the rain
To cover the tears of this aging game

But I can count on you to play your part
I don’t miss a beat of your animal heart
And when you push from behind I know I can
Cover a mountain with the palm of my hand

And oh babe, you can make history young again
You could rewrite, you could decide
The things that should or shouldn’t have been
You could look at me in the scheme of things
Oh babe, you could make history young again

I can watch the weeks sweeping by
I can recollect the hearts hanging out to dry
When the world shuts down I can touch my fears
I can hear lost youth ringing in my ears

But I lost nothing when I gained you
You just blew me away with yesterdays news
When you run your fingers down my spine
It’s like throwing a switch on the hands of time

Ancient minds, ancient lives
Got a way of coming around
If I knew then what I know now
I’d make it back to you somehow

A Rainy Thursday

I know this Christmas is different

Because I never expected it to be like this

First of all to be in Singapore

And best of all to have passed my driving!

Is not a white christmas,

But still a very wet christmas

At least today vouched for this

Yet nothing today was missed

Swan Lake was splendidly graceful

And with God’s grace and glory

I entrust my life to Him.

Half marathon I ran, but my thoughts ran the Full.

Morn at 4am,

I wake up to a call.

Time for the marathon

which was to start at dawn.

This year feels different

Perhaps from the surge of physical exhaustion

Plus a tinge of depression

Yet also a surprising jolt of pleasantness,

From yesterday and the past few Saturdays.

Or was it a mix of these

Plus a bit of confusion

Uncertain of things that had happened.

Of the future, the past and the present.

My legs carried me forward,

Even though they were really aching

While thoughts were also running

In the deepest sanctuary of my mind.

But motivation I did gain

At least to complete the race

The rest of it I retain

For the rest of the days ahead.

There is a longing – Anne Quigley

There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,

for you to reveal yourself to us.

There is a longing in our hearts for love

we only find in you, our God.

For Justice, for freedom, for mercy: hear our prayer.

In sorrow, in grief: be near, hear our prayer, O God.

For wisdom, for courage, for comfort: hear our prayer.

In weakness, in fear: be near, hear our prayer, O God.

For healing, for wholeness, for new life: hear our prayer.

In sickness, in death: be near, hear our prayer, O God.

Lord save us, take pity, light in our darkness.

We call you, we wait: be near, hear our prayer, O God.

Holy darkness – Dan Schutte

Holy Darkness, blessed night,

heaven’s answer hidden from our sight.

As we await you, O God of silence,

we embrace your holy night.

As the watchman waits for morning,

and the bride awaits her groom,

so we wait to hear your footsteps

as we rest beneath your moon.

Retracting or escaping?

Everyone has bad times. But why must we sacrifice the good times for the bad times? Worth pondering…. at least for tonight.

Who should I believe?

When faith is on the wane, doubt sets in. Which convinces me more, faith or doubt?

乌云自己遮住了太阳，但却怨天气不明朗

今天，又偶然 取得了不少人生之道- 受益之（于丹心语）。 我就把让我深思的心得亲笔写下：

一个人的内心的在乎，与不在乎，内心的坦然与淡定，是能让他化解生命中很多很多的遗憾 与不满。这也就是不要把现实中的很多的阴影，看得过重，不要自己认同在阴影之下， 很多时候是我们自己遮住了阳光。我们太在乎得与失，有的或没有，完美的与不完美，高尚的与低俗的。 其实，生命谁能没遗憾，但如能用一种内心的富裕和饱满，能够用一种内心积极的力量，去弥补这些遗憾与不满，就是达到如仁者无忧，智者不惑，勇者不惧的这个境界。如果当所有这些忧愤， 迷惑和畏惧，压在眼前时，我们能让自己变得更加宽厚，仁大，变得更加智慧，聪颖，变得更加勇敢无畏，那么处在的一切，不也就没有了吗？所以做一个勇敢的人，就是用生命的力量去化解那些遗憾， 不要借助处在物质的得与失， 让自己拥有一份浅薄的骄傲。 心灵的力量是无穷的，在面对这个复杂多变的社会环境，面对各种不同的人，我们往往觉得无力应对，其实只要我们自己有一颗从容镇静的内心，有一种心灵的勇敢，我们就能变得坚强，就可现出勇敢。个人的力量，不能改变社会，但我们能凭借我们勇敢的心灵去改变心情，太度与人生观 。 这也许就是赢得了美好 生活的手段和智慧。

A Game for Fools?

Is this sane at all?

BREAK UP TO MAKE UP – The Stylistics

Tell me what’s wrong with you now ,

tell me why I Never seem to make you happy

though heaven knows I try

What does it take to please you?

Tell me just how I can satisfy you woman, you’re drivin’ me wild

(Chorus)

Break up to make up, that’s all we do

First you love me then you hate me, that’s a game for fools.

Break up to make up that’s all we do,

First you love me then you hate me, that’s a game for fools.

 

When I come home from workin’, you’re on the phone

Talkin’ about how bad I treat you, now tell me I’m wrong

You say it’s me who argues, I’ll say it’s you

We have got to get together or baby, we’re through.

(Chorus)

Break up to make up, that’s all we do

First you love me then you hate me, that’s a game for fools.

Break up to make up, that’s all we do

Yeah, first you love me then you hate me, that’s a game for fools.

(instrumental break)

Break up to make up, that’s all we do

Yeah, first you love me then you hate me, that’s a game for fools.

Break up to make up, that’s all we do,

First you love me then you hate me, that’s a game for fools.

“钝感力”是东方的“智商”和“请商”？

今天，偶然看到一篇文章，说了培养“钝感力”，也就是（insensitivity）。我是不是也应该对人与事产生些 钝感力 呢？文章解释了“钝感力”是和敏感、敏锐、敏捷对反的一种精神和力量。也和激进，张扬，刚硬等性格特征及处事态度完全不一样，它是“退一步海阔天空”的人生境界。但它也是努力去保持藏而不露的智慧和品德。古人常说：“身不由己”，在一个个迎面而来的巨大潮流下，作为单一的薄弱个体，往往只能随波逐流而失自主权。我很遗憾身边就有几位朋友就是跟着这复杂的年代而失去主观思想。也许如果培养一定的钝感力， 可帮助求得自身内心的平衡。而我呢，对事我能产生“钝感力”，但对人就往往不能。其实，换句话说，做人事 事都该找出平衡，而不是采取极端手段处理事务。现在的我，需要学会从容面对生活中的任何挫折和伤痛，坚定地 朝着自己的方向前进。 而现在的他，应寻找回自己，而不是随波逐流。