Saturday, May 14, 2005
Feelings..
Sharing a story that my lil' sista, Maria shared with us.
A Kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child puts in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.
A Kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child puts in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.
So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes, some 3, while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for one week.
The days passed by and the children complained about the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier loads. After one week, the children were relieved because the Potato Game finally ended.
The teacher asked : "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for one week?"
The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said : "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what it's like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?"
Moral of the story : Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry the burden for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take! Love others even if you dont like them. True love is not loving a perfect person but loving an imperfect person perfectly.
Lastly, it is ok to Love someone even if it will not lead to marriage.
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OK, the Floaters received (to me) quite a good offer from our Employer. Sincerely, this is better than what the previous batch got. As my analogy goes, I got a "fasakh" from my Employer but the others got a "talak". Me and Mrs Manager were mentally prepared since we made the request for the 'Separation Pacakage', a month ago. The rest were quite stumped. Especially the guys who felt that they were getting a raw deal. Anyway, Me and Mrs Manager were elated since we were also given an ex-gratia and bonus thrown in.
Rungutan of "sikit nah", and "ex-gratia pon sikit". From the guys, "rugi lah 6 kali lagi Buy-Back". Astaghfirullah halazim.. I really pity them. Sepatutnya mereka bersyukur, Sang Employer even consider giving them this chance of a Lifetime. Others yang tak di offer, were eye-ing and drooling over the offerings.
Entah lah dunia/manusia. I am thankful (Alhamdulillah) to Allah for whatever He puts across my path. I guess I have been through worse, that is why I can only sympathise those who actually believe that they cannot live on a smaller income. Always look on others worse off than you to appreciate what you have, I believe. Trim off the fat. Live a spartan Life. Others can live on less, I dont see why I cant.
Yes, I know my kids are big already. But until I leave this world, I am still accountable for them. I would not let them suffer, just so that I can live a comfortable life, unlike others know. But that is for them to answer in the Hereafter (Akhirat).
So with that, I have decided to leave 'working life' effective July. Please dont ask what I want to do next. I really appreciate your concern but I plan to live a simple life, NOT doing anything. Well, at least for the time being. Next year is a different cup of coffee.
Moral of the story : Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry the burden for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take! Love others even if you dont like them. True love is not loving a perfect person but loving an imperfect person perfectly.
Lastly, it is ok to Love someone even if it will not lead to marriage.
~~~
OK, the Floaters received (to me) quite a good offer from our Employer. Sincerely, this is better than what the previous batch got. As my analogy goes, I got a "fasakh" from my Employer but the others got a "talak". Me and Mrs Manager were mentally prepared since we made the request for the 'Separation Pacakage', a month ago. The rest were quite stumped. Especially the guys who felt that they were getting a raw deal. Anyway, Me and Mrs Manager were elated since we were also given an ex-gratia and bonus thrown in.
Rungutan of "sikit nah", and "ex-gratia pon sikit". From the guys, "rugi lah 6 kali lagi Buy-Back". Astaghfirullah halazim.. I really pity them. Sepatutnya mereka bersyukur, Sang Employer even consider giving them this chance of a Lifetime. Others yang tak di offer, were eye-ing and drooling over the offerings.
Entah lah dunia/manusia. I am thankful (Alhamdulillah) to Allah for whatever He puts across my path. I guess I have been through worse, that is why I can only sympathise those who actually believe that they cannot live on a smaller income. Always look on others worse off than you to appreciate what you have, I believe. Trim off the fat. Live a spartan Life. Others can live on less, I dont see why I cant.
Yes, I know my kids are big already. But until I leave this world, I am still accountable for them. I would not let them suffer, just so that I can live a comfortable life, unlike others know. But that is for them to answer in the Hereafter (Akhirat).
So with that, I have decided to leave 'working life' effective July. Please dont ask what I want to do next. I really appreciate your concern but I plan to live a simple life, NOT doing anything. Well, at least for the time being. Next year is a different cup of coffee.
irenewynn went on a journey at 11:00 am
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| hazila May 17, 2005 03:22 PM PDT  Hi Kak Wynn, Agree wif u, sentiasa bersyukur! Whatever it is, good luck and be happy!! | ||
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| JoeBangla May 16, 2005 08:10 AM PDT so, what do you want to do next? :-) | ||
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| Name May 16, 2005 02:35 AM PDT just curious, what the floaters mean ? | ||
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| Mior Azmi May 16, 2005 02:13 AM PDT Assalamualaikum kak Wyn I hope all of the best of luck for future undertakings. My co. ader gak buat VSS but I don't dare to take it up...... coz I've seen my bro "sengsara" after got retrenched, i got really scared even tho (I think) my co just want to kick my ass out for good. :( sorry for that word.... | ||
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