Yes, David and I ended up staying at home for most of the whole weekend. We watched 24, yet again, like it's routine - but a very nice routine to do on a lazy, no-homework day. We were watching the 5th season, while devouring on chocolate-covered fruits using this fondue set I got as a Christmas gift, and munching on baby carrots with hummus like it's french fries. Great combo.
Speaking of 24, I never imagined a series could be that intense! I am so hooked that it had already caused me Jack Bauer nightmares! Sometimes, when it's too much blood to handle already, we slow down with some The Office. I love Steve Carrell so much (from the 40 Year Old Virgin) that Rick Gervais (of the British version) can never be up to par! That show reminds me of being back at work again. I've seen characters in real life like those in the show, and it is hilarious as hell. I am in love with it -- finally, I can move on from that SATC stage I took on for a couple of years.
***
I didn't have time to blog about the recent tragic stampede back in Manila, but as soon as I heard about it (just a few hours after it happened), I went online and read more about it in the news. It is horrible. Words failed me.
I received a forwarded email about the incident, and reading it made me feel sorry for my fellowmen back home - at the same time, feeling blessed that none of my loved ones were there. If you have time, this is a very good read you can ponder on when you feel like you don't have enough blessings on earth.
I didn't have time to blog about the recent tragic stampede back in Manila, but as soon as I heard about it (just a few hours after it happened), I went online and read more about it in the news. It is horrible. Words failed me.
I received a forwarded email about the incident, and reading it made me feel sorry for my fellowmen back home - at the same time, feeling blessed that none of my loved ones were there. If you have time, this is a very good read you can ponder on when you feel like you don't have enough blessings on earth.
***
Sometime between now and a couple of weeks ago, I learned to accept that people have different measures of success and levels of contentment. Some people are happy and content if and only if they are in investment banking, earning 6 digits a year. Some are fulfilled when they sell enough moisturizing creams to snobby customers. Some just see themselves waiting tables for the rest of their lives. And no matter what kind of "push" or "pull" you do to them, thinking that they can do "so much better", you will get nothing but resistance.
This thought made me remember my Theology class back in college. There was a lesson that tackled Marriage and Relationships, and that a relationship between two people with, let's just say "different goals or aspirations", can never work. For example, let us pair a farmer and a socialite. Although there is dignity in being a farmer, a high-society mogul may not understand this, coming from two different backgrounds. The socialite might resent the farmer if she is not treated like a princess, and the farmer will get very frustrated by her expensive lifestyle. This is of course a very extreme case, but you get the point.
Each person sets his own standards, mostly driven by the people and environment he had grown up to. And if those standards are not met, he thinks he is not getting his money/time/heart/mind/body's worth and eventually breaks away... to look elsewhere for something to fulfill his expectations, whether it's more or less than what he had had.
Sometime between now and a couple of weeks ago, I learned to accept that people have different measures of success and levels of contentment. Some people are happy and content if and only if they are in investment banking, earning 6 digits a year. Some are fulfilled when they sell enough moisturizing creams to snobby customers. Some just see themselves waiting tables for the rest of their lives. And no matter what kind of "push" or "pull" you do to them, thinking that they can do "so much better", you will get nothing but resistance.
This thought made me remember my Theology class back in college. There was a lesson that tackled Marriage and Relationships, and that a relationship between two people with, let's just say "different goals or aspirations", can never work. For example, let us pair a farmer and a socialite. Although there is dignity in being a farmer, a high-society mogul may not understand this, coming from two different backgrounds. The socialite might resent the farmer if she is not treated like a princess, and the farmer will get very frustrated by her expensive lifestyle. This is of course a very extreme case, but you get the point.
Each person sets his own standards, mostly driven by the people and environment he had grown up to. And if those standards are not met, he thinks he is not getting his money/time/heart/mind/body's worth and eventually breaks away... to look elsewhere for something to fulfill his expectations, whether it's more or less than what he had had.
***
The weather is so cold and depressing now, that I just calm myself with that Kokomo song by the Beach Boys. Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take you... to Bermuda, Bahamas... Come on pretty Mama, Key Largo, Montego, Jamaica! That's where we wanna go... way down to Kokomo! Those wonderful islands I will visit not too long from now :-)
1 comment:
hmmm yes i agree with the point on individual standards.. what set this thought off dear?
Post a Comment