by Honman Chan
A man fell off from a cliff after being chased by a tiger. Fortunately, in the midst of falling down, he caught hold of a bunch of buttress roots hanging down from somewhere on the cliff edge. He looked up and saw that tiger still at the cliff top, staring at him. When he looked down to the bottom, he saw another tiger waiting to devour him should he fell. Before he could begin to think of what to do next, he saw the worse! Two rats, coming from nowhere, were nibbling at their fastest speed the remaining roots of the buttress that were supporting him in the air. The man felt despaired. ‘I am doomed!’ he thought to himself. Just then, he suddenly caught sight of some wild berries growing nearby within his reach. He plucked some of the berries, stuffed in his mouth and chewed on them as he said to himself, ‘How sweet!’
How silly is the man. The time for him to pluck and finish eating the berries might just be the time sufficient for him to get out of the situation and saved his life. But think again! Although he was in a crisis, he did not let go of the opportunity to taste the wild berries that came his way. When in a crisis like the man, would you be brave enough to take leave from the extreme critical situation for a while to receive and enjoy every good thing that come along your way? Life is short. Live it to the fullest.
Life is like a cheque signed with a huge sum of money. Love it but do not be a spendthrift or a miser. Why spend it extravagantly only to find yourself empty-handed at the end and why keep the money in a secret place only to find your cheque turn into a piece of waste paper at the end? Make full use of it! Every minute, every second, right now! The numerous steps of meaningful ‘right now’ that you have lived will lead you to the road of success!
A man fell off from a cliff after being chased by a tiger. Fortunately, in the midst of falling down, he caught hold of a bunch of buttress roots hanging down from somewhere on the cliff edge. He looked up and saw that tiger still at the cliff top, staring at him. When he looked down to the bottom, he saw another tiger waiting to devour him should he fell. Before he could begin to think of what to do next, he saw the worse! Two rats, coming from nowhere, were nibbling at their fastest speed the remaining roots of the buttress that were supporting him in the air. The man felt despaired. ‘I am doomed!’ he thought to himself. Just then, he suddenly caught sight of some wild berries growing nearby within his reach. He plucked some of the berries, stuffed in his mouth and chewed on them as he said to himself, ‘How sweet!’
How silly is the man. The time for him to pluck and finish eating the berries might just be the time sufficient for him to get out of the situation and saved his life. But think again! Although he was in a crisis, he did not let go of the opportunity to taste the wild berries that came his way. When in a crisis like the man, would you be brave enough to take leave from the extreme critical situation for a while to receive and enjoy every good thing that come along your way? Life is short. Live it to the fullest.
Life is like a cheque signed with a huge sum of money. Love it but do not be a spendthrift or a miser. Why spend it extravagantly only to find yourself empty-handed at the end and why keep the money in a secret place only to find your cheque turn into a piece of waste paper at the end? Make full use of it! Every minute, every second, right now! The numerous steps of meaningful ‘right now’ that you have lived will lead you to the road of success!
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