Mustafa and Nasrudin

Mustafa and Nasrudin are good friends

while Nasrudin is a smart one , Mustafa is not wise. 

Mustafa wakes up early and complained to his friend

that his place is small and smelly,

and ask what to do as he has no money.

Nasrudin tells him not to worry

and to bring in the goat

and tie it in his room.

The next morning,

He goes to his friend and complains even more

that his room is smaller and even smellier

Nasrudin tells him to be patient and

bring in the ass.

The following morning

he comes and complains more

that now his room is smaller and dirtier

and even noisier as the ass and the goat fight all night.

Nasrudin tells him to bring in 

the horse and the problem is about to go away.

The next day,

Mustafa comes to his friend and says that

he can't stand it any more as he already has three sleepless nights

in a very small and crowded room.

Nasrudin then tells him to remove

the horse the ass and the goat. 

The next morning,

he looks fresh and feels happier than ever

to have his small less smelly but much cleaner and bigger space.

It is the same with our life.

We often appreciate the good things we have when we lose it.

What a shame?

So

any complaint today?

The first intention

Our original mind

is actually as pure as a child.

Look at any children ,

when we take away their things,

they will feel sad and cry

with no other feeling.

But as they grow older,

they will be taught to fight to get back what is theirs

or even take revenge.

Their emotions become more sophisticated and darker.

Then

they will learn to feel attached to the things they own

and people that they meet

and feel afraid to lose them all.

Originally,

We were meant to do good

when we come to this world

but when the time comes

and situation arises

we may have changed our mind

and did the wrong things

for example

we may want to apologise and make up

for the wrong things in the past

but we may change our mind

as he or she may not readily accept our apology

and then we get upset

and just forget the apology and move on with our life

and completely forget about the first intention.

So what is your first original intention?

Financial Crisis !!!!

We all may have heard about the Greek financial crisis

before that Hamburger crisis from the subprime crisis

and ways before that our Tom Yum Kung Crisis.

So what are the differences between those crises

and why should we care ?

Let's go back to 1997,

 Tom Yum Kung crisis

affected Thailand and Asia.

Hamburger crisis affected the whole world

and this time

the Greek crisis episode 2

so what are the Greek supposed to do ?

They may have to do what we (Thailand) did,

first they may have to be pulled out of Euro first

and depreciate the value of their own currency

and also sell some assets to their creditors

which are other Europe countries.

Increased tax rate will increase the ability to pay back

after the haircut ( reducing the amount they owe)

but it will cause

 uprising and protests in the country.

If not,

their people will suffer like

Thai people used to suffer

for example,

work harder , live less luxuriously and  with more discipline.

Every country has debts

 including 

America and Japan 

but the inability to pay back the debts 

 concerns the whole world

who are both creditors and debtors to at least one other countries.

In the end

everyone has to do something to help out from the mess

not just increasing the debt limit and print out more money 

we have to be more disclipined

and learn from this mess.

Or else it will happen again and again.

frustration

When we run across something that

is not going our way,

we will of course feel upset.

That can happen to anyone

anywhere

 any time.

But how do we get through that frustration?

Some suggest to follow the thought

and realise that you are upset

and in the end it will disappear.

Easier said than done,

but

if we see that

there is no point in feeling that upset

as those who suffer will be no one

but yourself

not the cause of your upsetness.

Then you will realise that

there is no use

as you will be the only one

who will be burnt in that fire of anger.

So why burning ourselves,

just let it go

calm ourselves down

and it will just end in that upset

and not the greater consequence.

หิริ โอตตัปปะ

หิริ โอตตัปปะ

เป็นคำพระที่คนสมัยนี้

น้อยคนนักจะรู้ความหมายของมัน

หิริโอตตัปปะ

แปลว่า

ความละอายต่อบาป และ ความเกรงกลัวต่อบาป

แต่ด้วยความที่ไม่มีใครพูดถึงมัน

เราก็เลยต้องมาพูดเรื่อง

โกงบ้านโกงเมือง

คอร์รัปชั่นกันใหม่

เพราะคนสมัยนี้

ลืมเรื่อง

บาปบุญคุณโทษ

กฏแห่งกรรม

และ

ผลของการทำบาป

คิดถึงกันแต่ชาตินี้

ผลประโยชน์ตรงหน้า

จนลืมนึกถึง

ผลกรรมที่ตามมาภายหลัง

ถึงเวลาแล้วหรือยัง

ที่เราต้องมาสอนคำๆนี้กันใหม่

ให้คนสมัยนี้รู้จัก

นอกเหนือจากคำสมัยใหม่

ไม่ว่าจะเป็น

เกรียน สก๊อย แว้นท์ แบ๊ว  ฯลฯ

Funeral

Have you ever been to the funeral?

Why do we go there?

What were the monks praying?


Some may say that

we went there to pay respect for the dead

and listened to

the monk praying to make the soul

go to the resting place.


But in reality,

we went to the funeral

to pay our condolescence for the family of the dead

and at the same time

listen to the monks

teaching us to learn from the dead


that nobody

can escape death

no matter who you are

how successful and important you may be

the end will be equal.

Also

No matter what we have achieved

or gained or met in life

we can never take anything with us

as you can see

the hand of the dead will open out

and will no longer

be able to hold anything

not even one coin!!!


In the end

we get to learn

to be more careful about life

and live a good life

while we still can

also

to do whatever we can for our loved ones

and others.


So that

when the time comes

we will be able to say

that we don't have any unfinished business.


 

Do not take things for granted

We often assume that things will always be the same

the loved one will love us forever,

our income will be increasing all the time,

our job is very secured,

the person who guides us will be there for us as always.

Then one day the lightning struck,

we felt disappointed

down and out

as things are never the same.

We suffered  a loss or sadness

because we have lost the things we used to have

or see or be with.

That happened because

we held on to the idea that everything will not change

this and that will be ours forever

these and those will be with us and never part

so

we have to realise that

nothing is really ours from the start

and one day we will leave those things behind

no matter dead or alive.

Just enjoy the moment

while we still can with what we have now

and life will be happier.

Regret , No regret ??

We all have done bad things sometimes in the past

as nobody is perfect

so we all make mistakes.

But if asked if you are regret with anything we had done

the good answer would be

no

not yes

because

whatever happened

and whatever we decided to do at the time

has made us who we are today

and the wiser one indeed.

So instead of feeling for ourselves

and thinking about what if all the time?

It would be better

if we just look forward

and do the better things

for the better tomorrow

not the better past.

rhythm of life

We all have to learn the rhythm of our life,

we don't have to be hard on everything all the time.

Sometimes we have to learn to relax

but at the same time

being too chilled is not good.

So when the traffic is heavy,

you can't drive fast and go through all the traffic, right?

That is the same with life,

sometimes we have to learn to go slow

sometimes we have to step up to take advantage of life.

Life is like the music

it has slow and fast beats

so sometimes we have to go slow on life

try to clear your head and

enjoy life

while working ,

we dedicate ourselves to do our best

so when relaxing

we should relax as well as we can.

As many saying goes

Work hard but play harder.

Learn to fail

There are so many books about failure

and the lesson from failures

more than ever nowadays.

But why would any want to fail then,

we all want to succeed and dread failure

so why bother about failure?

Many great men have failed and learnt from those failures

that made them successful.

We remember them because they made a comeback

and how they got through all those obstacles

including surviving the hard times.

That is what make them great.

So failure is just a lesson that teaches us

to be stronger and wiser in what we do

and also test our determination

before we reach the destination.

Nobody says it is going to be easy

so do we still want to go on or give up?

Then, after we learn to fail

we have to learn to get up

and keep walking.

IF we don't learn how to fail

it could mean that we fail to learn.

Smart investment

If the inflation is eating all our money

then where should we invest

and what should we invest in ??

That could be question in many people's mind.

Stock , gold , bonds , saving , assets , sme , etc.

These are alternatives that we can choose ,

but the best thing that some may overlook

is

yourself.

Whatever you want to be investing or do

you first need to study the strategy

and plan the move you want to do.

So the first thing

you should be doing before investing

is giving good education

of what you are about to do.

Then you should be better prepared

for what is coming.

Also,

if you invest in yourself,

there is no way you can lose,

as

you will gain

at least

one thing

and that is called

life experience.

Money Management

It is not how much money you make

It is how much money that you save

that makes you become rich.

If you earn a lot , but also spend even more

you will get nowhere on the road to financial freedom.

So just working hard is not good enough 

we will also have to work smart

and also some financial knowledge is required.

If you have no idea where your money is spent or kept

one day the inflation will eat away all those secret money.

Money itself is just an illusion in forms of pieces of paper.

As you know 

one dollar now and ten years ago 

is not the same value 

so in ten years from now 

it will be pretty much worthless.

So the good way to save money 

would be in form of asset

as its value will increase in the end ( except for cars!!!)

Try to think about it

and hopefully

we might be on the way to financial freedom.

Definitely Maybe

Some people may look for Mr. or Miss Right

with those qualifications in their minds.

Some may look for someone to talk to

or some people to have fun with.

From the movie,

Definitely Maybe

A girl suggested that it is not who that is that important

it is when that matters.

It is when you have everything

and think of getting married and settled down

and the person that is with you then

becomes Mr. or Miss Right for you

and not before.

Sometimes a high school couple

that has a relationship for years

may end up marrying other people.

So life has path for us

which is unknown,

we just have to live each day

as happily as we can

and when the time comes

that person will just walk into our path

and not before that.

Misfortune???

Some may think that they are born

inferior to others in many ways

for example , health , look , height , wealth of the family

But if we look at those successful people

many of them come from nothing

some are even more unfortunate than other normal people

So there is no excuse for us 

to use it as the barrier for us

not to go to where we dream of 

or do whatever it takes to get us there.

The starting point will give them the upper edge

 but the determination

will determine the winner in the end.

So instead of trying to find an excuse 

of why we are lagging behind

we'd better use that energy to find the better way

or at least start to walk forward 

and hopefully that our perserverence

will get us to our destination.

เรื่องบังเอิญ???

คนเราเจอกันหรือจากกัน

 อาจจะไม่ใช่เรื่องบังเอิญ


มีชายหญิงคู่หนึ่งรักกันมาก คบกันมา 3 ปี ทั้ง 2 ตกลงจะแต่งงานกัน

เมื่อกำหนดวันเรียบร้อย ฝ่ายชายเองก็รอคอยวันที่จะแต่งงาน

ต่อมาไม่นานฝ่ายชายรู้ข่าวว่า คู่รักของตนแต่งงานกับคนอื่นอย่างกะทันหัน

โดยที่ฝ่ายหญิงเองก็เต็มใจ ไม่ได้ถูกบังคับแต่อย่างใด

เมื่อได้ทราบข่าว เขาทั้งงงและเสียใจมาก

ร้องไห้ไม่กินไม่นอน ไม่นานก็ป่วยหนักเพราะตรอมใจ

เวลาผ่านไป ฝ่ายชายป่วยหนักขึ้นเรื่อยๆไปหาหมอเท่าไหร่ก็ไม่ดีขึ้น

ขณะที่นอนซมอยู่ที่บ้านนั้น มีหลวงตาแก่ๆผ่านมา

เมื่อมาถึงหลวงตาหยุดอยู่ที่หน้าบ้าน แล้วมองเข้าไปในบ้านจึงเคาะประตู

เด็กรับใช้ออกมาเปิดประตูพบว่า เป็นพระ จึงบอกว่า ไม่ทำบุญนิมนต์ข้างหน้า

หลวงตายิ้มอย่างมีเมตตาแล้วพูดว่า อาตมาไม่ได้มาบิณฑบาต

ในบ้านมีคนป่วยใช่มั๊ย อาตมาพอมีความรู้ทางด้านการแพทย์นิดหน่อย

ไม่รู้จะพอช่วยได้รึปล่าว เด็กรับใช้ได้ฟังก็อึ้งแต่ก็บอกว่าตัดสินใจเองไม่ได้

ต้องขอไปถามเจ้านายก่อน เด็กรับใช้เดินเข้าไปในบ้านถามเจ้านาย

เจ้านายตอบอย่างตัดรำคาญว่าอยากเข้ามา ก็เข้ามา!

เมื่อหลวงตาเข้าไปพบที่ห้องนอนพบว่า

ชายคนดังกล่าวนอนอย่างหมดอาลัยตายอยากอยู่บนเตียง

สีหน้าซีดเซียว ร่างกายซูบผอมประหนึ่งครึ่งคนครึ่งศพ

เด็กรับใช้นำน้ำมาถวายหลวงตา พร้อมจัดเก้าอี้ถวายข้างๆเตียงของชายคนนั้น

หลวงตายิ้มแล้วพูดว่าอาการหนักเลยนะ

ชายคนนั้น นิ่งเงียบไม่สนใจในสิ่งที่หลวงตาพูด

หลวงตาตรวจอาการพอเป็นพิธี จึงกล่าวว่า โทรมมากเลยนะ

ชายคนนั้นไม่สนใจ หลวงตาบอกว่าไม่เชื่อ ลองมองที่กระจกสิ

ชายคนนั้นไม่สนใจ แต่ขณะที่หางตาชายไปที่กระจกแต่งตัวในห้องนอน

เขามองเห็นภาพของคนที่รักอยู่ในนั้น ไม่นานภาพของคนรักก็ค่อยๆจางหายไป

กลายเป็นภาพทิวทัศน์ชายทะเล

ที่ชายทะเลแห่งนั้นเงียบสงบ ไม่มีคนผ่านไปมา

ขณะที่ชายคนที่ป่วยนั้น มองภาพในกระจกด้วยความสนใจนั้น

เขาพบว่า มีศพหญิงสาวนอนเปลือยกายอยู่ที่ชายหาด

เวลาผ่านไปสักครู่ มีชายคนหนึ่งเดินผ่านมา

เขามองเห็นศพหญิงคนนั้นด้วยความรังเกียจ แล้วเดินผ่านไปอย่างรวดเร็ว

ต่อมาพักใหญ่มีชายอีกคนหนึ่งเดินผ่านมา เขามองเห็นศพนั้น

เขาสงสารจึงถอดเสื้อนอกออกมาคลุมร่างของหญิงคนนั้น แล้วเดินจากไป

พักใหญ่ๆอีกเช่นกัน มีชายอีกคนเดินผ่านมา

เขาพบคนนอนมีผ้าคลุมอยู่ จึงเปิดออกดู เมื่อพบว่า เป็นศพ

ด้วยใจสงสาร จึงจะฝังให้เรียบร้อย แต่ก็ไม่มีเครื่องมือจะขุด

เขาจึงตัดสินใจใช้มือทั้ง 2 ข้างๆ ค่อยๆกอบทรายขึ้นมา

เขาทำแบบนี้ไปเรื่อยๆ จนเย็น พอได้หลุมใหญ่พอสมควร

จึงได้ฝังศพผู้หญิงคนนั้นเรียบร้อยแล้วจากไป

จากนั้นภาพในกระจกก็เปลี่ยนเป็นภาพของศพหญิงคนนั้น

และก็ค่อยๆเปลี่ยนเป็นภาพของหญิงคนรัก เขาได้เห็นก็ตกใจ

พอสักพัก ก็ปรากฏเป็นภาพชายคนที่ 2

แล้วก็ค่อยๆจางหายไป เหลือแต่เงาของตัวเองในกระจก

ทันใดนั้นหลวงตาพูดว่า ทีนี้เข้าใจรึยัง ศพนั้นคือคู่รักของโยม

ชายคนที่ช่วยฝังศพเธอ ผูกวาสนากับเธอหนึ่งชาติ

ชาตินี้เธอเลยแต่งงานกับเขา ส่วนโยมช่วยคลุมศพเธอ

จึงผูกวาสนา 3 ปี ตอนนี้ครบ 3 ปี วาสนาสิ้นแล้วก็ต้องจากกัน

เมื่อชายคนนั้นฟังจบก็กระอักเลือดออกมา เด็กรับใช้ตกใจมาก

หลวงตายิ้มแล้วบอกว่า โยมรอดแล้ว เมื่อกี้โยมกระอักเลือดเอาเลือดเสียออกมาแล้ว

ต่อมาไม่นานชายคนนั้นก็ได้ออกบวชในที่สุด

^_^ คนเราเจอกัน ไม่ใช่เรื่องบังเอิญ ความสัมพันธ์ พ่อ , แม่ , พี่ , น้อง ,

ญาติ , เพื่อน , ศัตรู , คนรัก ฯลฯ ไม่ใช่ของเลื่อนลอย

เมื่อมีวาสนา ไม่ต้องเรียกร้อง ถึงเวลาก็มาเจอกัน

เมื่อสิ้นวาสนา ก็ต้องจากกัน รั้งยังไงก็ไม่อยู่

ในตอนที่ยังไม่จากกันนี้ คุณทำได้ทำดีต่อคนของคุณหรือยัง

เพราะ ถึงเวลาที่ต้องจากกัน ไม่ว่าคุณจะมีเงินหรืออำนาจล้นฟ้า

ก็เรียกมันกลับคืนมาไม่ได้ ทำดีต่อกันไว้ดีกว่า

เพราะไม่มีใครรู้ว่า เราจะต้องจากกันเมื่อไหร่

Triple Filter Test

We talk and listen all the time

but sometimes some of the things we talk about

are not that much of use to us.

There is a story about the filter test

invented by a great philosopher , Socrates

that I would like to share.

Here is how it goes:

"Socrates, do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

"Hold on a minute," Socrates replied.

"Before telling me anything I'd like

you to pass a little test.

 

It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Socrates continued.

"Before you talk to me about my friend,

it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter

 what you're going to say.

The first filter is Truth.

Have you made absolutely sure

that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said Socrates.

 "So you don't really know if it's true or not.

Now let's try the second filter,

the filter of Goodness.

Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him,

but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though,

because there's one filter left:

 the filter of Usefulness.

Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded Socrates,

"if what you want to tell me is neither

true nor good nor even useful,

why tell it to me at all?"

We may not have heard this story

nor did we use the test

to filter of what need to be listened to

as sometimes those words can hurt us or our relationship

or our life.

Then next time

when we are about to trust the rumors

or listen to the gossip seriously

we may as well try this filter test

shall we?

Harry Potter 7 : Review

The end of the classic fiction

Harry Potter

Many things have been revealed and answered in this final episode

including the background of our beloved evil Snape

The story gave us the reasons of

why Snape had to kill Dumbledore

and showed that

he is not a bad guy after all.

On the contrary

our superhero , Professor Dumbledore

did love Harry Potter for a reason

and wanted him to die in the right time

but not before

that was why he protected Harry in the past.

This shows us that

there is always good in bad people

and also

bad in good people.

No one is pure good or bad

we are all gray

and just try to get rid of the black

as much as we can.

Some succeed , some do not get that far

in the task of removing the evil.

Therefore

there is no need to judge anyone

as we are not that better than them ourselves.

Harry Potter 7 part 2 finally ( contain spoiler)

 Finally

after almost a decade

since the first episode of Harry Potter

and now comes the final part of Harry Potter

the end of the end of the long journey.

The movie even though is not the best movie so far this year

it is a movie that everyone will go to see

just because it is one of the all time favourite book in the last decade.

We all cherish the good memory

of reading it and also

watching the previous episodes of the movie

not just the act of reading or watching

but also

the memory of going to the movie

or queueing for the books

or even learning from the books or movie.

So good or bad

you'll  be the judge.

Focus

Some people may think that

they are good at doing more than 2 things at once consciously.

In this case , it means that you have to think to do it

for example , writing , reading , watching , speaking or other activites

not just walking or breathing or eating unconsciously.

Some may even continue that skill

to always do more than one things all the time.

When we do more than one thing at the time ,

we will seem to lose the focus

on what we are doing at the time

and

sadly,

the efficiency will reduce tremendously

compared to just concentrate on one task at hand.

If we do homework while watching tv or playing game

chances that we will get it all correct

(if we get it done at all)

would be slim.

So if we want to do something,

we should do it well

shouldn't we?

Though some may argue that

doing two things at a time will mean that

we will get two things done in less time ,

but those two pieces will not be as good as we really want it to be

so why bother doing things that

will be only 70 or 80 percent complete

we wouldn't want to use anything that is only 70 or 80 percent complete

would we?

So

next time if we do anything

and it is deserved to do well

just concentrate on it

and the result will be rewarding.

good enough

Sometimes we compare ourselves to others

to see if we are good enough

in the things that we do.

There is no way that we can be the best in everything that we do.

So

there is always someone

better than us in something

then

it would be waste of energy

trying to see if we are still

behind some people.

All we have to do is just

.

 do our best and try our best

in the field that we want to succeed

we don't need to be number 1

to be called

successful.

After we have tried hard enough at anything

then there should be no regret in trying,

the lesson that we learnt will improve us

and one day

after all the hard work

we will be right there at the top.

Don't get discouraged just because you do not succeed in your first try

when our time comes ,

it would be our turn to get to the top of the mountain

we are trying to find.

That is why we see the number one player in any sport

keep changing from time to time.

Nobody is always at the top,

so one day it might be our turn to be right up there.

But right now we just have to try our best

which would be good enough

for the moment.

The secret to success

There are so many books about the secret these days

you name it , the secret , the top secret , meta secret , etc.

We all want to know the secret to the best thing in life

including the success.

Success may be varied from one person to another.

But the secret is common.

Believe it or not.

There are only 4 things that you need

and you will be well on your path to success.

First is

Doing what you love ,

some may call it passion.

Second being

perseverance ,

effort with determination

that of course would need passion so you won't give up too easily

after confronting the obstacles.

Third

persistence 

keep practising until you get it right.

The longer you stay at the problem

the better you will be at solving it.

Lastly

Evaluation ,

checking what your weakness

or mistakes are

or what experience has been learnt 

so that you will become wiser

and know that which way would be the best way

to go at the task.

The best example of this secret would be

Thomas Edison

who kept trying and failed 1000 times

only to find the right material

for the light bulb.

So now you know the secret

it is time to practise,

don't you think?