I hope the Tiger Show perked you up some. haha..
Here's something inspirational from an email. You might have come across this but still a good read, a reminder sort of.
It is often said that the happiest people in the world are not those who have no
problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect. Agree? Read on..
A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work andlife.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the simple and cheap ones.
While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
* Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.
* In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each other's cups.
* Now consider this:
- Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.
- They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.
- Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee we have been provided with. Enjoy your coffee!."
* The happiest people don't have the best of everything.
* They just make the best of everything."
1. Live simply.
2. Love generously.
3. Care deeply.
4. Speak kindly.
5. Leave the rest to God. (??)
You are the miracle, my friend;
Your life either shines a light OR casts a shadow!
Shine a light & Enjoy the Coffee!!!
From business perspective:
ReplyDeleteDo you think Starbucks doesn't add value compared to conventional kopitiam?
Value is not limited to physical products. Service and experience count too.
But I do agree that craving for the best is the source of stress.
Oh, it does. At least the settees are comfy but then again this plus service and experience all come with a price, actually a higher price for a cuppa.
ReplyDeleteThe kopitiam of yore had something we could definitely do without in this time and age - the spittoon.