You only live once
It dawned upon me that time seems to pass darn fast these days - its already July and we'll be seeing those damn x'mas lights at Orchard before you know it..
Everything seems to be so routine.. You go to work, try to get as much work done (by work, I mean credit, haha) as possible without offending too many people. You try to laze on the job as much as possible, without getting caught.. You then try to get off work as soon as possible, without appearing too bo-chup.
You are relieved to be off work, but are usually too tired to do anything fun.. (save one or twice each week) Dinner becomes the highlight of your evening, after which you turn to your companions for the rest of the night - the computer or television set..
The weekend arrives and you suddenly turn alive - engaging in sports, chilling out with friends or keeping your partner company. But what is there to do? Spend your hard-earned money on movies? Expensive dinners? Or scrimp, invest and save up to buy a car? (and spend even more $$) Get married? (and sabo your friends to pay more money to evil hotel chains/resturant bosses for a 8-course dinner?) Get your own apartment? Upgrade yourself in hope of career advancement? (which will eventually lead to even more work and less time for yourself?)
Whilst some allegedly poor farmer in some backward rural part of the world is enjoying the sunrise? Climbing trees to pick coconuts? Fishing for tonight's dinner? Flying kites with his family? Getting swindled by evil businessmen?
When you reflect on your life's journey during your final days in this wretched world, would you be happily thinking about the huge amount of savings in your bank? How your pay increased from $2000 to $8000? How many computer games you managed to complete? How much muscles you built while you were young? The number of women you slept with? The parts of the world you've visited? Having spent your entire life with your loved ones?
Or would you be lamenting over how you would never get another opportunity to do the things that are truly meaningful to you? Tick tock tick tock, my friends..
It dawned upon me that time seems to pass darn fast these days - its already July and we'll be seeing those damn x'mas lights at Orchard before you know it..
Everything seems to be so routine.. You go to work, try to get as much work done (by work, I mean credit, haha) as possible without offending too many people. You try to laze on the job as much as possible, without getting caught.. You then try to get off work as soon as possible, without appearing too bo-chup.
You are relieved to be off work, but are usually too tired to do anything fun.. (save one or twice each week) Dinner becomes the highlight of your evening, after which you turn to your companions for the rest of the night - the computer or television set..
The weekend arrives and you suddenly turn alive - engaging in sports, chilling out with friends or keeping your partner company. But what is there to do? Spend your hard-earned money on movies? Expensive dinners? Or scrimp, invest and save up to buy a car? (and spend even more $$) Get married? (and sabo your friends to pay more money to evil hotel chains/resturant bosses for a 8-course dinner?) Get your own apartment? Upgrade yourself in hope of career advancement? (which will eventually lead to even more work and less time for yourself?)
Whilst some allegedly poor farmer in some backward rural part of the world is enjoying the sunrise? Climbing trees to pick coconuts? Fishing for tonight's dinner? Flying kites with his family? Getting swindled by evil businessmen?
When you reflect on your life's journey during your final days in this wretched world, would you be happily thinking about the huge amount of savings in your bank? How your pay increased from $2000 to $8000? How many computer games you managed to complete? How much muscles you built while you were young? The number of women you slept with? The parts of the world you've visited? Having spent your entire life with your loved ones?
Or would you be lamenting over how you would never get another opportunity to do the things that are truly meaningful to you? Tick tock tick tock, my friends..
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