we are both crazy then.. haha!

time passes pretty fast today.
guess because i am enjoying what i do.
mainly cuz i have a nice partner.
if partners cant chit chat well.. everything will be damn boring.

Lets talk about measuring success of one's life.
How do we measure success of one's life?
I guess most people gauage by wealth or achievements.

So i came across this story told by a sensei about how he measure success in life.
years ago, he had a friend and they were into gangs and fights.. one time they got into a fight and his friend got killed by a gun shot. A funeral took place. Only few people turned up. And these people were cursing him at his grave, saying how bad a life he had lived.

Then there was this old man in church who always sneak up and smack the sensei at the back of his head. The sensei hated him so much and wished that he is dead. Apart from that he is a nice old man.

One day the old man passed away. He went to his funeral too. It was such a huge funeral. Hundreds of people turned up. They were weeping and mourning for the death of such a kind old man. At his grave, people were saying all the good things about him. How good a life he led.

So.. the sensei realised that measurement of success in life is not by wealth or achievement. It is how many people will turn up at ur funeral and say good things about you when you passed on and how many will say bad things about you.

The old man apparently has been successful in his life and his friend was not.

i found this story quite meaningful.

based on this story, i guess mr kelvin tan led a successful life too. Look at all the good things people say about him when they send him off.

But if only everyone had showed appreciation while he was still alive.. i guess it would have been much better. Many times we only learn to appreciate when we lose something or someone.. however it may be too late then. So dont make this same mistake twice. Tell people how much you appreciate them and cherish your loved ones while you still have a chance =)