I’m harsh to you now because I need u to learn to be strong (internally),

I’m harsh to you now because I need to know we can depend on u in the future,

I’m harsh to you now because now is the time to learn that you are and can be much more than what you put yourself to be.

I’m harsh to you now because I cannot afford to know that if something were to happen to me, you could not be strong for our family. Our family that we are building right now.

Yes I’m harsh.

Yes I know sometimes deep inside me, I would not be by your side forever and ever. I wish I can. It’s not signing my own death wish nor surrendering to fate. Yet I like to be prepared, and being prepared is sometimes the only thing we can do.

quotevadis:

“People are awesome, people are amazing, and the world is beautiful!”

— Unknown

islamicthinking:

A group of students, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old teacher. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests tea, the teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of tea and an assortment…

beingblog:

“Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.”
—Robert E. Lee, in a letter to his son

The Confederate general surrendered his troops to Ulysses S. Grant on this day in 1865, ending the American Civil War.

Photo by Frank Kovalchek. (distributed with instagram)

quotevadis:

“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.”

— Montesquieu, a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is taken for granted in modern discussions of government and implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He was largely responsible for the popularization of the terms feudalism and Byzantine Empire.

I was just glad that no matter what, even if the attention was given to me, i know that he will always love me and craved that attention from me and no one else.

Now …. How do i get some of his attention onto me? Lol.

quotevadis:

“If the Virgin Mary appears wearing a veil on all her pictures how can you ask me to sign on a Hijab ban law?”

— Roberto Maroni, an Italian politician from Varese. He is a member of the Northern League (Italian: Lega Nord) political movement. Since 1992 he is a Member of the Chamber of Duputies of the Italian Republic, always elected in Lombardy’s districts and costituencies. He was Interior Minister of the Italian Republic from 1994 to 1995 and from 2008 to 2011.

Often or not always, I found myself envious of those who can write and tell stories from their everyday life like it’s the most inspiring story they had ever told and true be told, it does inspire others (well at least their stories inspire me!). So what is that extra “good feelings” did they inject in their stories to reach out and pull my heartstrings?

I really wish to know and learn. I wish to inspire myself and others along the way. Is this possible? I keep asking myself.

This week, I’ve shown a Malay movie “Papa I love you” to a girl whose father had just been incarcerated. I don’t know if it’s a good move or just a dumb one. But I told myself, it is just a movie and it helps the time to pass tad faster.

She watched the first 10 minutes with just silence and not once she looked at me and asked if I’ve watched it before (yes I did).

10 minutes went on to half an hour, she stared at the screen watching and taking in all the scenes and the quirkiness of the actors/actresses without even laughing or the slight change of expression. I grew concern. Maybe I should stop the movie and when I did made a notion to watch something else, she objects and mentioned that she wanted to watch til the end. Sadly we managed to watch to about 45minutes before she had to go the after-school care.

She thanked me and smiled and walked off. Never did she talked to me about the movie nor did she complains. But when she smiled few moment ago, it was a sad smile. I knew that the movie meant much more to her than just a funny quirky movie.

I think there’s a lot of movies that would connect to me like this movie had impacted her. And with the ever growing industry of moviemaking in neighbouring countries, I’m not surprised if the human stories are more captured ever so real.

Would my life be a good movie?

beingblog:

“With creativity, it’s a slower, more meandering process where you want to take the side roads and even the dirt roads.”

~Rex Jung, neuropsychologist. From his interview with Krista Tippett, “Creativity and the Everyday Brain.”

Photo by Raoul Pop. (Taken with instagram)