Perspective Is Freedom

I was doing some photocopying for a customer at work & I had no idea what I was copying but I glanced at the content of one particular page. I saw this: "In Chinese, the word for disaster is the same as opportunity " I swear, the Chinese impress me so often with their wise ways. Look up Chinese proverbs & you'll be amazed to find your fave quotes amongst them. I read how with their culture being based upon yin & yang, everything must be balanced.. so for something to be negative, it must offer a positive. Right down to their words. I love the way language works. If I had ever gone through with my plans to go to university, English is what I would have studied without a doubt. Maybe I will yet! In my opinion though, as complex as it is, the English language can be straight forward & dull in comparison with others. For instance, we have one or two words for love. LOVE , that phenomenon that you can never explain, the emanating feeling that just resou

I keep on having to teach myself a little lesson. It goes like this: You don't have to attach yourself to every person that leaves a mark on your life. Not everyone is 'longterm' material. Some people are meant to be fleeting accquaintances, & sure, they are great accquaintances, but then they leave. You learn from them, from what they give you, or don't give you. It's okay to let go of those people. Then others, they were built to stay. They become like family. You could go years apart, everything around you could change, but when you're reunited, the last time you saw them feels like yesterday.  They're the ones to hold onto. Or maybe you don't even need to hold onto them? It may be an effortless connection. They're the people you can attach yourself to, because there is a mutual love. But any connections that take effort to hold up... When you're fighting for normality... They're the ones you can say goodbye to. You enjoyed it whi