Yesterday's discussion on Redfm on whether people should expect their children to take care of them financially when they're old got me thinking.
Most people now do not expect their children to look after them in their old-age. People are more aware of financial planning for their retirement. I know in my heart that my father's generation do expect their children to take care of them. He even said so to my mother a few times. While my mother had said otherwise, i would say she feels the same too.
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. ~ Og Mandino
Modern Life is Rubbish
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage and kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” ~ Howard Zinn.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Nostalgia...again
I was putting together some songs for a new-found online friend and came across this song. Singer, song-writer and guitarist Nik Kershaw was one of the finest to come from the 80's. His most well-known song until now has been the mid-80's hits, 'Wouldn't It Be Good', 'I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' (not the Elton John and George Michael version) and 'The Riddle'. His work after the first two albums, Human Racing and The Riddle, has been largely ignored by the masses even though they're accomplished works and had received good reviews from the critics.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
The Unforgettable Fire
Libby Cudmore's (blog: Mix Tape Blues) recent writings which touches a little on u2's song 'A Sort of Homecoming' makes me want to give my two-cents worth on the album which the song is taken from-The Unforgettable Fire. Such a fine title of which was taken from an exhibition in Japan on the horrors of the Second World War.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Love your wife with all your heart.
My wife often like to ask me if she's beautiful. Of course she is, but I don't tell her often enough. If I did, maybe she won't ask me that question so often.
People these days are so influenced by what they see as romantic love. Even i'm guilty of it sometimes. The notion of romantic love is that love will fade away once the romance is gone. I think romantic love as a concept has its roots in Hollywood movies. The world has been so influenced by the West and nowhere is this more true than in the concept of love. Love and the concept of it, at least in Hollywood movies has been all about romantic love. You get the fiery, passionate love when two people first met. There's all the romantic stuff like candlelit dinner, flowers and candy. All this just so that viewers will get hooked and go dewy-eyed and weak-knees and say "Oh, how sweet?". And viewers do keep coming back for more, especially the err, ladies? What if the romance dies as time goes by? Does the love that comes with it also dies? Which comes to the question...
Then,"what is love?" Howard Jones' song comes to mind. What is love anyway? Does anybody loved anybody, anyway? If romantic love is love but only as long as the romance lasts, what then, after it is gone? Do people still loved their other (better?) half? Many times men divorced their wife because of "irreconcilable differences". Even women cite that as a reason. Irreconcilable difference sounds a lot like "romance has gone" from our marriage. Is romance much overrated in these modern times?
Romance. What does it mean? Romance means buying gifts (hmm. diamond rings and watches) and flowers for the one you loved. It also means showering your loved ones with affection like hugs and kisses. And once in awhile, surprising her with more gifts or a holiday together. But romance also means we want our better half to love us before we 'give' our love or we want our better half to love us more - more than we love him/her. Sometimes, this is reflected in the words we said like, "if only she can love me more?" or "you never loved me the way I loved you." or "you never loved me the way you used to anymore" or "you don't really understand me". Is romantic love self-centred then? It is love with a condition-I still loved her but it's so difficult to understand her sometimes. If only she would care for me more. I know because I'm often guilty of that too.
What is love then? True love (like the unconditional love of a mother) is in the action we do for our loved ones. Love your wife even if she's not so perfect. Love her even if she likes to shop, and talk for hours with her friends. Love her even if she sometimes get on your nerves. Love her even if she is sometimes so stubborn and would not listen to you. Just love her the way she is because she is, after all, my wife. I chose her to be my wife. No one force me. It is not easy to be with someone because I believe fate do play a part when people meet in this world. I am learning to appreciate this.
People these days are so influenced by what they see as romantic love. Even i'm guilty of it sometimes. The notion of romantic love is that love will fade away once the romance is gone. I think romantic love as a concept has its roots in Hollywood movies. The world has been so influenced by the West and nowhere is this more true than in the concept of love. Love and the concept of it, at least in Hollywood movies has been all about romantic love. You get the fiery, passionate love when two people first met. There's all the romantic stuff like candlelit dinner, flowers and candy. All this just so that viewers will get hooked and go dewy-eyed and weak-knees and say "Oh, how sweet?". And viewers do keep coming back for more, especially the err, ladies? What if the romance dies as time goes by? Does the love that comes with it also dies? Which comes to the question...
Then,"what is love?" Howard Jones' song comes to mind. What is love anyway? Does anybody loved anybody, anyway? If romantic love is love but only as long as the romance lasts, what then, after it is gone? Do people still loved their other (better?) half? Many times men divorced their wife because of "irreconcilable differences". Even women cite that as a reason. Irreconcilable difference sounds a lot like "romance has gone" from our marriage. Is romance much overrated in these modern times?
Romance. What does it mean? Romance means buying gifts (hmm. diamond rings and watches) and flowers for the one you loved. It also means showering your loved ones with affection like hugs and kisses. And once in awhile, surprising her with more gifts or a holiday together. But romance also means we want our better half to love us before we 'give' our love or we want our better half to love us more - more than we love him/her. Sometimes, this is reflected in the words we said like, "if only she can love me more?" or "you never loved me the way I loved you." or "you never loved me the way you used to anymore" or "you don't really understand me". Is romantic love self-centred then? It is love with a condition-I still loved her but it's so difficult to understand her sometimes. If only she would care for me more. I know because I'm often guilty of that too.
What is love then? True love (like the unconditional love of a mother) is in the action we do for our loved ones. Love your wife even if she's not so perfect. Love her even if she likes to shop, and talk for hours with her friends. Love her even if she sometimes get on your nerves. Love her even if she is sometimes so stubborn and would not listen to you. Just love her the way she is because she is, after all, my wife. I chose her to be my wife. No one force me. It is not easy to be with someone because I believe fate do play a part when people meet in this world. I am learning to appreciate this.
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