It's the eve of Chinese New Year and I think I started the day off on the wrong footing, because everything is irking me (no, it's not that time of the month) and there were a few incidents which happened to me today where I just wanted to swear at all those RUDE SINGAPOREANS.

I had actually come up with a list of possible blog post ideas (specifically: What Being Asian Means to Me, Living with the Tiger: My Grandma, There Singaporeans Go Again) and I was going to RANT in all of them. I just wanted to unleash all that anger and frustration inside of me.

Then I stopped. The shower was still running, but I stopped my scrubbing for a moment and mentally hit myself on the head.

Anger ain't gonna solve anything. Complaining and cursing will only make you a more evil person.

I've been the victim of all 3 things time and time again, it's only human nature right? Our natural instinct is to just act on our impulses and listen to that small voice at the back of our heads, urging us to just BURST.

But... I'm BETTER THAN THAT. We're all better than that. So I told myself, "You know what - forget it. I need to forgive each and every person who "wronged" me today." Immediately, just like that, all that anger just... dissipated. That heavy heart of mine became a couple of kilos lighter. It felt SO MUCH better to just be zen! To be at peace with the world!

But it's SO hard to take that initial step to BEING forgiving.

This is a little something I like to draw inspiration from. It came up again during last Sunday's mass - The 8 Beatitudes of Jesus. Now, before you go, "Ok, this is another of those Christian things again," just read this for a moment. You don't need to be Christian to agree that life should be lived peacefully, and in perfect harmony with the world. Every human being yearns for that. The 8 Beatitudes reflect these principles that help you live this life! So here they are:

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Man, I feel so much better! So tonight, I'm going to take a break from all those shipping cases and indulge in some bedtime reading (which, come to think of it, I have not done for at least 2 years).


The world is so harsh. Oh George, how misunderstood you are!

PS: I have a delightful little plan for myself during the term break! You'll find out when I've executed it. Mwhahahhaa

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