LIFE AS IT IS

Thinking thinking thinking,
That’s what we always do without a blink.
What is it that we will find?
It should be more towards the quality of the mind.

It is just an illusion,
That thinking is the only solution.
From what you are now comes true happiness within,
And not from what you have been.

Recalling what you were will not be the cure,
But instead it will make you feel more insecure.
Security comes from who you are,
And not from what you think you are.

A good way to keep life meaningful,
Is to study deep inside how to be mindful.
The mind has to be open to resist nothing,
Deny nothing, reject nothing and suppress nothing.
Through this will only make the mind flow,
Thus life will be enriched and eventually grow.

QUIET MOMENT WITHIN THYSELF

Sitting down, mindfully and stress free,
Searching inside what most could not see;
Chillness, instability and fears,
Pierced deeply into the bones as sharp as icy spears.

Shrill struck coldness into the heart,
Whining painfully inside urging to bark;
But the shivering feelings were just too strong,
Even to let one trying very hard to unbound.

Has anyone ever felt this way before? The feeling of fear within yourself even though you have done nothing wrong? The feeling of being so lost with no directions? The feeling of being so confused with truth and falseness? It felt as if something bad is about to happen. The mind goes wild thinking of all the possibilities of any bad happenings. What might be the causes these feelings? Could it be due to unrest worries, tiredness, illness, fearing death, fearing rejections, stresses, failures or even loneliness?

The answer is worries as many of us kept thinking about our future, consciously or subconsciously. Why would we still worry when we have adjusted our daily lives to whatever changing circumstances? We should be taking advantages of the present but not the past or the future. It would be absurd to look into the future and get to know what we should not know in the first place.

Some will be so desperate to find out about the worst part of their future through fortune tellers until they will spend thousands of dollars on rituals, charms or amulets just to make sure they will not be hard hit by misfortunes and bad lucks. For those who received good news on their luck, some will spend large sum of money gambling away hoping to strike that jackpot.

Do you think it is wise to act against the law of nature to live life one day at a time? We do not need to touch on sensitive issues here. But with a clear mind and understanding, isn’t it better to stay in the present and spend on what is required on a day to day basis? Not only will we save on money, but also the unnecessary worries we would put upon ourselves.

HELLO LOVE

Spew out the venom of hatred from your heart,
It poisons and chokes all the goodness in you;
Spew it out, throw it out, spit it out,
Thus life will be filled with peace ever after.

Fill your heart with the soothing balm of love,
Let it permeates every pore of your existence;
Reach out the mind of those with hatred,
With pure love and tenderness.

Let those who comes near your presence,
Feels the magic aura of your goodness;
Shower them with courage and confidence,
To face this ever hard and cruel world.

Like a little but steady glowing lamp,
We can ignite many other little lamps;
Conquer the black night of despair and delusion,
With the pure light of wisdom and love.

LIFE - QUESTION MARK!

How do you describe life?
A novel or a dream?
A novel can be long and sad,
A dream can be worst than a nightmare,

How would you like your life to be?

Life would be nice if it’s sweet.
Just like a honey that’s sweeter than wine.
But intoxicated we become blind,
Only to end up confusedly asking,
Why must life be so unkind?

No matter how we want our life to be,
There will never peace at all time.
Just like the humming and buzzing of a bumble bee,
As busy as we are drifting away from reality!

LOVING OUGHT TO BE CONTAGIOUS

Smiling is believed to be contagious.
It spread easily like a running cold.
When someone smile at you today,
You would start smiling endlessly.

Let love emits freely from the heart.
Spread it and you will see the action repays itself.
For every goodness that you have received,
Bestow it, spread it upon others.
Pass it on to another without any guilt.
Let the goodness from the heart be contagious too!

ACCEPT THYSELF

Accept yourself for who you are and who you are not.
Accept your strength and weaknesses.
Accept your good and bad habits.
Accept yourself in whole.

Acceptance and acknowledgement is the first step
Towards changing your negative behaviors.
In the whole we are living in,
There is only one and the one is you.

Willingness to see, to understand and to change
Makes a better future for you.
Being happy does not mean that everything is perfect.
It means your decision to look beyond the imperfections.

LOVE AND RESPECT

However thorny it may be,
It still needs to quench its thirst,
To flower for everyone to see,
But without scent it will never be the first.

A flower without any scent or beauty,
Will be of no value to the eyes of many man;
A well-scented flower with beauty,
Will be loved by every single man.

Thus goes the same for anyone.
People with honour and dignity,
Will be loved and respected by everyone,
For as long as eternity.

LOVE IS JUST ANOTHER WORD

Love is almost impossible to define,
As it is something yet so divine.
Love is when you have that deep feeling inside you,
Wanting to break through ever more.
You will know it when you are in love,
When that someone special touches you heart, body and soul.
Until one day when you run across that special one that make you melt,
A kiss is just a kiss until you find the one you love.
A hug is just a hug until it is from the one you are always thinking of.
A dream is just a dream until you make it come true.
LOVE is just another word until it is proven to you!

CRABBY WILDERNESS BY THE SEA

With casuarinas needle swaying endlessly,
Under the bright shining heat of the golden orb.
I sat on the slippery wet rock,
Thinking and thinking deeply,
About life’s empty wanderings.

Murky tides and wood bits splashing in,
Whilst I sat there enjoying my evening tan.
As I grasp upon the rock thinking ever deeply,
How life would be if I can break free,
Will I still be free from the nonstop lurking danger?

The grass may be greener on the other side,
With the blue hills buried under the big grey clouds.
That place is forbidden for me.
Will my life prosper there with happiness and longevity?
I guessed not as this is where my life should be.

MAN’S BEST FRIEND

Many people are lonely inside
And they do need a friend
Some have plenty to spare
While others have merely a handful
If you only count only the true ones
You may end up with none.

Good friends are hard to come by
For many are really selfish within
Materialism, greed and defilements
Have made many lost in disillusionments
They are always around you if you can see
Only the mind can let you understand who you should be

We do not need to have many friends
Having one good one is good enough
You need not spend too much time together
To lighten each others’ woes
As simple caring and sharing
Is all I ever ask from you ever more!

THE UNDYING LOVE OF A MOTHER

It just hurts me to hear you cry
When your Mummy never even reply
Did your Mummy ever love you as her child
To let you run crazily in the wild.

In the morning when I rose
I can still hear you crying in that pose
All you need is just a bit of love
From a Mother with an undying love

Tears of joy and tears of pain
As I comfort you under the drizzling rain
Oh come forth my lovely kitty without a name
Let me feed you without making a claim

Kitty oh kitty how fortunate you are today
For me to give you my warmth all the way
I might not be God Sent from above
But I’m here to shower you with all my love

So my kitty dear
I hope that I've made it clear
You are now everything to me
I am now who you wished me to be
To give you that endless touch
Oh baby, I love you so much!

This is a dedication to a stray cat which will mother any stray kittens that came along crying. This mother cat is filled with undying love and compassion for others. Her actions have touched me so deeply.

MOVING CLOUDS OF LIFE

Beyond the horizon,
Clouds gathered quickly,
Sun hidden permanently.
Darkness seeped in,
Gloomy as it can be.

Thunder boomed noisily,
Lightning struck angrily,
Rain hit the ground furiously,
As if God has saddened,
From up above the changing sky.

Once strong and robust,
Now shrunken to mere skins and bones.
Stricken by illness physically and mentally,
Lies the body of a young suffering child,
Awaiting death knocking at the door.

Life had been sweet,
Even sweeter than the honey,
But life had been filled with so much suffering,
That we end up confusingly asking,
Why must it hit us so hard with such a brutal blow?

Staring blankly upon the sky,
I asked myself about my time and destiny.
How far more can I continue my journey?
No one knows neither do I,
I’ll just drift along with nature’s clouds as long as I can.

Note: In memory of my friend’s son, Ian (March 1993 – August 2007) who had lost his battle against brain tumor recently.