Friday, June 18, 2004
Good Feng Shui
I was reading some articles on Feng Shui and my friend came along. He was curious. I explained that Feng Shui is actually “the ancient Chinese art of environmental science”. It is about interior decoration of the house or building, the air ventilation system of the building (or the flow of “Chi”), and the landscaping outside the building. I ended up giving him a few practical tips about Feng Shui.
A month later when I met him, he looked dejected and not too happy. He said that he followed what I told him about good Feng Shui but nothing happened! I immediately congratulated him of his good Feng Shui. For the last one month, nothing happened! How fantastic! For the last one month, he did not get fired by his boss, no one ram his car from behind, he did not suffer a major sickness, the ceiling light shade didn’t fall on him. Aren’t those fantastic?
How often we expect some quick fix, some quick gain? We expect to rearrange some pots of flowers or put a bowl of gold fish on the table and expect to strike a mini lottery or to gain a job promotion. Are we asking for too much?
A month later when I met him, he looked dejected and not too happy. He said that he followed what I told him about good Feng Shui but nothing happened! I immediately congratulated him of his good Feng Shui. For the last one month, nothing happened! How fantastic! For the last one month, he did not get fired by his boss, no one ram his car from behind, he did not suffer a major sickness, the ceiling light shade didn’t fall on him. Aren’t those fantastic?
How often we expect some quick fix, some quick gain? We expect to rearrange some pots of flowers or put a bowl of gold fish on the table and expect to strike a mini lottery or to gain a job promotion. Are we asking for too much?
