Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Happy New Year of The Rat
Time went by. It is another year and tomorrow is Chinese New Year. Welcome to the Year of the Rat. It all seems like yesterday that we have celebrated Chinese New Year of the Pig by watching the parade on the streets of Sydney. We are now going to watch the Parade of the Rats this Sunday. The streets will definitely swamped with all kinds of rats.
Have the hours and minutes tick faster these day? Or are we in such a hurry that we always find the lack of time to do any things, other than the routines? It would appear that we were on a very fast train, zooming through life. The train was moving so fast that we were oblivious to the places we passed through. Even if we noticed a view or something, we were met with move views. We were unable to comprehend or appreciate what we saw in the limited time between the previous view and the next view
For instance, when we are in a hurry, we eat fast food. Slowly, we are losing our appreciation for the joy of eating. We communicate too much through high-speed Internet using abbreviated e-mails and messages. Slowly we are losing our ability to write properly. With the advancement of technology, we are doing things faster now a day. While it is a good thing to improve efficiency and fast track things through use of technology, we need to ponder whether we have been robbed of the experience of life we should enjoy on the way to a better life. We may live in such a rush that we forget about our inner feelings on life.
In the eve of this Rat race year, I stop for a moment and ponder. Do I need to travel that fast to take in more views or do I need to slow down a little to allow me to appreciate each and every passing view? What price have I paid by rushing to see the next view? How much have I lost by not pausing now and then to enjoy my journey through life?
May the New Year of the Rat bring us all peace and happiness.
Have the hours and minutes tick faster these day? Or are we in such a hurry that we always find the lack of time to do any things, other than the routines? It would appear that we were on a very fast train, zooming through life. The train was moving so fast that we were oblivious to the places we passed through. Even if we noticed a view or something, we were met with move views. We were unable to comprehend or appreciate what we saw in the limited time between the previous view and the next view
For instance, when we are in a hurry, we eat fast food. Slowly, we are losing our appreciation for the joy of eating. We communicate too much through high-speed Internet using abbreviated e-mails and messages. Slowly we are losing our ability to write properly. With the advancement of technology, we are doing things faster now a day. While it is a good thing to improve efficiency and fast track things through use of technology, we need to ponder whether we have been robbed of the experience of life we should enjoy on the way to a better life. We may live in such a rush that we forget about our inner feelings on life.
In the eve of this Rat race year, I stop for a moment and ponder. Do I need to travel that fast to take in more views or do I need to slow down a little to allow me to appreciate each and every passing view? What price have I paid by rushing to see the next view? How much have I lost by not pausing now and then to enjoy my journey through life?
May the New Year of the Rat bring us all peace and happiness.
