“We shall not be here forever. One day the kind old nurse will come
and rock us all to sleep. Let us help one another while we may.”
Author Unknown
“There is really nothing you must be. And there is nothing you must do. There is nothing you must have. And there is nothing you must become. However it helps to understand that fire burns, and when it rains the earth gets wet.”
I just realised that I hate saying good byes. More and more so recently.
In the last 8-9 months, friends have left for studying overseas, to work or simply to pursue a different life in a different country. Parting seems to be getting harder but at the same time increasing frequency. Can people ever become accustomed to this? Or do we just resign to the fact that sooner or later this will happen?
Perhaps with each passing years, there is the realisation each parting may become permanent?
A satirical video produced by World Vision, depicting how “deprived” our youths are. Watch it and do “something real” about it…
Something different for a change. AJAX is a nice tool to have under your belt, but the question is: is it always necessary? Just as in the early 90s, animated gifs were everywhere – some cool effects too – but they can get a touch boring when over-used. Well, here are some occasions where you should not use AJAX. Very enlightening. By the way, there is also a nice list of tutorials at the end of the article.
Came across the terms “synthetic” happiness vs “natural” happiness today in a talk.
To put it simply, natural happiness is when you get what you want; synthetic happiness is when you can be happy without getting the things you want. Sounds paradoxical? Having a plethora of choices can be good – up to a point. Beyond that, range of choices – which many tends to equate to liberation and freedom – can more often than not lead to paralysis. Also, the raising of expectations means after making a choice you are inevitably left with a bitter taste: “It could have been better with the other choice…” This inevitably subtracts from the satisfaction you’d have if there is but a very limited number of choices.
Very enlightening and highly recommended.
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