Impossibles.

Here is a story, shared by my Maris Stella High School (Secondary) teacher, whose always tell stories during morning assembly. He posted this up on his stories' Facebook page:

"Thursday 7 February 2013 (Presence)

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a river. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food with him. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, happy that he had become rich. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. "I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I wish to give it back to you. I hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone.”

The wise woman didn’t find happiness in precious stones and money. She found real happiness elsewhere. She found it in giving. But when she gave, she gave from the heart. She didn’t give because she wanted recognition or fame or glory.

Kahlil Gibran, the great Lebanese philosopher said this: “You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”

This is a lesson to be learned."


Upon reading this, I thought to myself in the perspective of the woman and the traveler.

Traveler: Down on his luck (hungry), but then suddenly miracle came, not only did he get food but he also gotten RICH.

Woman: HAPPY HAPPY, share my food, take my things, I'm still happy happy happy~



Now, in this modern society and fast paced-environment of Singapore,  who would you like to be? Of course at first glance, everybody wants to be the traveler. Everyday so suay, hope one day strike 4D right? But after many thoughts, I would like to become the wise woman, who was contented with happiness elsewhere.


In 2013, this is also part of my checklist to acquire. I want to be contented with what I have. I don't want to be materialistic or being reluctant to give. I want to give with my heart. I want to give without expecting any returns. I want to give of myself, where I truly can give.



This is somewhat "impossible" to do because all those who have tried it, said its impossible as they have failed. But I won't say that. I'd say, to achieve the impossible, we must become the impossible as well - to do impossible things everyday, to step out of our comfort zone of 'what would other people think' and also to step out of the comfort zone of selfishness.


This also ties in with the previous post of ALL OR NOTHING.


To achieve the impossible, I'll have to do the impossible, which means giving EVERYTHING I've got and that's the way it'll go.