Life lessons

Life lessons come to us in many ways. Sometimes, we have the time to react, but sometimes we don't. We always think that we have the time to take things easy, plenty of time for us to experiment and try out, and before we know it, the time has run out.

I was thankful that it was a false alarm. It was still a frightening experience to think that L may be seriously ill. I have no doubt that I will probably be the person who will miss her the most, other than mom of course. Consciously and subconsciously, she has been my strength in many ways. To be able to wander and experience life so carefreely only because she is there to help mom and support the kids. My confidante who I can talk about all my plans and trials. My entrepreneur partner who will take an interest in everything I do and always be there to support me. My caring sister, who will buy all the soaps and food to cater to my physiological needs. My engineer, who will repair all the lights, fix all the electrical appliances, reboot the computer and sent the car for repair. I know I would be lost in many ways without her.

The two days of worrying were enough to kill us. I was thinking of all the dreams that she has put on hold while she took on the burden of the family. I invited to her to go down to hospice, cos that was one of the many things that we talked about but have yet to do. I realise that I don't know her dreams that well. I know she wants to open her dessert shop. I know she wants to she about how her health has challenged her over the years. I know she wants to learn about trading.

The lesson really spur me on to quickly what I said I would do. But I am taking my own sweet time letting time pass by again and again. Time and tide wait for no man. Simple saying but yet we often miss it before we know it.

EAP

It was a tiring two-day course. It was longer than I expected, even though they did warn us that it would stretch beyond the original nine to nine schedule.

Though parts of the content of the course were not new, it was still a good refresher. It was also interesting to note that a significant number of people have not gone through such motivational workshops before.

My greatest take-away from this course is most unusual : that money is a concept created by man. It is not tangible as what people think it is. The value of the product is not dependent on the quality of the product, but very much the value you put on yourself. Money is but a figment of your own imagination and that there is actually no money at all.