Stop stealing

Yesterday when I was back home from work. In the bus interchange, the male stranger about 40 years old talked to me. The conversation were as follow:
Stranger:" Hi, are you going home from work? "
Coolingstar9:" Yes, I am going home now. How about you?"
Stranger:"I just lost the job because I was sacked from the present job."
Coolingstar9:" Too bad, that means you have to find the other job?"
Stranger:" Yes I am going to nearby industrial estate looking for new job. I am regretting because I had stolen some chocolate from my warehouse. I was the storekeeper to take care the warehouse then."
Coolingstar9:" You supposed to safeguard the store. Why you stole it? You like chocolates? This was not that expensive products."
Stranger:" Frankly speaking, I worked as the storekeeper there just for two months, I was stealing chocolates just to give my working colleagues."
Coolingstar9:" How come people know that you were stealing?"
Stranger:" Because I told many colleague and they also saw it. I thought that they wouldn't complain, because they all looked friendly."
Coolingstar9:" Did you ask for pardon or appeal?'
Stranger:" From the response from my manager, I knew it was too late because too many people knew I was stealing chocolates many times. I knew those talkative women doing and spread it."
Coolingstar9:" Did they give you advice not to steal?"
Stranger:" No, they never say anythings but complain it behind."
Coolingstar9:" Wow, I hope you must stop your stealing habit now."
Stranger:" Yes, this was the lesson for me. Do you want to look for the new job. Since I was sacked, there is one vacancy for this post-storekeeper. The salary is $xxxx. Five days a week."
Coolingstar9:" Thanks, I will consider it."
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You see, stealing costs him lost the job?
Honesty is so important, do you agree?
Hi, everybody. Just for your information.
Wow, I am 3 years old blogger now. Time is running so fast, hopefully I can continue blogging. See you soon, have the nice day free from all illusions.

Positive all the way

My workmate Mr. Silvam shares with me some thoughts this morning. He say:" If we are facing obstacles, do not be agitated. We should remain cool or take it easy." I tell him that all surely have problems either big or small.
He further say:" If someone ask:" How are you?", Please do not answer :" I am not good>" even you are not that good. Because if we say " no good ", our mind will ready become no good."
I tell him:" Yes, we have to turn all negative thoughts to positive one." He say:" Yes, you are right."
This is the short conversation between us this morning.
Mr. Silvam have changed a lot, I believe it is because he has more clearer mind than before.

The art of living

Blogging is ready fun. Through interaction, we all can learn much knowledge. My previous post attracted quite many comments.
One of the comments set us thinking. The commentator was Miss Timetthief, She said:" Do no deliberate harm is my first priority. Buddhists believe that our attachment (craving desire within) to witness or to be a part of specific outcomes, as well, as our aversion to other outcomes is the cause of unhappiness. In other words, happiness is a choice we make between our ears based on our attachments and aversions to specific outcomes."
Yes, we have to reduce detachment of many kinds because many attachments are ready not necessary. Do you know what type of attachment that we need to let go? Before we leaving this world, we have to ready learn the art of letting go....if not, we will be too late already.
Timethief said :" When there is a sequence to our thoughts, they have as their object either something pleasant or something unpleasant. If the object of our thought sequence is pleasant we begin reacting to the thoughts with liking that grows into craving, a clinging, an attachment. If it is unpleasant, we begin reacting with dislike, which develops into a rejection, a hatred, an aversion."
Wow, this saying is so useful. Reducing the comparison of many things is so important. Do not like all illusions ( like or dislike ) blind us. We ought to reduce our illusions in order to have ore peaceful life.
Timethief said:" The opposite of allowing things to be as they are is trying to change things to align with our attachments, and there are very few things we have full control over. Allowing things to be as they are is about choosing to become detached, yet, keenly mindful and living a conscious life in the now moment. That's what I endeavor to do but I'm not always successful.

Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements was published in 1997 and for many it is a life-changing book, whose ideas come from the ancient Toltec wisdom of the native people of Southern Mexico.

Here is how Don Miguel Ruiz summarises ‘The Four Agreements’:

1. Agreement 1 - Be impeccable with your word – Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
2. Agreement 2 - Don’t take anything personally – Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
3. Agreement 3 – Don’t make assumptions – Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
4. Agreement 4 – Always do your best – Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
Thanks for an opportunity to share on this important subject."
Timethief,
Thanks for the useful information.
Wow, You have lots of knowledge about many things. You also do your very best keenly mindful and living a conscious life in the now moment.
Although your endeavor to do but You're not always succesful
Your attitudes to change for the better are commendable. I need to learn from you to upgrade myself so that I can ready live the truly life.
I believe all can do it because this is all our thoughts. I now have the clearer thoughts than ever.
1. I learn how to clear away or reduce negative thoughts.
2. I do not want to harm anybody now. I want to have harmony with all human beings ans the nature from now on. Why? Because I want to have the sweet dreams. So far, I find it very effective and my life now is full of brightness.
We are the one to create our own destinies, this is the truth.
Wishing every blogger has the highest wisdom in life.

Clear all obstacles in life

Life is full of obstacles. In the family, in the working places, we bound to face a lot of obstacles.
Many people will feel down or worries when obstacles come. If we can not clear these obstacles, we will feel depressed and find that life is miserable.
How to clear all these obstacles, yes, we can do it.
Firstly, we must have the right mindset in the first place. What are the right mindset? My thinking is as follow for your reference.
1. Do not hurt anybody. Why? because of not hurting any human things, we can feel peaceful in our heart. If we can extend the love to non-human being like animals willingly, we will be blessed beyond our imagination.
2. Tolerance-when we hear somebody talking bad about us, take it easy.
3.............many more.
What is your view?