27/5/05

TOday went to teach band in the morning to 3pm. I enjoyed the session today. Somehow, its in the mind to make the session enjoyable or not. All in the mind. I think its a fruitful session for the students today. Taught quite a bit of new things. Its really a satisfaction when you see the students understand the things.

After the teaching, I went back home to check my results for my previous semester. You know what?! Its my best results ever!!! I am so happy, happy until cannot close my mouth. Happy until I was celebrating with my pet dog. haha, And I bet she doesn't know what i was talking about. I thought I couldn't have done well, but then things really surprises me. I think heaven is really giving me a nice route. But then, heaven is fair too. You can't have the best of all worlds. There are some areas thats not very good on me. Haha. I accepted the fate already.

Then, I went to watch Saf concert with 2 of my friends. Its really an enjoyable concert. Their sound really changed. It was balance, sweet, not blaring. Not the usual central band that i know. I heard that the concert pressed the sound down. I really wonder when would it be the day when westwind would try that kind of sound haha. And make people understand that blaring isn't the way to "speak" in music.

Then, after the concert, one of my friends suggested to go to Harry's and so we went. Long time since i've been there. Hee I like it better when they play the cds rather than the person singing. haha.

Celebrate my good results with me!! Although still not the perfect results, but i'm contented.... really!

Slice of life

Seeking the Truth

Do you believe in the power of your convictions?
Well, it's time to lighten up!

People love attaching themselves to ideas. We can get pretty defensive when one of our beliefs is challenged. In fact, we probably spend more time defending our ideas than analysing our ideas. We claim that rules hem us in, but we still seem to be comforted by them. We like to hold on to our reasons for feeling righteous.

What gives you more satisfaction - being right or discovering the truth? Of course, the ideal situation is discovering that we were aware of the truth all along. We all like being validated. That's why we strive to win arguments rather than try to learn more about the other side or the other person.

A concept I often bring up is how life is a journey to be savoured. The destination is not the most important thing. It's the same thing with Truth, with Knowledge, with Ideas. Many people claim to have found the answers, then from there, they become complacent, bloated and self-indulgent. But what if what they found wasn't the Truth? Can Truth really be found? Or is it meant to be relative, nebulous and eternally inchoate? What if the whole point was to keep looking for the Truth?

Socrates was fond of saying that there are only two kinds of beings who don't need philosophy - the gods, who are already wise, and the fools, who think they are.

Human beings aren't meant to have it all figured out. It's not our nature. It's not our destiny. We are meant to be imperfect, incomplete. Our beauty is in our flaws, our weaknesses. Our Truth is our lack of wisdom and our lifelong quest for it.

Don't let anyone fool you into believing that there is a "right" way. Just because everybody else buys into it doesn't mean you have to. Just look at popular culture - entire industries fuelled by widely-held beliefs that make no sense. What about politics? Never accept an idea just because everybody else does. As Bertrand Russell, the British mathematician once said, "The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatsoever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible."

Hang out with people who aren't afraid to admit that they don't have all the answers. Doubt those who claim to have found the Truth. Think for yourself and have fun with it! Approach truth-seeking like a five-year-old playing a new game. Don't get caught up in the regulations, and don't keep score. Who cares who's winning?