Grey Donkeys
Hello. My spicy dan dan mee failed to show up for lunch :( So I settled with my very sweet iced barley and some yong tau foo bits from my friend's plate. I didn't bother reminding the lady at the stall because I had to walk quite a bit and the sweet barley felt like it was making my teeth sore, thus my appetite dwindled down.. Lazy, in other words.
Which reminds me of something that's been on my mind lately.. People are lazy nowadays, so very lazy. If it's something that requires them to get up from their plastic chairs to get their dan dan mees themselves, or to make a call to talk or thank someone, or to pay that ghastly postphoned water bill, it takes more than a nudge or a gentle reminder. Yeah, those were things I was plain lazy to accomplish, though with full knowledge that it bears importance and urgency, especially if it involves another/others. And the best resemblance of my being lazy is probably that of a dumb, grey donkey who needs to be whipped (plural) to get my stubborn hooves advance a step forward (singular).. Imagine if I retreat backwards [plural x 100 + (-)singular = grey donkey mash]. Or another simple resemblance would be a jaywalker.
But more thought-provoking than a stubborn grey donkey is the laziness people have to care, to not compromise, to obey, to please God, to be different, to make sacrifices, to heed warnings, to admit, to listen to advice, to change, to contemplate, and yes also to exercise. Lazy to budge, lazy to move, lazy to act, lazy to progress (unless it means empowering their status in life, gaining head knowledge to achieve the aforesaid, getting more benjamins, so forth), lazy to improve, lazy to make stands, lazy to not be indifferent.
Maybe it's because of the lack of understanding, doubt, insecurity or fear. Or maybe because they're grey donkeys. Stubborn? Yes. Dumb? Maybe. Foolish most probably. Blinded; perhaps scarred (?). It's not for me to question the reasons behind the existence of such an 'epidemic' and why everyone is falling prey because I am stricken by it as well. But laziness confines the abundance there is to life; the potential in everyone that is hampered by their own neglect in areas of their lives which have been unattended to.
Everyone says they want to "live life to the fullest". To experience everything at least once, to be become a well-shaped individual, to have that I Want list checked and rechecked.. but really, what is there to take with you at the end of the day when you're deposited into the ground? What will you leave behind for people to remember you by? Someone who could booze like he was born in a keg? Someone who traveled 51 countries? Someone who has been to sex concerts? Someone who had a mindblowing extensive collection of shoes? Someone who was skilled at something? Someone with a keen sense of style? Someone who had great taste in music? Someone who was like a walking encyclopedia? Someone who made it big in the stockmarket? Someone who had a great sense of humor?
OK. But... so what? Fact is, someone else is doing the same thing or has done it 10 times better before you even knew you were good at it. In fact, everyone could probably do the same thing if they wanted to.. But before you know it, it doesn't make a difference to you, others or even God whether you've experienced this/that before and how well or even how bad you managed. No one will give a hoot, not even you at the end of day.
It's not what you do or do not that sums up the person whom you actually are. It's not the things that can be seen that counts, it's the unseen that matters most: how you do that something and why; the question of heart.
So where's the significance and substantiality in accomplishments and hoarded experiences that you don't even bring along with you when you're standing stark naked before your Maker? But those issues would only apply to those who think of things that far ahead.. because the rest are too lazy.
It's getting so stuffy in here. I'm getting hungry! Yay, pasta time! Time to get off the chair.
Which reminds me of something that's been on my mind lately.. People are lazy nowadays, so very lazy. If it's something that requires them to get up from their plastic chairs to get their dan dan mees themselves, or to make a call to talk or thank someone, or to pay that ghastly postphoned water bill, it takes more than a nudge or a gentle reminder. Yeah, those were things I was plain lazy to accomplish, though with full knowledge that it bears importance and urgency, especially if it involves another/others. And the best resemblance of my being lazy is probably that of a dumb, grey donkey who needs to be whipped (plural) to get my stubborn hooves advance a step forward (singular).. Imagine if I retreat backwards [plural x 100 + (-)singular = grey donkey mash]. Or another simple resemblance would be a jaywalker.
But more thought-provoking than a stubborn grey donkey is the laziness people have to care, to not compromise, to obey, to please God, to be different, to make sacrifices, to heed warnings, to admit, to listen to advice, to change, to contemplate, and yes also to exercise. Lazy to budge, lazy to move, lazy to act, lazy to progress (unless it means empowering their status in life, gaining head knowledge to achieve the aforesaid, getting more benjamins, so forth), lazy to improve, lazy to make stands, lazy to not be indifferent.
Maybe it's because of the lack of understanding, doubt, insecurity or fear. Or maybe because they're grey donkeys. Stubborn? Yes. Dumb? Maybe. Foolish most probably. Blinded; perhaps scarred (?). It's not for me to question the reasons behind the existence of such an 'epidemic' and why everyone is falling prey because I am stricken by it as well. But laziness confines the abundance there is to life; the potential in everyone that is hampered by their own neglect in areas of their lives which have been unattended to.
Everyone says they want to "live life to the fullest". To experience everything at least once, to be become a well-shaped individual, to have that I Want list checked and rechecked.. but really, what is there to take with you at the end of the day when you're deposited into the ground? What will you leave behind for people to remember you by? Someone who could booze like he was born in a keg? Someone who traveled 51 countries? Someone who has been to sex concerts? Someone who had a mindblowing extensive collection of shoes? Someone who was skilled at something? Someone with a keen sense of style? Someone who had great taste in music? Someone who was like a walking encyclopedia? Someone who made it big in the stockmarket? Someone who had a great sense of humor?
OK. But... so what? Fact is, someone else is doing the same thing or has done it 10 times better before you even knew you were good at it. In fact, everyone could probably do the same thing if they wanted to.. But before you know it, it doesn't make a difference to you, others or even God whether you've experienced this/that before and how well or even how bad you managed. No one will give a hoot, not even you at the end of day.
It's not what you do or do not that sums up the person whom you actually are. It's not the things that can be seen that counts, it's the unseen that matters most: how you do that something and why; the question of heart.
So where's the significance and substantiality in accomplishments and hoarded experiences that you don't even bring along with you when you're standing stark naked before your Maker? But those issues would only apply to those who think of things that far ahead.. because the rest are too lazy.
It's getting so stuffy in here. I'm getting hungry! Yay, pasta time! Time to get off the chair.
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