Notes to Myself

It is the one thing that philosophers, anthropologists and authors have tried to describe over the centuries, but failed to encapsulate in its entirety. 

It is the one thing that defies all logic.

It is the one thing that makes so much sense.

It is the one thing that overcomes all. Love never fails.

People think they want to have choices.
That’s what human rights is all about, isn’t it?
But in actual fact, people just want to follow the leader.

“You can’t ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.” 
- Steve Jobs

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”
- Henry Ford

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Groupthink happens when nobody is really thinking.
Learn from the leaders of innovation. Think ahead of the pack.

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We are the light of the world.
We are the city on a hill.
Let the light shine.
- Kari Jobe 

When we were younger, we looked for boys that treated us nice.

When we are older, we look for men that treat others nice.

…is that the moment you think you are humble, that is when you are proud.

They key is to think less of yourself, and more of Him.

“People think less about you than what you think they are thinking of you” - @Keith_Tay

Remember the time when you were _______________,
and wished you had someone who _______________, 
…but there was none?

You survived it, somehow. 
So now you can be that someone to someone else.

We battle storms, fight fires, walk through valleys, scare off scary monsters -
So that we become strong.
So that we can now help the weak.

We can be to others what we did not have when we were them.

Wanting to be
Like men,
Thinking it is
Far better;

Women
Have forgotten
Our higher call,
Our hidden purpose -

To love, to nurture
To bring out strengths,
To make the world
A better place.

A patient smile,
A knowing nod,
A listening ear,
A gentle tongue.

To accept all,
To believe in potentials;
To tell the painful truth
With tact, humour and grace.

The strength of a woman
Is not in the build of her hands,
The height of her achievements,
Nor the depth of her voice.

We are the healers,
We make ordinary beautiful.
Truly, behind every great man
There is a woman…

And walking behind is not any less great. :)

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Stop to ask, “What’s the point?”. Don’t follow the crowd. Do things purposefully.

Most people talk just to fill the void of silence.

If they’re not subject matter experts, take their views with a pinch of salt.

Opinions only matter as much as the people who give them.

Ask questions.
Ask questions early.
Ask questions that seem stupid.
Ask questions that seem unnecessary.

Ask questions.
Ask questions of yourself.
Ask questions of the wise.
Ask questions of God.

Seek knowledge.
Seek understanding.
Seek to be thought silly.
Seek to be made humble.

If wisdom comes with the price of shame, so be it.

We all ride trains: Our trains of thoughts. And sometimes, our tracks intercept.

We stop
and smile,
Assuming that
it’ll just take awhile.

We sit
and chat,
Assuming that
we communicate.

We talk
and laugh,
Assuming that
we understand.

But can two different trains —
From different origins,
traveling different paths,
heading to different destinations…
Ever truly be on the same page?

How can I be sure, that the purple I see, is the same as the purple you see?

Redundant as it seems, we must explain, we must clarify; we must waste time.

Because your message is only as good as your ability to share it.
Because trains cannot read each others’ minds.