惜福吧! 大家!!

Just what does it takes for one to be happy and contented?

to have someone you love to reciprocate your love?
to have an ideal job with a more than ideal pay?
to go to taiwan for a mayday concert as dreamed?
or.... just to have youself and your loved ones to be alive and safe and sound?

the last one, i am sure, without any doubts or hesitation.

but still, one to two months later, after the world has moved on from the tsunami tragedy, when we no longer see devastating footages of homeless people mourning for their loved ones, and corpses lying around and being hastily buried, will we still remember how fortunate we are? will we still be contented just by being alive and breathing? sadly... no, inclusive of myself.

becos we are humans, and becos humans are weak in the face of striving for daily needs to be loved, to attain material needs and social status, so much so that we sometimes forget to stop to look at what we already have.

A healthy body, our five senses, all 4 limbs.
Family, friends.
A home to shelter us from rain and shine, a land safe from terrorists, war and natural disasters (at least for now).

Aren't the above all worth rejoicing over? Like how the blind man who finally regained his sight after 10 years in the dark? Like how the fillial son at the funeral may say "i am willing to give up all i have in exchange for my mum/dad's life". Like how people in Aceh may wish to be born in Spore in their next life.

So, dear ones, let's all try and remember to count our blessings from time to time from now on, and bear in mind that we are still the lucky ones despite having to face infinite rubbish in life!

It's easier to be happy and to kan kai on things like that! so...惜福吧! 大家!!