If there is no karma and no luck, there would be total chaos. If there is no karma and only luck, there would be total chaos. If there is karma and luck, there would be clash of causality and chance. If there is only karma and no luck, there would be total...

If there is such thing as bad luck, it would be a law of nature. But if it is a law of nature, there would be no chance left to it. And if there is no chance left to it, there would be no such thing as bad...

There is no rainbow without rain. There is no rainbow without sun. - Stonepeace There is no rainbow without sight? There is no rainbow without...

Reflection after watching ‘Troy’: Achilles is better known more for his weak heel despite his near superhuman skills. Interesting how our perception is slanted. Achilles’ skills are no match for his heel. What is your Achilles’...

Possibly more potentially troubling than a thought troubling you now is what is not troubling you now. For example, you might have something stuck between teeth, that goes undetected, that leads to decay. Ignorance in the long run isn’t bliss. Worse than undetected physical trouble is...

Something a little funny at the end but nevertheless true… How I explained why hardcopy books on shelves are still important in the age of the net and e-books: The internet is a deep and often unfathomable sea of information. Out of sight and some essential knowledge might be out of...

Reflection after watching ‘Attack the Block’: Those who have done great wrong should redeem themselves by doing great right. -...

Thoughts from watching ‘The Shinjuku Incident’: The problem with going over to the dark side, is that if you are not dark enough a shade, you will get swallowed by darker shades. It’s almost always a matter of time. It is easier not to go to the dark side at all, to always...

Question: How do you know if a webhosting company’s service is poor, that they serve themselves before their customers’? Answer: When your customers complain that your website hosted by them keeps getting down, while their company’s website is always okay – for selling...

From the movie ‘Che’: Castro: What if I say we will wait for you? We’ll do it together. Trust me. Che: But the revolution is bigger than one man. I don’t want you to wait for me. Castro: Revolution is made by one man, and another man and another. How many does it take...

A Tit for a Tat (349) Tat: Why are you walking this roundabout way? Tit: Why are you straightforwardly following my way? Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/tell-that-to-the-pig About aT4aT:...

As the game had no time-out, no lasting rewards, no lasting consequences, I decided it was game over for me. It was pointless and meaningless, a waste of time, energy and most of...

A Tit for a Tat (348) Tet: BBQ pork anyone? (Waves a slice before Tat in the crowd) Tat: (Turns away) Tet: Oh, so sorry… (As he forgot Tat is vegan) Tat: (Turns back) Tell that to the pig. Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/tit-for-tat-349-my-way Previous aT4aT:...

The best teachers must eventually teach ultimate Compassion and Wisdom. To encourage perfect Compassion, they must eventually advocate veganism, which is not just a way of consumption, but a way of life, of being helpful and harmless. To encourage perfect Wisdom, they must eventually advocate...

When do kids grow up and lose their lovablity? Or do some never, and only become more lovable? No matter how old we are, we seem on the brink of becoming… less or more lovable. What is true lovability? It is being truly loving that makes one truly lovely, truly...

This sums it up perfectly, as to how, if there is a creator God (which there isn’t), he is surely not perfect in compassion and wisdom. to give free will to his imperfect creation, who also lacks perfect compassion and wisdom, who thus make a mess of so many things. And that things...

What you find interest in is what others find interesting about you. - Stonepeace As such, to know whether someone is interesting to you, ‘What are your interests?’ is perhaps a much more relevant question than ‘What is your line of work?’, unless the person’s...

In the movie ‘Tree of Life’, a family is run by a authoritarian father. They are depicted to be not particularly special – American middle-class, attends church…  But the father is so strict and hard in his punishments that his children begin to fear him. A son even...

Sometimes, others think you give textbook answers to their questions, when you did answer from the heart, when they are already the best answers. Sometimes, answers from the heart sound like textbook answers because the listeners never took them to heart enough, to realise they are really...

An email exchange: X: Hi, Sales have been chasing for the media kits since last year. Can we have the final go-ahead on the design sent last week? A: We are all aware that the media kits are a priority and we appreciate your help. However, the tone of your email below is inappropriate and...