Super Short Story (177): Sweet Five kids were each granted a sweet wish… The first wished for……… a sweet. The second wished for… a sweet shop. The third wished for…….. a sweet factory. The fourth wished for…… unlimited sweet...

Super Short Story (157): Knick-Knacks She likes to look at interesting knick-knacks that she wouldn’t buy, because she only likes to look at them, and that’s enough already. She’s one happy window-shopper. She realised that window-shopping with mindful appreciation without...

He, a stone-cutter, saw a rich man gathering many luxuries, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him. He saw a high official getting much respect, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him. He saw the hot sun making him sweat, and wished to be like it, Suddenly, he became...

S: A relative commented of another relative being very traditional, of waiting to first wear recently bought new clothes during Chinese new year (CNY) celebrations. I commented that I’m more ‘traditional’ – because I usually buy clothes only when old ones are torn,...

This might come across as a little crude, but it is nevertheless true… If you often defecate too much, you probably eat too much. - Stonepeace In short, don’t overeat, don’t waste food. Related Article:  You Are Always in...

A Tit for a Tat (316) Tit: If I’m richer, it would be better. Tat: If you don’t compare, would it be better? Tit: If I don’t compare, how would life improve? Tat: Depends on whether you wish to improve greed or contentment! Next...

He described his plight to be a hungry man, who has no food at home, yet unable to eat outside. He was describing his situation of often being with sexual need, while his wife was uninterested, while he should not fulfill it with anyone else. Sounds like an apt analogy, but it is not, because...

A Tit for a Tat (169) Tit: Why do you keep replaying the same song? Tat: Well, if I prefer another song at the moment, I wouldn’t! Tit: Why not give the another song a try? Tat: Well, if I prefer another song at the moment, I would! Next aT4aT:...

From ‘This is a Bad Time’ by Bruce Eric Kaplan: But why do we choose to be attached to the idea that we are really our poor ‘selves’, since we do change and can change at will? What’s terrifying about negative karma is its compounding effects if left...

What if you said what you really want to say? What if you did what you really want to do? Will the world become a better place? If the world will not become a better place, there is something wrong with what you are thinking of saying and doing. If so, why not change your mind now? If the...

The award-winning movie ‘Humpday’ has a thought-provoking semi-serious yet semi-funny premise… Is it possible for two heterosexual guys to have homosexual sex? Wouldn’t it not be an amazing feat that is ‘mind over matter’? Spoiler ahead! The two guys who...

Last evening was the second time I watched ‘A Full Bright Moon’ (Yilun Mingyue) – as the opening film of T.H.I.S Buddhist Film Festival (www.thisfilmfest.com), which tells the biography of the great Venerable Hongyi. I had already seen the video version of it, but I wanted...

Look! It’s Nownie* the tiny** but never the whiney!*** * Nownie: he who lives in the ‘now’ ** The smallest puppy of the bunch *** Never miserable, while ever wearing a smile of...

This is a doodle to share, as contributed by moonpointer reader Jetty (http://tinyurl.com/pg3mrx) Thanks! The view atop the mountain might be not bad, but the solace at the foot of the mountain is not bad either. Comments: The view halfway up is not bad either. The view halfway down is not...

Want the latest handphone? Want the newest car? Want the limited edition? Want the special model? Less you want, and more contentment you’ll get. Upgrade your craving, and you’ll downgrade your happiness. Less is more. So lessen your craving. Upgrade is downgrade. So upgrade your...

There’re some major changes going on along one of our busiest streets in town. Strange-looking supposedly avant-garde buildings are replacing the old ones. Out of curiosity, we took a walk from the new Orchard Central to Orchard Ion, to witness part of the whopping 40 million dollar revamp...

‘A cheerfully likeable manifesto for lifestyle change.’ - Guardian ‘A liberating and wry take on the treadmill of modern life.’ - Daily Mail ‘Instructional and inspirational.’ - The Times Book blurb: For millions of years, humankind has used a brilliantly...

< click to enlarge Received a rather uplifting email… “Dear Mr. Shen, I am a translator and currently I am translating a book entitled “Enough” by John Naish. A quotation from you appears in the book as follows: The moment we are content, we have enough. The problem...

If you never know what is enough, you will never have enough. - Stonepeace  Look out for Stonepeace quotes on Twitter...

In ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’, the first emperor of China (Qin Shihuang), after his conquest of the whole of China, felt compelled to conquer what he perceived to be his last enemy – death, because he wanted for more than the span of a single normal life to...