It is there when not noticed. When noticed, it is not there. It as if fluctuates in and out of existence with your mindfulness and...

Important cautionary tales should be told, be it in writing or even film, but they might offer evil suggestions too. Which is more worth it? Sharing the possible good or evil effects? It’s a matter of focus – for the storyteller and...

Had dragon fruit-lemon juice. Lots of fibre. Went to the loo twice. The Digestion Paradox: What cannot be digested (fibre) is good for digestion. Yes, fibre helps to flush out nonsense in the intestines. The Nonsense Paradox: What cannot be digested (fibre) is not always nonsense, if it...

Sam & Sara #363 Sam: The movie’s plot twist was so predictable! Sara: Was it? I thought it was very unpredictable. Sam: Exactly! Predictably unpredictable – the least suspicious one is usually the guilty one these days! Due to the law of impermanence, when something reaches...

It’s due to urban light pollution, that we can’t see more stars. A paradox…. Much harsh light doesn’t shed light on the subtle lights!

From the movie, ‘An Education’ Headmistress: Have you set a date? Have you decided on a church? Jenny: We won’t be getting married in a church. David’s Jewish. Headmistress: Jewish? He’s a Jew? You are aware, I take it, that the Jews killed our Lord...

Received another bank’s telemarketer call to offer their loan services. To save his time, I swiftly said, ‘No thanks – No money to borrow money!’ (Okay, that’s exaggeration. It should had been ‘No thanks – No need to borrow money!’) A Financial...

Tori Amos’ intriguing music video for ‘A Sorta Fairytale’ tells an unconventional love story. Unfortunately, it’s the kind that might be seen as weird by many (but not me)! It reminds me of a paradox about love… We tend to love one another because we feel...

A good actor can act as a bad actor, to the extent that you believe that (1) he or she is really a bad  actor, (2) he or she is can never ever be(come) a good actor, or (3) he or she is not acting at all. Paradoxically then, the best actors can be the worst actors, who might never be...

A good journalist is supposed to just record and report an event, and not be part of the action?  But in times of need, how about being part of proactive action while recording it? If a journalist remains indifferent, is this journalist really ‘good’, in the moral (instead of...

When things get routine, we wish for the non-routine. When things get routinely non-routine, we wish for the routine. A friend has an interesting take on Groundhog Day the movie. You can read her review at http://tinyurl.com/77gqk9d As she was free from work for a few months after her...

I notice that the poor in many countries tend to have more kids. Perhaps it is due to lack of education and thus family planning as well. Perhaps it is due to harbouring hopes in the next generation for bettering the family? If poor now, children offer more hope for the future? If poor...

A good child-actor ‘acts maturely’ like a child.

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...

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...

Q: Is there a need to find an enlightened teacher? A: No, but it makes sense to find teachers who are more enlightened than us. Q: Why not just find an enlightened teacher? A: It’s not easy to discern who is enlightened as we are not enlightened ourselves. Q: How do we find teachers who...

A Tit for a Tat (346) Tit: Look! They look perfectly incompatible for each other! Tat: If so, they are also equally compatible for each other! Tit: Huh? Tat: Think about it! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/more-or-less-deluded Previous aT4aT:...

A funny dialogue from the movie ‘Ghost Writer’ Teacher: Focus! Student: I can’t! I’m distracted What is the cure for distraction? Focus itself. What keeps the cure at bay? Distraction itself. Related Article: How to Increase Focus & Peace By Buddha...

The Paradox of Strife: Sometimes, when you push yourself, you will breakthrough. How do you know you can outdo yourself if you do not outdo yourself? Sometimes, when you push yourself, you will collapse. How do you know the difference between trying too hard and trying your best? With more...

A paradox of horror flicks: The victims are also the hero(ines), who despite being very afraid, are also very brave. If not, there would be no dramatic tension! The above applies to those who love-hate horror flicks too! (Blogged about this somewhat some time back but while watching one...