Month: August 2012

He wanted a good life, but had forgotten that he had to be a good person first – not just…

‘Fix me a drink’, he asked, again and again. Forgetting again and again, that he could it himself, that he needn’t bother…

For whom the bell tolls? For the asker of this, at least, who hears it, who wonders this, and you,…

He didn’t like it that many books seem to be coded, heavily laden with technical and cultural terms. It made him feel inadequate, although…

They say when you see yourself, it is time to die. But there is another way to see yourself, and another…

His blindness was no longer a weakness; but a strength, not because he overcame it, but because he accepted that he couldn’t,…

Suspecting him to be the backstabber at first, the more he looked at him, the more he looked like one….

She made her jobscope so crystal clearly defined, that she hardly offered any help to colleagues beyond her obligations. Naturally,…

His towering stacks of books all over the room was a sign of his great knowledge. But the toppling of…

Forgetting that death is eventual, that it can come all too sudden, he was contented that he was ‘completely healed’,…

She thought the idea of nudity was arbitrary and absurd. A girl who bares her top is considered naked, while…

She realised she didn’t really like the iced lemon tea there, since the tea was often too sweet or the…

There again after many years, but seeing instead an unfamiliar renovated place with strangers, he realised what he missed wasn’t…

He wrote on the photograph he snapped: ‘Wished I was there’, for he was so occupied with capturing the perfect…

Thought after watching ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’: How do you really trust anyone, including yourself? If you are completely trustworthy,…

Question: Can I have your permission to forward your course notes to share with a friend? Answer: Sometimes, I’m afraid that…

Question: A shelf above my desk gave way and broke my Bodhisattva image. Can I glue the pieces and continue…

Sam & Sara #377 Sara: Does the hair on your arms keep you from the cold? Sam: I guess. Sara:…

Sam & Sara #376 Sam: Maybe it’s just symbolic. Maybe it means something more! Sara: What does it symbolise then?…

Sam & Sara #375 Sam: I’m worried about it. Sara: Can you do something about it? Sam: Yup… Sara: Why…