Stability: Super Short Story #638 Not that he rocked the table,he was stabilising it all alongby stepping on its uneven legs,till he stood up and left. He who ought to be thankedwas blamed...

Word: Super Short Story #637Give me a ‘word’, he said,and I will use more words,to write a short story about it,to make you think about...

Patron: Super Short Story #636Better a friendwho sincerely quarrels with youfor your own good, than a ‘friend’who conveniently patronises youfor their own good.    Because he believed that,he had few good friends,who share this belief to the extent he...

Manager: Super Short Story #635The worst managers  are those who imagine themselvesto be the best managers,who do not even manage themselves well,while imagining that are managing everyone...

Shame: Super Short Story #634Every time he apologised,over yet another similar mistake,it became even more clearthat his apologies are not true,that he knows no true...

Honesty: Super Short Story #633 He preferred othersto be brutally honest to him,to learn the harsh truths about himselfas swiftly as possible.     However, others preferredto be cruelly dishonest to him,by being untrue to himas much as...

Love: Super Short Story #632Many love how loving make them feel,not because they love the beloved. How true are these lovers then? Many love how being loved make them feel,not because they love their lovers. How true are the beloved...

Echo: Super Short Story #631He became a man of few wordswhen he saw the patternof his carefully crafted words shared,to as if words spoken into the abyss,that bring no response, not even an echo. She became a woman of few wordswhen she saw the patternof being unable to carefully craft words...

Craziness: Super Short Story #630It would be, he thought,just as crazy for him to end his good workjust because there was a crazy person claiminghis work is not...

Heart: Super Short Story #629His broken heart healedwhen he realised thathis love interestwas not as lovely or interesting as imagined in the first place. There was no pointin being heartbroken over a delusion shattered.In fact, there should be...

Care: Super Short Story #628She thought this,‘He doesn’t know what he is missing  by unfriending me.’ That is true.But it is also truethat he doesn’t care,while she cared that he doesn’t...

Dispute: Super Short Story #627If the only way to settle disputesis calmly and clearly,why even have a heated dispute? Realising this,he never had a heated dispute again,for the rest of his...

Best: Super Short Story #626Having already done her best,she did not give a hoot about others saying she did her worst. It was just too incrediblethat they could still find fault.What they said said more about them than her –the...

Focus: Super Short Story #625The first focus, he learnt…is to learn to be more focused,to learn...

Confidence: Super Short Story #624Being overdressed and overly made-up,she did not exude supreme confidence,but of great vanity, to hide lack of confidence,in...

Empathy: Super Short Story #623He had plenty of empathy,even for those who lack empathy,though it was not as ifhe could give any empathy to...

Truth: Super Short Story #622There are already so many true storieswith important truths to learn from,that she does not read fiction any more.Not that there are no truths in it at all,they are just a tad less...

Humour: Super Short Story #621 She figured that if she can laugh at herself,she should be able to laugh at anyone else,including those who cannot laugh at themselves,unless they are not funny at...

Randomness: Super Short Story #620 He felt thankful – though not sureif for randomness,good luck or good karma,if there are any differences at...

Competition: Super Short Story #619 He figured that he shouldonly compete with himself,to outdo himself, to be better, which he can surely do,even if he cannot outdo...

Lyrics: Let me faceThe sound and furyLet me faceHurricanes…  Let me not turn awayFrom happiness or painJust not to run awayIn my heart and in my head   Comments:Instead of fretting the storms of life, why not brace to anticipate them,physically and emotionally,thus living with more ease...

Lyrics:   Thank you terrorThank you disillusionmentThank you frailtyThank you consequenceThank you Thank you silence… Comments:   If we can be thankful even for the terrible,for weakness, for delusion banished, for karma… By learning lessons from them all,we can be truly grateful...

Lyrics:   … if my life is for rent and I don’t learn to buyWell I deserve nothing more than I get’cause nothing I have is truly mine  Comments: With ever-changing ‘selves’,and impermanent lives,they are as if only ‘rented’ by us,for as long as they...

Lyrics:   Don’t give inDon’t you dare quit so easyGive all that you got on the swordDon’t say that you won’t live foreverI know, I know   Comments: Never give up doing what you should do.Try not to fall on your sword,but even if you fall on the sword,doing what you...

Lyrics:   Papers in the roadsideTell of suffering and greedFear today, forgot tomorrow Ooh, here besides the newsOf holy war and holy needOurs is just a little sorrowed talk   Comments: Ours is just a little sorrow,that should not be indulged in,compared with more suffering of otherscaused by...

Lyrics:   Grow up children, don’t you sufferAt the hands of one another… I’ve seen what a man can doI’ve seen all the hate of a woman too Comments:As long as we make each other suffer,with greed, hatred and delusion,we are immature children despite age,who have yet to...

Lyrics:    Never get angry at stupid people Though I go crazy at the dullness of my life Comments: It is stupid to get angry at anyone,especially the stupid. Why not make life less dullby awakening to compassion,to awaken the...

Lyrics: Hush now don’t cryWipe away the teardrop from your eyeYou’re lying safe in bedIt was all a bad dreamSpinning in your headYour mind tricked you to feel the pain…So here it is, another chanceWide awake you face the dayYour dream is overOr has it just begun? Comments:...

Lyrics:  When you’re sure you’ve had enoughOf this lifeWell hang onDon’t let yourself go… Everybody criesAnd everybody hurts sometimesAnd everybody hurts sometimesSo, hold on, hold onHold on, hold on…You are not alone Comments:Take a break if you must,but not...

Lyrics:Freedom comes when you learn to let go…You were my lesson I had to learn…Pain is a warning that something’s wrong… There’s no greater powerThan the power of goodbye  Comments:Liberation is from renouncing what you should,greed, hatred and delusion,which...