Tag: impermanence

An existential question I similarly asked at 13: ‘Why struggle so hard to live if I’m going to die?’ Answers…

Time: Wandering Thought #262 Have a sense of urgency every day, because time is always running out, with the sun…

We and our blog and Facebook posts… Are we and they not an ephemera lot? (Apologies for forgetting the source…

A story from ‘How To Be Happy’ by Eleanor Davis… Is this not thought-provoking satire of how many see happiness…

As inspired by the movie ‘Horns’, but not following its plot… When he first sprouted a horn, he was shunned,…

Impermanence doesn’t mean things have to disintegrate or decay right in front of your eyes. The ephemeral nature of things…

Hurricane Sandy Typhoon Haiyan Cyclone Cleopatra Wrathful ‘ladies’ gone with the wind, despite their indelible harm, or will the hurt…

Super Short Story (242): Fireworks Every year, when he sees pollutive national celebratory fireworks, he can’t help thinking the millions…

Super Short Story (241): Sleep He overslept on his birthday, waking up at noon – with half of the day…

Super Short Story (207): TV Every time his TV becomes okay, he thought maybe it’s okay after all. But if…

Super Short Story (204): Nails While scratching himself, he realised that his nails have as if suddenly become too long…

Sam & Sara #397: Guarantee Sam: Look! There is lifetime guarantee for this product! Sara: So? Sam: Huh? Sara: It…

Super Short Story (198): Kid Part 1: It was terrible… the passing of his kid… Suddenly, he woke up. It…

We are born empty-handed come, and we die empty-handed. Yet, most of us are born with clenched fists, and some…

Super Short Story (112): Restaurant While eating at an average restaurant, it struck him that some restaurants probably can’t make…

He doesn’t even want his loved ones to know he is dying of a rare terminal illness, but he forgot…

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

Sam & Sara #363 Sam: The movie’s plot twist was so predictable! Sara: Was it? I thought it was very…

多年以前有一位朋友到楚布寺去覲見剛剛坐床的大寶法王。 不知道是怎樣的因緣，他突然問了小法王一句： “我可以抱你嗎？” 只有七歲的小法王靜靜地回答：“你可以抱住天空嗎？” ～摘自噶瑪噶舉之家 我們就是為了幻化的事物忙一輩子，以為可以抓住什麼， 但就是留不住，終其空空忙碌一生。 A summary of the above in English: Someone visited the then seven year…

There is this part in ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ that mentions Buddhism. Morrie: Everybody knows they’re going to die, but nobody…