It is stated that we should learn life to live life. When we have a skilful knowledge, we can make use of it in order to live a happy life. However, we, human, are not perfect, we should keep learning and developing ourselves. Otherwise, we may fail some days, even if we think we are skilful. This Japanese proverb is a good reminder: even a monkey falls the tree. This makes sense, isn’t it?
It is stated that if we know how other people behave, we are intelligent. If we know how to behave ourselves, we are wise. In reality, people are intelligent because most of them know or like to know how other people behave. Few people know themselves; they might know something shallow, for example, what kind…
It is stated that people mostly live their life with some expectations, for example, they want to live the longest life like 80 years, 90 years, or a hundred year. However, they are disappointed as most of them cannot get what they expect or want as life is impermanent and unpredictable. However, if they are…
It is stated that knowledge or wisdom is compared to light that guides life out of the darkness or trouble. There is a saying: if you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path. It is true and similar to the inspiring story: a man yelled at a blind man, “Why…
It is stated that when we live our life, we should bear this in mind: the past problem cannot be solved and the future anxiety cannot be changed. We have no control of the past and future. However, we can control the present moment, we just make the right choice in the here-and-now. Then, the…
It is stated that we have learned how to live a life since we were born or young. This learning will continue until we die. There are many teachers, teaching us how to live, starting from parents at home, teachers at school and college to lecturers at university. What we learn or study is mostly…
It is stated that people normally understand that if they have much money, they are rich. If they have a well-paid job, they are successful in life. If they have a lot of properties, they are wealthy. In fact, it is not like they understand: happiness is richness, inner peace is success, and good health…