Jyothi Fong
Inmylife,InoticedeverytimeIamrelaxedandwhenmymindisfreedupofdailyto-dos,I'mabletoformbroaderandwiderperspectivesinlife,tolookbackandanalyse.Myexperienceinlifeservesaswisdomteachingstohelpmebecomeabetterpersontomorrow.Doyougiveyourselftimeout,outofyourlife,topauseandreflect?
RealityisamatterofPerspective
Asahumanspecies,wealwaysthinkweareright.Myviewoftheworldisthe'absolutetruth'.Self-righteousnessisaplaquethateveryindividuallifein,mayIaddthateverynationlivesin.Partofwhyourpoliticalclimateisthewayitisbecausewehavenotopenedupdialoguebyallowingotherpeopletoshareandspeakforwhathe/shefeels,thinksandbelievesin.Fundamentallyitisabasichumanneedtocreateandtoexpressourselves.Ifyoudon'tallowforthisexpression,thisindividualwillfall'ill'.Theheartfeltawarenessthateachoneofusseesadifferentrealityouttherecanbringpeoplebacktoacommonhumanityandtherebylivewithmutualrespect.
Inthemidstofdialogue,givepeoplethespaceandtimetospeaktheir'truth'.Acknowledgeandregurgitatetheirviewpoints,thenit'syourturntospeakyour'truth'.Findareasofmutualconsensus,andproblemsolveinareaswheretherearedisagreements.
Letgoofafuturebasedexpectation
Workisameanstoanend.Whetheritspaidworkorsocialworkthatbenefitssociety,itishumannaturetoworkinexpectationofapositiveoutcome.Withouttheexpectation,wemaynotbemotivatedtomoveinthefirstplace.Themodelweliveinisaresult-orientedmodel.WhatifItellyouthatthisisit,thatthedoinginitselfistheend?Thatthereisnowheretogo?Thisistheprincipleoflivinginthepresentmoment.Ourconstructsofthepasthappenedinthepast,thefuturehasn'thappenedyet.Humanbeingsoftenliveeitherinthepastorthefuture,bothpullsusoutfromlivinginthehereandthenow.Ichallengeyoutoexpandyourrelationshipwiththenow,noticehowmuchmoreperceived'time'youcreateforyourself,whenyouexpandyourrelationshipwithinthismoment.