Past. Present. Future.

Had quite a long conversation with a friend today who mentioned in passing that he wants to apply to Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Brown, etc. That was me exactly two years ago. I remembered thinking that i want to go to the top universities! I remembered thinking that it was achievable. That was me, two years ago.

Today, i no longer am aiming that high. And it is not because of a lack of ambition (maybe it is. lol.) or a fear of failure (i honestly am not afraid of this. kinda experienced enough to not allow it to affect me that deeply anymore). On the other hand, i no longer have the urge to go to such so called top schools. Yes, it is still achievable to those who really want it (i don't want to sound discouraging here), but i no longer am one of them. And honestly, i am contented with the places where i am heading.

The dream to go to such schools lasted and seemed real, but only for at most one year.

And today, once again(as if the suspense of once wasn't enough), i am waiting for the release of admissions results. For now, i shall throw it to the back of my mind and live in the moment. And when it finally arrives, i will hope for the best! =)

Anyway, worse comes to worst, we can always apply again or transfer to Northwood right, L? LOL!

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幸福哪里找？

草原上有對獅子母子。

小獅子問母獅子：“媽，幸福在哪裡？”

母獅子說：“幸福就在你的尾巴上。”

於是小獅子不斷追著尾巴跑，但始終咬不到。

母獅子笑道：“傻瓜！幸福不是這樣得到的！只要你昂首向前走，幸福就會一直跟隨著你！”


【 刻意的追尋，不如勇敢的往前走，成功又有多遠呢？】

平常心

The time has come to just wait, because i have done all that i should and could.

缘份，很奇妙。

友谊，很珍贵。

Have been a bad student recently. Shall need to change that. Cannot afford to miss anymore classes till i catch up with work.

I'm busy, but i'm very happy and at ease with myself and everyone!

Something to think about.

我们今天在世间，有什么东西能得到？

一样也得不到。不但一切法你得不到，身体也不可得
。
我们世间人迷了，把自己身体当作真的，把身外之物也当作真的，患得患失，所以他苦！

经上说“凡所有相，皆是虚妄”，

这是说明相是有不是没有，但是是虚妄的，你可以享受，享受是受用，心里清净，绝不染着。

不染着是什么？享受，没有贪恋的心；失去了，没有后悔的心。

于一切法没有得失心、没有取舍心，这就非常快乐。

佛不是教我们不要去受用它，

佛是教我们不要去执着它，执着就生烦恼，执着就迷惑颠倒。

不但现前不执着，过去的不要去回忆，未来的不要去希求，你的心才能够永远住在正定上。

有正定，你才有真正的智慧；有智慧，你才能得到真正的法喜，你的生活才充实、才美满。

如果你真正了解这个事实真相，你在一切境缘当中没有得失，你的心就清净、就平等、就觉而不迷了。





~ 净空法师