Life

A funny and meaningful post from one of my frequently visited blogs, Mr Wang Says So.

Remember the author of "The Teenage Textbook"? For those of you who do, the author who made you giggle and burst out laughing in embarassment because you recognised so much of your awkward pimply teenage self in that book, is still as funny as ever, laying out a different perspective he has in life. Having personally done most of the things he advises NOT to do with one's life, then having a midlife crisis and stumbling over to the other side of the septic tank in the garden, yes, I can agree that he is right in his advice. Doubtless, there is a bit of disorientation and thrashing about down the wrong path initially. However, you'll find that the grass IS greener over on this side. Come on over! Don't stay over on the lallang overgrown, water-logged, mosquito-infested side!  

"Do not waste the vast majority of your life doing something you hate so that you can spend the small remainder sliver of your life in modest comfort. You may never reach that end anyway."

Be brave. Take a chance. Leap off into the dark. Do what you want to do, instead of what others expect of you. Don't stay on the straight and narrow. Don't be a square peg, squashed into a round hole. Life is for LIVING. Don't wait. Don't procrastinate. 

Oh, and don't forget to temper your pursuit of life and its many adventures with kindness. :)