Cock-o-doodle-dooooo!
6:12AM. Well, I don’t think I beat the roosters anyway—they wake tres tres tres tot au Vietnam but here a Geneve those noisy fellas have been replaced by various sea birds in my life.
I still want to identify the larger ones that don’t seem to be ducks or geese..I gotta find them and take a snap—maybe this weekend.
As for now, life has been really good. Today is our Remembrance Day ceremony at work. I think this is a really important “holiday” because we really should remember our veterans and what they have done for us to have peace (in some parts of the world) today.
OK so I think this post is now taking on a sombre note. Let’s talk sacrifice.
S-A-C-R-I-F-I-C-E what do you think about it?
Some may prefer indulgence but I believe in sacrifice. It is good for the soul. I believe in giving of self…giving of money……giving more than we think we can give…giving to all—not just our friends but to anyone and pretty much EVERYONE who comes into our lives.
Yesterday, I saw a blind man struggling up some stairs because there had been some recent construction around the area. Probably inspired by that scene in Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amelie Poulain where she walks with a blind man and explains what she sees to him in spitfire French, and of course by God Almighty, I hopped out of the bus to help. He had made it up but was unsure of being at the right address—which he was actually. How incredible was he? What resilience and strength this man exhibits in his daily life.
I try to self-sacrifice but granted, I don’t do a very good job. But it is indeed in giving that ones receives. In the past few years, I have learned to let go of a lot: money, vanity (although Europe makes this more difficult w/all the beautiful ppl), PRIDE (a root of many vices), perfection….I live more freely now. I am more peaceful now. I don’t really care about “keeping up with the Jones OR the Wongs” in my case. I have learned to accept me—albeit there’s always room for improvement. And for any positive changes one may see in this life, I give thanks and praise to the Lord—Cathy does not do anything by herself—Rather, I live through His energy and His Providence.
So dear friends, I wish you well and I hope we can hang soon. Now it’s time for a 20-minute shuteye and then I gots to get ready for work.
xoxox cn