JL KAH

You can make one smile.  You can make one frown.  What goes round come around.

You can be sad if you wish.  You can be happy if you want.  What else do you want?

You can go for more.  You can go for less.  The one for you best.

You can be gentle with yourself.  You can be hard on yourself.  Only time will tell.

You can bury your head in the sand.  You can face fear squarely in the eyes.  And say hello and bye.

You can stay in the comfort zone.  You can embrace the unknown.  Just do away with the moan.

You can close your eyes yet see hope.  You can open your eyes and await doom.  There is no lack of room.

You can eat peanuts.  You can eat donuts.  What happens when it moves through the gut?

You can curse when it rains.  You can have fun when it rains.  Only the wise will gain.

You can forgive and forget.  You can carry the baggage.  Be free or be caged.

You can take one small step each day towards your dream.  You can pretend that it only happens in your dream.

You can create positive experience with positive thoughts.  You can create negative experience with negative thoughts.

You can offer a listening ear to someone dear.  You can act as though you cannot hear.

You can live as though the whole world is for you.  You can live as though the whole world is out to get you.

North South East West, live the way you deem best.

You got up in the morning feeling blue.  The heavy downpour did not help.  You had problem driving as visibility was low.  You arrived in the office feeling cold and weak.

While making a hot drink, you lost concentration and had your hand scalded.  Tough luck, you murmured.  Fortunately, one of your colleagues kept a tube of toothpaste in her drawer and gladly offered to you.  You hastily rubbed some onto the affected area and returned to work.

Before you could clear your emails, a customer called to complain about a recent shipment made.  Wrong items were shipped and caused big problem at the customs.  She was furious and using unkind words.  You were already not feeling well.  It was none of your fault anyway, but you had to take her heat.  You tried to keep your cool while she released fire.

You spent the next couple of minutes speaking to the warehouse manager to have the matter sorted out.  You sent an email regarding the slip to internal parties for follow-up.  There goes your time.  You could have cleared a couple of emails if the slip did not occur.

Lunch time.  You thought you could have some peace at last.  You ordered food.  When it came, your heart sank.  There was a mix-up in order.  Not again?  You did not know whether to laugh or to cry.  No time to change the order.  You swallowed the food quickly and returned to office.

You kept yourself busy the whole afternoon praying that nothing unpleasant would happen.  Your prayers were answered.  You heaved a sigh of relief.  You quickly finished your work so that you could head straight home.  You did not want any more troubles.

All went well in the evening until you were in the shower room.  You had started soaping yourself and suddenly the lights went off.  You thought that your sister was playing prank on you.  You shouted.  But realized that it was power failure.  You had to feel yourself in the dark.  What a coincidence.

You did not want to prolong the evening.  Better go to bed.  Nothing would happen then.  You tossed around in bed but could not sleep.  You tried counting sheep, but it did not help.  You gave up.  You stopped trying.  You just let go.  Strangely, you fell asleep.  You dreamed that you were being chased by monsters and fell off a cliff.  You woke up in cold sweat.

You had enough.  You pleaded, “Ok, now do whatever you want to do with me and finish it quickly.  Once you have your fun and are done with, let me return to my sleep.”  Strangely, when you do not resist, when you start to embrace, peace returns.  The storms blew over.  You drifted into dreamland.  No more scary monsters this time.  Only paradise and angels in your dreams.