www.Go To The Mountain - Musings of a Potential Guru

Increasingly in today's world, we have people who know the price of everything but the value of none. So what does it profit a man to gain the whole world but to lose his own soul? What do you value? Appreciation of beauty and excellence, Empathy, Forgiveness, Kindness, Honesty, Curiosity, Spirituality, Energy, Humour, Perseverance, Principle, Hope, Love of Learning, Gratitude, Open-Mindedness, Humility, Courage, Fairness, Justice, Sincerity, Creativity, Self-Control,  etc. In a recent survey, Singaporeans value in order of what values people hold closest to their hearts (on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the most important) - (1) 8.92 for Honesty (Truth, Upright and Genuine), (2) 8.55 for Kindness (Benevolent, Compassionate and Helpful), (3) 8.50 for Gratitude (Aware and Appreciate the good things that happen, saying    Thanks), (4) 8.43 for Fairness (Unbiased and Impartial), (5) 8.32 for Forgiveness (Accept Shortcomings of Others, Giving People a Second Chance), (6) ...

There is a simple slogan that goes: "Honesty Is The Best Policy". Does this still hold true in a world of sly and cunning where even sportsmen cheat? Why is that when people got cheated they feel a great sense of betrayal and yet they do not think twice when it is their turn to be dishonest? The advantage of telling the truth is that you don't have to remember what you said the last time. Billy Joel - Honesty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWu0N0qPeME Don't people realise that there is no such thing as a more honest or less honest person. You are either honest or dishonest. It is an absolute like integrity and truth. You either have integrity or you do not. It is either the truth or it is not. Anything less than truth - words added or subtracted is a lie. You must want and desire truth like a dentist's slogan in wanting your tooth: "I want the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth". Honesty, integrity and truth is like water a...

According to Mark Twain, the difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. It is not nice to use profanity especially among people you do not know well. Why not build up your vocabulary by being a voracious reader. Whether you are writing or speaking, just express yourself simply, elegantly and eloquently. Reading also help expand your mind more than anything else can do for you. Do self reflection everyday and make time for it as an exercise to increase your own value so that when it is well-honed it will naturally lead to allowing your actions speak louder than words. Boastfulness There are some people who are boastful and at one time or another we may be guilty of the same thing especially when we have achieved something but by always talking about ourselves it becomes nothing nothing more than an outward manifestation of an inferiority complex. Truly capable people do not need to trumpet their achievemen...

Continuation from Inner Piece 1 - A New Hope... Ever wonder how things will be like if you only had one more day on earth? Nature becomes more beautiful than ever before, simple things in life would bring about great pleasure, you'll fight for every chance just to spend quality time with family and friends, build better relationships. You'd probably smile at everyone and that is because your senses are sharper. Change Obama said: Change has come tonight. I wish him, America and the world well. Often, people wanted change because they got tired of the same things. The new President will have his hands full. Six months down the road, can all the good things come and be sustained? Just like you and me. Can we change and sustain? Our world becomes how we choose to make it. You can achieve success or just accept a miserable life beyond hope. It's our choice. When one takes positive action, a powerful force is released for a more fulfilling life be it love, fami...