Bitter or better?

i kinda watched this over and over again. i think Nick Vujicic is a really strong man. i wondered, if i'm ever born this way, could i live to date? i guess many a times, all of us take things for granted... Our families, what we have, our friends, the luxuries to have a home, a nice chair to sit in, an university to study in, to have hands and feet to eat, move, hold things, walk, run, work, swim properly. we make a fuss out of small things, we get angry for nothing, we want this, we want that. we kinda.. expect too much from life, and people. of course not saying we can't have any needs, but i guess comparing too much may not help resolve any issues. if we want something, make it happen ourselves.

"the human spirit can handle much more than we realize". true. if you think about it, there are actually many things that you think you can't do it but in reality, you have already got it over and done with.. or it's in progress. maybe it's our process of learning and growing we often forget to look back and think 'hey, that was an achievement i've made' but only grumble on what we don't have or can't have. i am and still is satisfied with life but it'll be good to have a constant reminder that i should be contented. like Nick mentioned, we gotta be thankful for what we have. not bitter of what we don't have. i guess it's always easier to get through days with positive and healthy mindset. 

these day, it seems like a sign that i should know something, kinda bummed into many reality hits that makes me think so much. came across this article that struck my thoughts too.

and this..

來信 - it's a video about this old man visiting his kids and grandchildren before passing away. it's soooooo sad :( shouldn't make it a point to forget our parents are growing old while we're too..... just got reminded that my grandfather had a fell 2 weeks ago and i haven't make time to visit him. guilt stricken.

stay hungry, stay foolish

I woke up, ate my breakfast in front of my computer and then decided to watch Steve Jobs's Commencement Speech for Stanford University in 2005. It was really inspirational, you guys should watch it!

"you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow
connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."

"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I
did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle."

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."