Tuesday, July 04, 2006
IQ quiz
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Q 1: What are the 3 steps to put an elephant in a fridge?
A:
Step 1, open the fridge door.
Step 2, put the elephant in.
Step 3, close the fridge door.
Q 2: What the 4 steps to put a giraffe in the fridge?
A:
Step 1, open the fridge door.
Step 2, take the elephant out.
Step 3, put the giraffe in.
Step 4, close the fridge door.
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what you read above might not be anything new to most of you.
in fact, i know it's a pretty old joke
but here's a new and interesting way to look at it -
the fridge is just like your heart.and the elephant is the hurt inflicted by a past relationship.in the 1st scenario, you opened your heart to the relationship and ultimately got hurt...and when the relationship came to an end, most people would close the door to your heart, trapping the hurt in there and closing off everything else from it too.but sooner or later, the 2nd scenario would have to be played out.the giraffe represents the possible new love.and the only way you can allow it into your heart for it to fill it to the brim, is to open your heart first.then the most important step is to take the elephant out of it.that's the only way to make space for the new possibilitiesfinally, if you want this to be everlasting, close the door to everything else.let the new love fill your and not let anything else intrude on it.am i making sense?
by the way, some people might find this a tad familiar, and that's probably cos you watched the same chinese show as me.
a grandfather told this to a little girl who was harbouring intense hatred for someone else, but there was a slight difference in the analogy. he used the elephant to represent hatred and the giraffe to represent love. apply it in the same way and you'll see that it can also make alot of sense.
i'm posting this for the benefit of some people out there, who doesnt have the privilege of understanding the meaningful and profound chinese language.
you see, another point i wanna bring out is that there is a 1,000,001 ways to interprete a single action, incident, scenario or sentence.
ultimately, it boils down to how YOU want to view it or interprete it.
look at it the wrong way and you make yourself miserable.
look at it positively and constructively, you make your life a happier one to lead.
who agrees with me?
these are really just abstract and ideological ideas... it's definitely easier said than done.
but sometimes, you've just gotta to constantly remind yourself that there's no other way.
and in life's journey, you're not allowed to stand at the same spot - neither progressing forward nor turning back
whenever you find yourself stuck in a puddle of mud or lost at the crossroads,
tell this yourself and you'll find yourself moving on sooner rather than later.
because you'll then know that you HAVE to decide on a route for the next part of your journey.
you'll have to know what step to take next.
right
i think i'm starting to go round in circles.
gotta watch Germany play Italy later on at 3 am
so i think i better go sleep awhile now...
i'd hate to fall asleep during the match.
i'm predicting a 1-1 draw, and italy winning on penalties. but just barely.
we'll see ;)
'fallen_angel'
11:57 PM
