Shortie #5 - Maturity

Hi! Before you judge my mathematical ability, allow me to say that there is, indeed, a shortie #4, however, I decided against publishing it in the time being. Anyway, my first post from Indonesia after a while hehe :)

Talk to me a few years back, and you would find inside me a fiery passion about developing Indonesia. I know that my country is screwed up, and I have a lot of people telling me that. Feeling as if I was responsible for the state of my country, I swore to myself that I will break my bones and work hard to develop her.

Now, the wish remains intact, but to be brutally honest I am increasingly able to enjoy the fractures and loopholes in my beloved country. Hey, my country's ain't that great. But she's not a bad place to live in, and I love her so much.. Why does she need to progress rapidly? What's the rush? Let's just take it slow.. Anyway, what is bound to happen is going to happen anyway --- We can afford the luxury of time, arguably, unlike Singapore who needs to buck up and rapidly grow to maintain her sovereignty.

Now, now. Don't accuse me of falling into the typical Indonesian complacency. Let me offer you another way to look at it. If countries are sick people, Indonesia would probably be akin to someone suffering from stadium 4 cancer. Of course, it's not too bad --- The past decade has shown us how she got better. However, to treat such patients, we need to give weaker medicines first, mixing it with porridge. Afterwards, we slowly give her slightly stronger medicines, and once she is close to full recovery, only then should we give her the strongest medicine to eliminate the disease completely. If you give a dying person the strongest medicine, you'd simply kill the person. It's giving poison in the name of medicine.

So take it slow, Indonesia. I have faith in you.

Shortie #3 - (Pen)Ultimate

"Whatever is going to happen tomorrow has happened yesterday. Whatever is going to happen in the next thousands of years has happened thousands of years before."

"A faith as tiny as a mustard seed can move mountains."

I need faith. That whatever is going to happen, has in fact happened.

Call me faithless, I am. But I won't give up for now. Not yet. For as long as I do not stop, there is still hope. Someday this vessel shall be inundated with immaculate faith.

But I'll give thanks today. As I have, in the past, and as I will, in the future.

So, bless me..

Shortie #2 - Living

What does it mean to be alive?

In all honesty, it does not really matter how long have you been born. Truly matters is how long have you been alive. Love grows out of content, and fear culminates out of boredom. I can now fathom why bored teenagers contemplate suicide. Alas, truly a manifesto of the snowball effect.

If you're not feeling grateful and elated for every single breath you inhale, for every single step you take, then you are not alive yet.

It's alright. I understand what you are thinking. For most people, those who are 'alive' around ten per cent of their lives can be considered as happy as a saint already.

Knowing this, will you stop trying?

Shortie #1 - Relationships

Hi! These are a few of my attempts to write concisely, forgive me for sounding terse..

I read a book, and it said that (not verbatim) "You should not seek what you can get out of a relationship, rather you should seek what you can put into the relationship."

It said further that we are complete without other people, yet without other people we cannot manifest our completeness (ultimate paradox). Thus, you should not aim to seek completeness from another, you should aim to share your completeness with the other half.

Sounds like writing a blog, where you don't really care what others get out of it, instead you think if you enjoy writing it and savor all you can from doing so. No?

Because writing is one way; you don't really need to receive a direct response from another. No?

I'd say the world is, and the people are, (fortunately) more forgiving than we presume.

Catch my drift?

--Truly Indonesia's Finest