The Art of Meritocracy

It does not matter whether a cat is black or white; if it catches mice, it is a good cat - Mao

Its meant to improve us

What if I had lost? What if I had relapsed and the cancer came back? I still believe I would have gained something in the struggle, because in what time I had left I would have become a more complete, a more compassionate and intelligent man; and therefore more alive. The one thing that illness has convinced me beyond a doubt - more than any experience I had as an athlete - is that we are much better than we know we are. We have unrealised capabilities that sometimes emerge only in a crisis. So if there is a purpose to the suffering that is cancer, I think it might be this; Its meant to improve us.

- The cereal box Chapter
- Its Not About the Bike - Lance Armstrong

The Trend Is Not Your Friend

The best thing you could probably say about this week is that at least it is over.



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Lighting up our faces II

Back home, Joy saw mommy's injuries and said, "Mommy, pain pain ah?"

Yes, my wife replied.

"Wah 'appen?" asked the 2-year-old.

Mommy fell down riding bicycle, Joy-Joy, replied the wife.

And to our surprise, Joy offered to blow on her wounds to make it better.

Where do kids pick up these things?

http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/musings/index.html

Lighting up our faces

It's hard to stay mad at a 4-year-old who keeps every piece of art he draws at the weekly neighbourhood art class "to show Papa".

A child's eye is fascinating. We see a hole in a lamp we use every day. He sees a nose for a smiling face.

http://www.mrbrown.com/

From Third World to First

"I would prefer to be doing things and perhaps be cursed by other people than have to curse at someone and not be able to do any more"