Saturday, November 29, 2008

Journey


Once, a lecturer asked an audience to describe " If i were a car". One of the audience describe it as below:-

If i were a car, i would like to be the tyre. This is because tyre is one of the important part of a car. Without the tyre, how good of the engine, chassis, seats, safety system, lighting system, audio system, GPS, video system, handling or security system, the car won't serve it purpose, which is to moves the passenger inside. Even though tyre just a a round thing made of rubber, it plays an important role of the car.

Tyre, it moves the car with the help of other mechanical items in the car. It integrates with them as a system to be a car. It similar with life, one been born with senses, decision making capability, capturing data using senses such as eye, ear, skin and nose and interpret it using brain accompany by wisdom. It gives an overall performing system.

Like a car, the purpose is to move. But during the process of moving, the Tyre experienced the surface of the road, whether it's a smooth surface? Hard, bumpy, cold, hot, soft, dusty, clean, oily, fine, rough, with dead insects on it, rotten leaf, watery, with potholes, uneven surface, new, old, tarred, cemented, bare earth, painted, non- painted, with words written, curly, straight and so on. This are the intrinsic experience that the car encounter. While the car is just to move, it's journey that carries much more meaning.


Life comparable to a journey is that one equipped to experience the process. Moving forward, turning right, turning left, wherever it goes, a new chapter lies ahead to be encounter and experienced. Dare to face whatever lies in front and not wait and see while thinking what lies ahead makes more sense than thinking too much. As times pass while that 'virtual' worries still keeps one standing still. Face the challenge steps at a time than thinking ahead without moving will be much productive and meaningful. Don't worry for the 'virtual' worry, face the real worry head- on will make one feel better and meaningful.

The road ahead not always a new tarred cozy smooth ride, sometimes it full of potholes and that makes you mad, makes your blood boiled. Sometimes you feel enjoyable ride such as new high-way, or sometimes it makes your adrenalin rush during heavy down pour which you have short visibility or some nut case chasing behind near you.


Road not always the same in every moment, anticipate the road ahead and be ready. Once you experienced the path one will have easier ride when encounter that path again. Experience comes with time, without the courage to drive over that path, one won't have the chance to gain that experience. The car is not a car when it is not moving.

Enjoy the journey..........................

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