Little Things, Big Impact

leogal_1428

A little thought...

What ever that happens in life, happens for good.....so stop worrying about the future and forget the past. After Sept. 11th, one company invited the remaining members of other companies who had been decimated by the attack on the Twin Towers to share their available office space. At a morning meeting, the head of security told stories of why these people were alive, and all the stories were just the 'L I T T L E' things.

As you might know, the head of the company survived that day:
Because his son started kindergarten.
Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.
One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time.
One of them missed his bus.
One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.
One's car wouldn't start.
One went back to answer the telephone.
One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.
One couldn't get a taxi.
The one that struck everyone was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.

Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing telephone ......... all the little things that annoy me. I think to myself, this is exactly where God wants me to be at this very moment. Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, the children are slow getting dressed, you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated. Because all those little things happen in our life will bring a big impact on one fine day.

seribulan

as I would always advocate...enjoy the little things in your life...

the small dot in the gigantic white canvas...esp. the positive ones...

but we always treat the negative thing in our life as the small black
dot in that canvas...

we tend to regard problems as the highlight of our life, without hiccups
or any hitch, we regard our life to be mundane...make our life alive by
*cliche* *cliche* smelling the roses, driving in the open air, enjoying the
music, savoring a book, walking a distance, sharing information, doing
something for nothing etc etc etc...

naden

entah.. sesetengah contoh situasi tu rasa macam..
"eee bad luck nya!".. tapi betul ke bad luck, huh?
well, xseteruk mati dalam peristiwa 11th sept tu la kan..

papepun, kita memang xboleh ramal masa depan.. apa yg akan jadi..
macam contoh2 yg diberi dalam artikel atas tu ek,
bangun lambat, terlepas bas, enjin kereta xhidup, kena tukar baju yg lain -
well, maybe tu memang perancanganNYA (yg kesannya kita langsung xtahu - pd masa tu)
itz good kalau cuba nak fikir positif atau pujuk hati bila benda2 camtu jadi,
tapi kita tetap xtahu akan cerita disebalik cerita yg akan datang - TAKDIR..
setiap tindakan kita pada masa sekarang akan membuka banyak jalan cerita,
cerita tentang diri sendiri & melibatkan orang sekeliling - yg dikenali mahupun tidak..

bila perkara2 camtu jadi - (contoh2 dalam artikel tu - bangun lambat, etc),
kalau BENAR kita dapat mengelak daripada takdir yg teruk - Alhamdulillah..
tapi kalau TIDAK? kita tetap rugi.. rugi masa, rugi tenaga, kena marah dgn boss, etc..

rasanya sebagai manusia yg 'normal', kita akan rasa terganggu dgn 'cubaan' yg camtu
start la nak membebel, hilang sabar, komplen2, potpet2, hempas barang, emo emo emo..
rasanya xramai yg akan terfikir akan situasi "WHAT IF" - semuanya akan ok,
ataupun pasti akan ada HIKMAH bila adanya gangguan, cubaan ataupun halangan..
jarang sekali la rasanya..

papepun, izzit suratan? ataupun kebetulan?
tiada siapa yg benar2 tahu, kecuali DIA..
kalau benar TAKDIR itu kesannya baik - Alhamdulillah..
kalau tidak - situasi paling buruk iaitu mati - well, xleh nak kata apa lagi la kan
maybe apa yg terjadi tu bukan terbaik utk kita, tapi mungkin ia yg terbaik utk orang lain..
kita xkan tau.. err.. kalau dah mati, camne nak tau ek? huhuhu~

teringat lak cerita FINAL DESTINATION..
bila watak2 dalam cerita tu cuba nak cheat death.. mungkinkah?

dutchy

teringat lak cerita FINAL DESTINATION..
bila watak2 dalam cerita tu cuba nak cheat death.. mungkinkah?

but in the end most of them perished, so the date with the Death Angel was something that you can detour but you can't hide?  

dutchy

If we look at live for being something that is only a  passing moment instead of something that is permanent, then I think we'll start to appreciate every passing moment of it, and not waste all the time that we have on something that is so meaningless - stuck in the traffic jam for an example

but we live in a stress world where, our minds are clouded with daily issues that lead us to be less tolerant about the obstacle in our lives, as we need to hurry up and catch the momentum of something, before it's gone, so to practice what you preach is not always easy, but it'll be good if we can just take things a little bit more easier, walk around the neighborhood and see how some people are getting by in life, and maybe just maybe we stop and be so hard on ourselves and enjoy LIFE

journey7148

I agree with u leogal.  Everything happen for a reason

naden

Originally posted by dutchy at 23-2-2008 03:34 PM

but in the end most of them perished, so the date with the Death Angel was something that you can detour but you can't hide?   

itu kalau dalam movie/cerita la mod dutchy..
kalau dalam real life ni, rasanya mustahil untuk lari dari takdir kematian..
(yg ni kena rujuk orang yg lebih arif bab2 mati & agama)

kalau betul la kita 'berjaya' mengelak kejadian/keadaan yg buruk tu sekali,
satu sudut - memang bagus la.. kiranya 'bertuah' jugak la kan..
tapi bila pandang dari satu sudut yg lain - ia terjadi sebagai satu peringatan..
peringatan untuk apa - yg tu untuk kita sendiri mencari makna & nilainya
mungkin untuk mengingatkan kita supaya lebih menghargai.. bersyukur..
atau mungkin untuk mengingatkan kita akan kematian & persiapkan bekalan ke 'sana'..

bagus la kalau boleh menghargai & memandang setiap satu kejadian tu sebagai positif
ataupun berfikir "maybe ada hikmah bila benda ni jadi"..
itu pun dikirakan sebagai salah satu cara.. terapi! untuk buat kita rasa senang atau lega..
benda yg kecik boleh beri impak yg besar - bergantung pd cara kita pandang & terima ia..

mungkin kita 'bertuah' cuma sekali.. so hargai la hidup ni, diri sendiri.. orang yg tersayang..
itz good kalau dapat berfikir secara positif.. tapi jangan sampai hanyut & terleka pulak,

wei_loon5063

Originally posted by leogal_1428 at 19-2-2008 10:46 AM
A little thought...

What ever that happens in life, happens for good.....so stop worrying about the future and forget the past. After Sept. 11th, one company invited the remaining members of  ...

butterfly effect?

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