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Live to Achieve; Live to Escape
By Singapore Man of Leisure  •  November 17, 2014
Between Ying and Yang, between Good and Bad, and between Right and Wrong, there's a thin line that divides the 2 halves. The trouble is finding it to know where you are standing.... Live to Escape The usual tell is after having an experience, we don't want to experience it again. A childhood of lack. A broken family. A failed relationship. Career going no where. Disgruntled with how much you are earning. And so on. The journey to escape involves acquiring more. More is needed to fill the hole you your heart. Live to Achieve The usual tell is after having an experience, we want to experience more of it again! Being there when your child spoke his first word, took his first step. Family dinners. Holding her hands for the first time. Enjoying the greater responsibility at work. Having the means to help a stranger in need. You fill in the rest. The journey to achieve surprisingly may involve "letting go"... Putting your own career on hold to be a stay-at-home dad to support your wife's dream. Getting a big pay-cut to do something you love so you can whistle to work everyday. Forgoing that promotion so you can have more time for family dinners. Taking on pro bono work or volunteering your time for a cause you believe in. Less is needed when you are feeling good.
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  1. Desmond says:

    Hi Jared
    A very good and educational post !

    Some may think that it is a dilema where the opportunity to go for the promotion means forgoing family time and social life. That is when we allow our senses to rule our world.
    We can all have our cake and eat it at the same time :)
    It’s nothing new just that this power and wisdom are not shared by many and put into practice by those who knew. We live in a live of prosperity and abundance and we ALL have the innate ability to exercise this power. There is no need to pay for it as it is given to us. We may misused it but we cannot not use it.

    Share the good news around :)

  2. Richard Ng says:

    Good points! But I guess throughout our live, we are filled with both ying and yang, good and bad and that is what make a life worth living/experiencing/expecting (for the better).

    Cheers!

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