Are we trying to do too much?

I am now recovering from flu, and have the luxury in many years to rest. I mean truly resting, without having to think of activities to do on Sunday with people. Too much activities and un-checked responsibilities can drive a person to behave otherwise.

Today’s papers wrote about the profile of a potential maid abuser. I am not surprise to find stress and inability to cope with life’s activities is the common denominator of a maid abuser. I believe no body wants to be a maid abuser, but as one is being overwhelmed and stressed out by life’s problems, the devil in us can control us. If this is left un-checked, unfortunate (and sometime fatal) event can happen.

What can we do? While I don’t profess to be an expert in human affairs, I do subscribe to a few rules which I like to share:

1. Learn to accept that I am not the master of world. In fact, I exist to make the world a little better for the person next door.

2. Learn to live with life’s imperfection. Perfection is the job of the creator, whom I am not.

3. Learn to constantly consume less than I am currently consuming, like food, TV, Internet, transportation.

4. Learn to constantly engage more with people meaningfully, lend a listening ear, and a pat on the shoulder.

5. Learn to let people know my limitation. A “real me” is always better than to pretend to be a “great me”.

6. Learn to cry during life’s loss (I always do this in the washroom privately), and laugh during life’s gain.

7. Learn to let go and don’t look back.

Cheers!