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MS Lim
Melbourne, Australia
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Mar 2016
FRAGMENTS FROM MY DIARY (15)*
Beggars beg in the open#
all others beg in thousands of ways that are unseen by the world
* so much for now...might reactivate in future
# adapted from a Chinese literary work
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MS Lim
Mar 2016
FRAGMENTS FROM MY DIARY (14)
The intellectuals can't claim
that they know more about life than the common people-
it is plausible that the latter may know more than the former
through their unique experiences, intuition and innate insight.
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MS Lim
Mar 2016
FRAGMENTS FROM MY DIARY (13)
Between courage and patience,
I choose the latter as it is more enduring.
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MS Lim
Mar 2016
FRAGMENTS FROM MY DIARY (12)
I should not say:
Let me understand life first before I start living
but rather:
Let me live life first before I start to understand it.
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MS Lim
Mar 2016
FRAGMENTS FROM MY DIARY (11)
The first lie is the hardest
all others
are easy
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MS Lim
Mar 2016
FRAGMENTS FROM MY DIARY (10)
Don’t compare with others
only
compare yourself with the standards you have set for yourself
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MS Lim
Mar 2016
FRAGMENTS FROM MY DIARY (9)
A flicker of light
is not seen or felt in the day
but shows its glitter
at night
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