tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677947565685248913.post1953004019497659186..comments2024-03-06T22:53:49.838+08:00Comments on Soul sprinkles : GladiatorsHans Van Rostenberghehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313486249043305156noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677947565685248913.post-74506894934949297352016-10-10T22:49:38.400+08:002016-10-10T22:49:38.400+08:00i have almost stopped watching tv for many years e...i have almost stopped watching tv for many years ever since i found that most of them HAVE TO exaggerate negativity as an easy way to get popularity.<br />the same goes to facebook.<br />as well as all the political talks. LOL.<br /><br />I strongly agree that there's always two sides of a coin.<br /><br />instead of sitting and let some strangers instill my mind with tension, fear, hatred, and emotional swing,<br />i prefer to choose to just listen to something positive in the radio, <br />to choose to read something positive, and those facts which will help me to solve problems.<br /><br />and i idealistically believe that we can always choose to be at the positive side of the coin.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />my parents are from fishing village.<br />in local traditions, <br />in a fisherman's boat, we're not allowed to say something negative, <br /><br />eg<br /><br />if there's a hole on the boat,<br />they don't say "there's a hole!"<br />instead, they say "this should be filled up/repaired"<br /><br />if there's something broken,<br />they do not say "it's broken!",<br />instead, they say "it should be fixed".<br /><br />some of us might think these are superstitious tradition.<br /><br />but, the fishermen are fighting with real danger everyday.<br />they develop a tradition which do not allow them to have even a moment of negative thought.<br />as the saying goes, 'danger is very real, but fear is a choice'.<br /><br /><br /><br />"life is like sailing. we can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sail."<br />-Thomas S. Monson -<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com