Soaring Eagle

Once upon a time, there were 3 baby eaglets. Gazzy, Sammy and Marty. Everyday, baby eaglets spent their time learning how to fly. Gazzy was struggling to catch up. He was afraid to fly and a slow learner. After a while, his siblings left their home and fly to join others. Gazzy was left alone and feel so sad. One day, as he was sitting by the edge, he looked up and admiring a flock of bird flying across the sky. He wished that he could join them.

Suddenly he heard the wind talking to him.
The Wind asks, "Why don't you join them?"
Gazzy replies "I can't, I cannot fly like them. My wings are weak. I am not good enough to fly like them and I am all alone."
The Wind smiles and says "Hey, I am here. If you want, I can be here with you."
"I would love that. Thank you my friend." says Gazzy

So from then onwards The Wind and Gazzy became the best of friend.
One day, Gazzy asks the wind, "Do you think, if you blow some air, it will help me to fly?"
"I don't know but we can try. Would you like me to do that?" said The Wind.
Gazzy says "Yeah! You will be with me right?"
"Of course. whenever you are ready, let me know." The Wind says gently.

Gazzy flips his wings and The Wind blowing softly towards Gazzy and he spread his wings and fly. Gazzy was so happy and thanked The Wind for helping him. The Wind just smile and says "You are welcome. I was just accompanying you. You have the wings, you flapped your wings and you are the one who is flying now. You have an innate ability to know and do what you think it's best for you. Fly beautiful Eagle. Soar to the sky where you belong. Know that I will always be by your side."

And from that day, Gazzy has been flying high up in the sky with his best friend The Wind by his side. They flew higher and further creating an experience of their lifetime.

The End

Fizal 19/8/2016

Soaring Eagle

Once upon a time, there were 3 baby eaglets. Gazzy, Sammy and Marty. Everyday, baby eaglets spent their time learning how to fly. Gazzy was struggling to catch up. He was afraid to fly and a slow learner. After a while, his siblings left their home and fly to join others. Jazzy was left alone and feel so sad. One day, as he was sitting by the edge, he looked up and admiring a flock of bird flying across the sky. He wish that he could join them.

Suddenly he heard the wind talking to him.
The Wind asks, "Why don't you join them?"
Gazzy replies "I can't, I cannot fly like them. My wings are weak. I am not good enough to fly like them and I am all alone."
The Wind smiles and says "Hey, I am here. If you want, I can be here with you."
"I would love that. Thank you my friend." says Gazzy

So from then onwards The Wind was with Gazzy and the became the best of friend.
One day, Gazzy asks the wind, "Do you think, if you blow some air, it will help me to fly?"
"I don't know but we can try. would you like me to do that?" The Wind replies.
Gazzy says "Yeah! You will be with me right?"
"Of course. whenever you are ready, let me know." says The Wind with a smile.

Gazzy flips his wings and The Wind blowing softly towards Gazzy and he spread his wings and fly. Gazzy was so happy and thanked The Wind for helping him. The Wind just smile and says "You are welcome. I was just accompanying you. You have the wings, you flapped your wings and you are the one who is flying now. You have an innate ability to know and do what you think it's best for you. Fly beautiful Eagle. Soar to the sky where you belong. Know that I will always be by your side."

And so from that day, Gazzy has been flying high up in the sky with his best friend The Wind by his side. They flew higher and further creating an experience of their lifetime.

The End

Fizal 19/8/2016

Sleeping Beauty?

Everybody Dies, But Not Everybody Lives

This phrase hit me today and my thoughts wondered...

Yes, the one thing that is certain, we will die..
We just do not know
What, when and how
Some get their answers but most of us don't
Some struggle, some are eager and a lot are afraid
Most shy away from living
Hide in the past, busy with the future
Missing the NOW
When the time is UP
Then we SEE, then we HEAR, then we AWAKE
We then realise, how we've been ASLEEP through our life
But what can we do at that time
Just the thought of ... I wish, I would, I could, I want ...
Writhing and wrenching in agony and regrets
As the movie of life is playing in front of our eyes
Some are aware, some are not
When do I wake up
When is the BEST time?
When is the RIGHT time?

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you

Don't go back to sleep

You must ask for what you really want

Don't go back to sleep

People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch

The door is round and open

Don't go back to sleep

Rumi

Eyes of Reality

We see, we look and we picture
In our words, we interpret
It is not always the same
Creating the difference of perspective and reality
The difference can be lethal, tolerable, painful or joy
It has been the source of war or peace
Inside and outside a man
All the pictures that man see, which one is the truth and reality
How to differentiate between the two
We could made it up and believe that is the truth that we see
Is it?
Or just a collection of experiences and stories
Ahh.. that question that made the thoughts running wild
It is like ....
Waking up in the middle of a pitch dark cave and desperately searching for any trace of light
The light that we hope would calm us down
That would lead to a state of tranquility
Hoping that, that light can bring us out of the dark
What do you see?
Am I in a dream? Should I wake up?
Will there be light when I open my eyes?
What do I want to see ...

Building A Rome

Many people want a Rome for themselves. What is a Rome to you? Some see it as status, icon, some see it as a symbol that relate to success. When you go to Rome, what do you see? What do you feel?
We admire the buildings, the architecture, the technology, the messages, the leadership, the history of this place. Sometimes we imagined how does it look like living in Rome at their peak or even now. Questions that I always ask,  Who built Rome? How long did it take to build Rome?

A lot of people want to bask in glory and demand "I want a Rome NOW!"

Rome is not build in an hour. 

It takes patience, dedication, commitment, persistent, openness to build a Rome. Most importantly, it is not build by one person, it was built by many. Rome does not belong to only one person, it belongs to many.

Gratitude

A big word but yet easy
A simple gesture and action that we are able to do
Taken for granted most of the time
So what could it be for you today
That would be a reflection of gratitude
A thank you
A smile
A gaze
A touch
There is no limit to express gratitude
Neither the time limit for being grateful
Maybe for now
A thought of being in gratitude would suffice ...

Can a Bird Drives a Car?

This morning a thought came to my mind. I heard about this phrase about a decade ago. My coach asked me in my class at that time. "Can a bird drives a car?" Being really optimistic after our breakthrough of some of our beliefs, most of us including myself  said "YES!". She asked again, "Can a bird drives a car? This bird is very committed, optimistic, willing to do everything in it's power, dedicated etc ... so can a bird drives a car?" At this point, some of us sat back and had that doubt coming, logic sets in, torn in between reality and possibility.

Of course in our reality, a bird cannot drives a car. A car can only be driven by human. So no matter how much effort that is being put into it, a bird cannot drives a car. It's too small, the feet is too short, hands are too little. The car is built NOT for the bird to drive. Period. I remember applying this principle for competencies, selections, recruitment, appraisal and year end assessment.

That is the logic part, on the other hand, if we just entertain the non-logical part, the creative side of us... YES! A bird definitely can drives a car. There is 1001 ways on how it can be done. A long list of creative and humorous answers, some very inspiring too.

No right or wrong answer. Whatever the answer that you are having, it is just a thought ... just entertain the thought and let it flows ... it comes and it goes ... Have a Great Day ...