Encounter
Today I have met someone who is keeping six blogs. Upon my enquiry, he claims that he manages to post daily on each of them.
That is admirable, but also makes me wonder the objectives and impact of his effort. Far from doubting it, I actually find him resembling someone participating in multiple boards of companies - private or public or even NGO - like someone with a honourable standing in the society, as his namecard will impressively demonstrate.
Indeed someone of such pedigree told me in a recent conversation that once you are in such a position of recognized qualifications and competence, you would always be in demand to contribute yourself to do something good for the society. Your intent to do good will be naturally reinforced.
This conversation suddenly reminds me of another thought - that the happiest kind of persons are not necessarily those who enjoy perfect so-called work-life balance, but those who are dedicating themselves to causes which they believe mean something for the world, despite challenges and stress.
Suddenly I also feel like putting some jigsaw pieces together: financial return, value, intent of virtue, good faith, impact, competence, luck, encounter, crossover and happiness.
We cannot afford to be blind to the financial return of what we do. But it is certainly not the end of it. Beyond the threshold of financial stability, what value is to be created out of what we do depends on our intent of virtue and our good faith in dedicating our effort to such intent.
Of course, however virtuous, an intent does not always guarantee an impact. Amongst many other things, it depends on ones competence and, after all, luck. Besides, every encounter may count towards creating the desirable impact. The further, higher and deeper one may reach out and even crossover to touch hearts and souls, chances are that ones effort will be more impactful.
However, beside dreams - night or day - and seclusive thoughts, life is made up of nothing else but encounters. While we may dream and imagine ourselves to be happy, we may have far better chances statistically of achieving the sensory return of pleasure and joy through interacting with others. More often than not, even private thoughts in solitude involve other people. So indeed every encounter counts - not only for any desirable economic and/or social impact, but ones own happiness.
It's simply life to enjoy every encounter. Otherwise, cut it - the encounter - short.
That is admirable, but also makes me wonder the objectives and impact of his effort. Far from doubting it, I actually find him resembling someone participating in multiple boards of companies - private or public or even NGO - like someone with a honourable standing in the society, as his namecard will impressively demonstrate.
Indeed someone of such pedigree told me in a recent conversation that once you are in such a position of recognized qualifications and competence, you would always be in demand to contribute yourself to do something good for the society. Your intent to do good will be naturally reinforced.
This conversation suddenly reminds me of another thought - that the happiest kind of persons are not necessarily those who enjoy perfect so-called work-life balance, but those who are dedicating themselves to causes which they believe mean something for the world, despite challenges and stress.
Suddenly I also feel like putting some jigsaw pieces together: financial return, value, intent of virtue, good faith, impact, competence, luck, encounter, crossover and happiness.
We cannot afford to be blind to the financial return of what we do. But it is certainly not the end of it. Beyond the threshold of financial stability, what value is to be created out of what we do depends on our intent of virtue and our good faith in dedicating our effort to such intent.
Of course, however virtuous, an intent does not always guarantee an impact. Amongst many other things, it depends on ones competence and, after all, luck. Besides, every encounter may count towards creating the desirable impact. The further, higher and deeper one may reach out and even crossover to touch hearts and souls, chances are that ones effort will be more impactful.
However, beside dreams - night or day - and seclusive thoughts, life is made up of nothing else but encounters. While we may dream and imagine ourselves to be happy, we may have far better chances statistically of achieving the sensory return of pleasure and joy through interacting with others. More often than not, even private thoughts in solitude involve other people. So indeed every encounter counts - not only for any desirable economic and/or social impact, but ones own happiness.
It's simply life to enjoy every encounter. Otherwise, cut it - the encounter - short.
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