Breathe to Live
Life has been very often so hectic for us, and we’re so occupied. Some to prepare, some to think about, some to do, some to face, and so many other things.
Can’t be denied, money is the cause. Not because we’re too greedy. The fact, it is more about making sure that we will have just enough in our pocket so we can still moving on with this journey.
However, there isn’t any life to live when we don’t breath.
So we take a little break now, breathing the air without worry…for a while.
Experience It, then You REALLY Know.
We may hear a story from others, read it from the book, see it on the big screen in the cinema, or in many other ways how life experience has been shared.
As soon as it is done, it may either fade away, or if it is a very touching one, it may stay with us.
However, today, we become much more aware that the story itself won’t be enough to make sure that it is crafted well deeply in our heart, until we experienced it by ourselves.
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Jack Bauer’ 24 is one of our favorite TV series. Paul Haggis’s Crash is one our favorite film. From both of them, we learn a story about community diversity, racial prejudice, and how often misjudgment and mistreatment to people are the consequences of this situation, or any other related issue which some times being hot topic in this world.
So here we were at JFK Airport, New York, with very straight forward purpose that has been arranged : enhancing our knowledge by visiting some US honored acting communities, to learn more from them. And we are not alone, but with some other international friends.
Unfortunately, for whatever reason we never know, we were separated from the rest, subject to be checked, that we need to be interviewed for more detail. Still, with respect and good understanding, we didn’t really mind.
But that feeling didn’t stay long until the interview began. There were no normal conversation, no respectful human to human communication as the based of this dialog session, but suspicion.
Every proof was not enough, and it seemed that our every single body movement were studied and judged based on guide book, to indicate ‘something is not right’. No even a chance to bring up healthy and normal dialog.
In the room, don’t even blame us that there wasn’t any access to internet to show the original exchange email we had, or any mobile signal to to contact our friends waiting at the other part of airport in order to provide more details as all evidences we shared were not considered enough.
Many more detail we can share about this unpleasant long ‘interview’, but there isn’t any necessary to break it into every single bits. This is not a new story. We heard similar ones with bit various version before. Honestly, we never imagined it would happen to us.
Up to our arrival at JFK, we still have respect to the process, while in fact other people clearly radically against the procedure in the name of human right. We used to clearly stand a the position : ‘Why need to worry when we are innocent’.
But not anymore after this experience. There weren’t any trust, there weren’t any healthy human relationship in that room. It was hurting, it was disturbing experience.
Being open minded, we still tried hard to take into consideration a thought that it downs to the individual/officer in charge. We may still have a bit understanding left how the procedure may be necessary (Trying not to bother too much the annoying fact that our mobile number and credit card, along with other private details, were recorded to be able to track us during our stay in US, like us criminals which the government need to keep their eyes on our movement. ).
Despite final result being released and allow to enter the country, things have kind of changed in quite essential degree.
We heard the story, we learned how the feel may be in this kind of situation. But today, we realized how it was only the surface of the story. Today, we are ‘fortunate’ enough to experience how the story really is.
The Sign
To some degree, we try hard to free ourselves from time. The date is not as much as important than its content. New year day is just another day .
Right at the midnight, along with the city bell marked the year of 2010, fireworks started painting the sky. Just another annual celebration.
But not for ONE SIMPLE THING to remember this year. While we didn’t bother too much about the fireworks, the pour of white balls from the sky really make a different. It is not about the beauty of the snow. It is about the timing sensation of the nature, right at the beginning of 2010 at 0.00 GMT.
Is it a Sign (of what)? We may not care, but it was really one memorable mark of the time we rarely have been attracted.
Then, life goes on. Another new day.
Share That Flowers of Love (not in business term)
Simple story that happen in our other work place where we do for survival.
A costumer complaint was received. Then, we kindly approached and instantly came to her place to straight the problem. There were really no mistakes from our side, but her own careless check. Still, what we faced was a burst of uncontrolled emotion, anger, and reluctance to admit sincerely for wrong complaint. Worse, it ended by leaving us behind impolitely as she said no time to dealt with it. Ethically, we still said sorry.
That was somehow very bothering, when good intention was replied with such attitude.
As a good business practice (simply name any basic costumer service rules, that’s one of the the reason), our manager decided to send her flowers of apology anyway.
From our personal own perspective, that is very nice and wise way to end it. Not in business term, but human relationship; the spirit of forgiveness, understanding and love. Let’s cool down that emotion with humble and mature stance.
So we proudly deliver the flowers of love the next day. Hopefully it works, and may make this world a better place to live in, for her…and also for us all.
A Note, Not Really An Attribute to Michael Jackson
Not a fan of him. We even ever only bought one of his album, as we remember. However, last night memorial service on TV has somehow turned our attention to him more.
Having let ourselves dip to the service, there was unexpected moving feeling as we heard much clearer sincere voice through his works, whisper of yearning to take a part in building this imperfect world better for human life. With such big name and influence, we definitely recognize and ever heard lots of his popular songs which either explicitly or implicitly deliver such concern on humanity, justice, brotherhood community, and sort of. Not completely new understanding, it is just the solemn atmosphere which allows our soul freely explore the untouchable deeper.
Along with his sensational gossip and controversial issue, he is just like one of us, not a perfect human being. Still, we believe he has done his big meaningful part through his works. We have no wonder that many of his fans fell connected, moved,inspired and touched by his songs. Indeed, those are full of positive lyrics worth being reflected.
We are not really part of ones who really concern enough to pay such special attribute of his death. Yet, we can’t deny that today we have to declare our respect for his works; things that potentially being eternal as the outcome of our mortal life.