Happy Chinese New Year to anyone who celebrates it! I don't really "celebrate" it, but my fa
mily usually gets together for it so I guess it's a festivity. So I was sitting in my room chattin' it up with a close buddy of mine and I look to the right of my desk and see a fortune cookie (packaged of course). I got that cookie earlier this year and decided not to open if for some odd reason. Tonight was the night to open it... I figured, nothing has really changed for the 2010 new year and its been a month and a half already. Then it hit me! Oh yeah I'm Chinese, so maybe this is when my year starts! Just trying to kick up my imagination. Anyway, I decided to open it and see what my fortune has to say for this new chinese year. It said, "If given a penny for every kind act, you'd be a millionaire". Now I don't want to sound self-centered, but this is the best "fortune" I've ever got! It really kind of hit me, at least enough to blog about it, that I am a nice guy. I do try and go out of my way to be kind, not because I'm trying to be someone I'm not, but because it is who I am. I just do. I just am. This fortune really reflected a fortune of me! It's kind of nice to hear it (or read it in this case), and from a divine perspective, maybe I was supposed to get this fortune cookie. Maybe I was supposed to open it tonight. Maybe someone or something is reminding me of who I am in the turmoil of the past months being cataclismically confused about who and what I am. Right now, I feel like it doesn't matter what I am, or what direction I need to go. Because of who I am, I will be ok. Money doesn't make you rich. It's the acts you bestow on the people around you; the interactions you create; the contageousness of happiness born by a smile. I am who I am. Right now I feel like a millionare. I am the richest man in the world... Kind of.
mily usually gets together for it so I guess it's a festivity. So I was sitting in my room chattin' it up with a close buddy of mine and I look to the right of my desk and see a fortune cookie (packaged of course). I got that cookie earlier this year and decided not to open if for some odd reason. Tonight was the night to open it... I figured, nothing has really changed for the 2010 new year and its been a month and a half already. Then it hit me! Oh yeah I'm Chinese, so maybe this is when my year starts! Just trying to kick up my imagination. Anyway, I decided to open it and see what my fortune has to say for this new chinese year. It said, "If given a penny for every kind act, you'd be a millionaire". Now I don't want to sound self-centered, but this is the best "fortune" I've ever got! It really kind of hit me, at least enough to blog about it, that I am a nice guy. I do try and go out of my way to be kind, not because I'm trying to be someone I'm not, but because it is who I am. I just do. I just am. This fortune really reflected a fortune of me! It's kind of nice to hear it (or read it in this case), and from a divine perspective, maybe I was supposed to get this fortune cookie. Maybe I was supposed to open it tonight. Maybe someone or something is reminding me of who I am in the turmoil of the past months being cataclismically confused about who and what I am. Right now, I feel like it doesn't matter what I am, or what direction I need to go. Because of who I am, I will be ok. Money doesn't make you rich. It's the acts you bestow on the people around you; the interactions you create; the contageousness of happiness born by a smile. I am who I am. Right now I feel like a millionare. I am the richest man in the world... Kind of. Here's a Turkey.
Food for thought.
4 comments:
You are who you are...I like it. I didn't celebrate Chinese New Year growing up, but that doesn't make fortunes any less fun. Think of it this way: you may already have been that "millionaire," but didn't realize it because you were giving back those pennies as quickly as they came your way. Awesome fortune; I'm a true believer of what-goes-around-comes-around. =)
By interacting with you through your blog, I have noticed that you are a nice guy Mike. I think it's very kind of you to take the effort to respond and give feedback to people's comments, their thoughts, and the other things that they write. I have commented and written on a lot of blogs that my friends write but my comments have always gone unnoticed or ignored. Thank you so much for the respect and kindness that you show when responding to the comments of your readers, thank you also for enlightening us with your thoughts and writing; I think I owe you some pennies for all that =) I'm sure you're even more kind to the fortunate people who get the special privilege to know you personally. I know that you will always be the kind person that you are but not everybody is nice in this world; please don't ever let others take advantage of your kindness.
I have to agree with G. Especially about the not getting taken advantage of.
You hit it on the nail on that last part G. For so long I have let people "push me over" and walk on me because of who I am. At first I was upset about it and I wanted to stand up and be selfish and not treat them with equal respect and kindness. Then I realized that its not me to be like that! If those people didn't act the way they did in my past, maybe I wouldn't have become who I am today. On the note of respect and kindness, I want to thank you two for taking your time to read my blogs. I do hope you enjoy and hopefully relate to some of the insights and randomness I have. It's nice to be reminded that there are innate nice people out there.
I also like what you said too Karen about give out the pennies cause I tell you there are times where I sure do feel broke and could use a "dime" or two! =)
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