An e-mail from a friend

Hi Ke, how’s everything?

You know, your last question has pushed my brain to work harder than usual ^_^. I have been thinking about that term so called “being successful as a human being” for several days and this night I’m coming to share my idea. Then, all you have to do is just sit and read all the words written on the screen!!!! ;p

OK! Let’s start. If I have to describe that term in one word, I’ll choose the word BALANCE. Yup, that’s the key word.

There is an illustration I got from my lecturer and I think it would describe balance deeper. You know that there are some different shapes of triangle (please remember your math ^_^), such as scalene triangle, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle and right angle triangle. Now, let’s consider the equilateral triangle. We know that its three sides are in the same length as well as its angles (sixty degrees each). OK! Let’s insert our topic there. Being successful as a human being is “being an equilateral triangle-person.” What does it mean?

There are three major parts of human life, i.e., himself/herself, other people and God. When we are able to put those three parts in balance, we are actually successful in life. Remember that those three parts are inseparable, aren’t they? Put yourselves on one angle, God on the other and other people on the rest. If we can put them on the equilateral triangle, we would have harmony (BALANCE) in our relationship (look at the same length of the sides). One thing to add, did you notice that equilateral triangles are choose to support bridges? The reason is because of its strength-related to its shape-. The same with us, when we can be “equilateral triangle-people,” we’ll acquire a strong character as well.

Still want to continue . . . . . .

I still have some words to say.

Success is like a journey, as life itself is a journey (isn’t it?). We won’t tell that we are a successful student only by holding a university certificate, right? Success is not only determined by the achievement or the goal, but how we reach it. It means the process of reaching the destination. And again, I will say BALANCE. In what way? How we balance our perspective towards our past, present and future. No present without past, and no future without present (agree?). What is called present today will be called past tomorrow. In other words, we need to appreciate our first step and our endeavor (which may full of struggle, pain, tears, and laughter) that have brought us into what we are today. On the other hand, since there is no term of STOP in success, we have to open our mind, appreciate what we get today and keep working for a better future by exploring our talents. Don’t forget to dream.

BTW, I still have an additional thing to add [hope you’re not getting bored ;)]

BALANCE again. In this case, the balance of IQ and EQ, the balance of left and right hemisphere of the brain. This harmony will lead us to be successful as a human being (again -_-). I have a quote from Swami Sivananda, “Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest act. This is the secret of success.” Get it? Yup, I think heart and soul refer to EQ, while mind and intellect refer to IQ (please correct me if I’m wrong).

He..he..he..he... I think I’ve shared much (I hope not too much). Ups, before I forget -- of course it is not easy to reach such kind of balance in our life. Therefore, it depends on us to deal with that condition.

Okay Ke, I think that’s all I can share. I hope it will be helpful for your paper (keep on working!!). Anyway, how about others? Do they have different opinions? How about yourselves? Don’t forget to tell me later in your e-mail.

See you soon.

GBU!

Lv,

R’