Day 14-APPG, learning Chinese philosophy:)

*Contented*
Weather is cooling today, temperature still staying below 10degrees..APPG class early in the morning as usual followed by a good maggie lunch before we head back to school for IS lesson on Chinese Philosophy with Mr Yang:)

Learnt about all the different philosophies and it reminds me of how my mum used to make me watch those Confucius videos and read those books when I'm young.Realised those philosophies act as good reminders along my way in life..

Speaking about Confucius Philosophies, Mr Yang brought up the example of us being late for class this afternoon and running through the corridoor leading to our class..Sense of urgency were shown and the fact that we apologised reflected our courtesy and sincerity in a way or another:)

Zhuang Zi is another philosopher introduced by Mr Yang during today's class..little short clips were shown to bring up our interest during the lesson but seeing how some of us fell asleep makes the teacher looks kind of disappointed:(

As the video was showing, we learnt different philosophies and values from it..Got those videos and slides from Mr Yang so that i could bring it back to Singapore and spread the values to the younger generations:)

Lesson learnt during the IS class:

We should not compare ourselves with other people as we are all born with our very own unique strength and weaknesses. You life is yours, live it to it's fullest potential!

The examples of the hu lu taught me that i should be flexible when doing anything and think out of the box when the original plan isn't working out well.

Your friends around you may be different but they are special in their own ways.Don't condemn them or look at them in a different point of view just because they are unlike you.

As from the Zenn Buddhism, I learnt that Human may be born selfish and we tend to compare. Without the existence of comparison, We should be alot happier!

Also, I realised from the example of 'cup filled with water to the brim' that if one is persistent about your own opinions, you are obstructing others' advice and views that may be of help to you. Like the cup full of water, no one will be able to pour new hot tea into it to enlighten you.

Apart from that, another philosophy would be that when you are stating the faults of others, first, reflect upon yourself, your personal beliefs may be wrong in the first place.

On traditional Customs, we are taught the mentally and physically effects that our actions can result on. From the moment we meet someone, the way we walk, the way we get into a seat, eating etiquettes to tradition cultures. Those customs are somehow similar to that of Singapore'

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The major two points that impacted me the most today was the quote during the video:
"Forget about the past, Don't worry too much about tomorrow, most importantly, treasure what you have today and you'll be happy!"--something like.."dont't worry, be happy!"
The second one was about the sun and the moon, when the farmer was asked why was he working so diligently when the weather is so warm? He answered, pointing to the sun.."Look, the sun has been working all day long, I should do my job without any complaints"..If the mother of nature could be contributing to your daily lives without even a single complaint, why are we humans complaining so much over every little tasks given and do them so reluctantly?IT's the attitude that matters. We shouldn't always expect something in return to be given for our effort put in but should learn to be more appreciative, agree?I do:)
Your own perspective is the one that decide your joy and sorrow:)

All the above values and philosophies may be seen as a religious beliefs but in fact, they are our every day reminders to colour up your life and make it more meaningful:)

Find today's IS class really interesting and I've not just learnt about those values physically but had a clearer picture of how to apply them in my daily lives:) Time to get down to the lobby for APPG revision!!JIAYOU people!!!:D