The Beauty That’s All Around Us I like anything that can bring beauty into our lives and this explains why I’m so in love with nature, fitness training and English. The sound of insects in nature or even like the rain outside now both seem like beautiful symphonies. They bring great pleasure to me. As to fitness training, it brings out the best shape a person could possibly have. Lastly, about English, it has been one of the most beautiful languages I’ve ever heard. For me, it is art itself. And being able to use it every single day at work and in life is a great joy to me. Beautiful things can always provide sustainable drive for me to pursue them. And, in here, no external push is needed at all!

Things I learnt from this pandemic It is during this staying-at- home period that I realize how simple life could be and how easy our daily needs can be met. Never have I had so much time cooking at home. I then find that simple dishes bring me great joy. So does the more than enough rest during this period. So should we really occupy ourselves with so many activities when we regain our freedom? Outdoor girl as I still am, I, however, find that staying at home, taking our time reading and cooking could also be a really pleasant experience! And, simplicity is beauty itself.

My Coach It was on a sunny afternoon that I asked a passerby to help me adjust an exercise equipment at a gym that I had just joined. That passerby turned out to be the coach whom I really admired and respected. My coach, E.T. taught me a lot. One of the most important things he mentioned was that training our bodies was all about “training our mind,” which is something I can’t agree more and am eager to be better at. I believe my joining a gym isn’t a mere coincidence and I’m convinced I’ll learn so much more than just fitness knowledge.

Happiness Happiness “could” be defined in many different ways. For some, it could be holding a newborn baby, while for others, it could mean traveling around the world, raking in money, getting publicity or simply getting fit. We have to find out what really makes us tick rather than simply follow the herd.

A Favor A colleague complained to me about asking a favor from another colleague of mine. Because another colleague rejected to help her, she concluded by announcing that colleague was selfish and thought it was the main reason for him to still being a bachelor. Well, for me I think it’s never fair to judge another person’s life, let alone it’s because our request is declined. Others’ helping us is a favor and we shouldn’t take it for granted. So, in whatever situation, we should remain grateful because people don’t owe us favors.

Commitment We always spend time on where we see value. For example, despite a busy schedule, some still always try to squeeze time to exercise. This is because they see the value in fitness training. The time and effort one willingly spend on doing something on a long-term basis is called commitment. It is an essential element for one to be really successful in anything. It can be applied to as common as raising kids to some cases like for fitness training. Wherever you put your time/effort, your treasure is also there!

The Most Valuable Thing There are many things that money can buy, for example, houses, education, an enhanced sexy body or looks and sometimes even our spouses. These are what most people value the most and spend the most time pursuing. There are, however, few things that money can’t buy, two of which are trust and respect. So, when I earn someone’s either trust or respect, I would feel especially honored and happy because I know they give me one of the most precious things in the world.

The Real Giver There was once a multimillionaire who tend to give his friends lots of fancy stuff but most of them are often either overdue or not useful to him. Another man was poor and couldn’t even afford a house but was willing to donate his bone marrow to someone he didn’t know at all by lying on the surgery table for half a day. Who is the real giver?