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We Don’t Know The End From The Beginning

Wouldn’t it be nice if we can know the end of each path that we take in life from the beginning, before we even set foot on that path?  But the fact is that we don’t.
Take the case of a Western tourist who visited a third world country.  He wanted to go to some tourist [...]

One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Mankind

40 years ago, on July 20, 1969 American astronaut Neil Armstrong, Commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft made a historic first human landing on the moon.  As the world watched the dramatic landing on TV, Neil Armstrong uttered words which marked the triumph of the US space program in the race to land a man [...]

Danger ahead

Pull for the Shore.
Look at that man in a boat on Niagara River. He is only about a mile from the rapids. A man on the bank shouts to him, “Young man, young man, the rapids are not far away; you”d better pull for the shore.” “You attend to your own business; I will take [...]

Life is so fragile

Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour that appeared for a little time, and then vanisheth away.  -James 4: 14
I received this SMS from a business contact whom I have met many years ago.
“Hi Doc this is Jane Tan (not real name) [...]

Do you know the cleaner’s name?

A doctor told me that a professor gave his class a pop quiz when he was in his final year of medical school.  This doctor was conscientious and had breezed through all the questions until the last one.
The question asked for the name of the woman who cleans the lecture hall.
Surely that was some kind of [...]

Today Matters!

How much does today impact tomorrow’s success?
 
The answer is clear… how you live today impacts your tomorrow. 
 
The problem is that most people have a faulty view of success.
 
Common Misconceptions and Responses
 
We Believe Success Is Impossible—So We Criticize It
We Believe Success is Mystical—So We Search For It
We Believe Success Comes From Luck—So We Hope For It
We believe [...]