Have a Little Faith

What is the first thing comes to your mind when someone asking you to do his/her eulogy? You might be shocked, but will you refuse to do so?

This book is based on Mitch's true story. An 82 years old rabbi, Reb from Mitch's old hometown askes him to deliver his eulogy and Mitch accepts his request. For understanding the man better, Mitch begins to visit him oftenly. They talk about almost everything and they debate or discuss some big ideas or small ones. From that time, Mitch learns about his christinity life, and explores how to endure when difficult things happen; what heaven is; forgiveness; doubting God; and the importance of faith in trying times.

I remember Reb tells a story. A salesman knocks on a door and offers a smile. Until one day, the customer gets so fed up with the salesman's persistance, he opens the door and spits on the salesman's face. He takes out his handkerchief and wipe away, smiles again and says "It must be raining".
Reb says this is what Faith is.

Inside this book, I really love one of the conversations and it is about marriage. Reb's wife says "On Monday you get twenty great minutes, on Tuesday you get a great hour, all add up to something beautiful."

"The trick is when thing aren't so great, you dont't junk the whole thing. It's okay to have an argument. It's okay that the other one nudges you a little, bothers you a little. It's part of being close to someone. But the joy you get from that same closeness - when you watch your children, when you wake up and smile at each other - that, as our tradition teaches us, is a blessing. And those kind of happiness you cannot find alone."


In the end, as Reb nears death, Mitch sadly fulfills the last request and writes the eulogy. And finally, he understands what all this man had teaching all along: the profound comfort of believing something actually is bigger than yourself.

Peaks and Valleys

It is natural for everyone, everywhere to have peaks and valleys at work and in life.

Human cannot always control external works. But we can control our personal peaks and valleys by what we believe and what we do.

We can change our valley into a peak, when we find and use the good which is hidden in the bad time.

We can have fewer bad times when we try to appreciate and manage our good times wisely.

For one more day

This is a story about a mother and telling us how a mother stand for her son always.

Thanks for one more day, Charley has chance again with his mother who died 8 years earlier and finally realises how important to be with those he loves. Thanks for one more day, Charlely finally found his family secret and to seek forgiveness.

I remember what Charley said at the end, "Behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin"

Hmm... try to appreciate everyday.. and appreciate the time with those you love.

牧羊少年奇幻之旅 (The Alchemist)

作者是是来自巴西的保罗·柯艾略。内容看起来简单， 意义却深厚。
一个带着梦想的牧羊少年，起初对自己的决定犹豫不决，是否得去埃及寻找宝藏，还是留在草原看羊。
在决定要去埃及后，去了不同的地方，遇见不同的事物，也体会各种宝贵的经验，可是却就一直都达不到有宝藏的地方。
其实所谓的宝藏，每个人都也许有着不同的定义，也许是埃及的宝藏，有或许是途中预见的人与事。
我们经常所坚持的梦想，也许不一定能达得到，可是别忘了在努力的过程中也许有更多的美好的东西在我们左右。