What Goes Around Comes Around

Another word of wisdom came crossing my mind. I was surfing my Facebook account (and completing a test question at the same time) when I encountered something pretty much I consider disturbing, though not onto myself.

Her (based on her name and postings, so I quickly jump into conclusion that the user is a female) postings seemed to be very unprofessional. I would like to conclude that she isn't a professional too. Trained professionals, for me, will behave professionally. In my previous post (in this blog, not on Facebook), I wrote how wonder I am when seeing professionals behave immaturely. And just now I came across a same case.

Life is like a circle. I still remember (I'm sorry, sometimes I have bad short term memories. Ugh...I've become old now) I wrote that human will get back the things they gave to others. There's a Tamil proverb said: Don't do bad things to others because others will do bad things twice as bad onto you. And it goes the other way around if you do good things. To simplify: You'll get back what you did. Another word: You reap what you sow.

Sometimes we never realised that we are indeed right or wrong. Because we do things that we deemed right. We criticise, we destroy, we fight, we do this, we do that, we do everything. Then someone come up and tell us that we did wrong. For everyone, we will be taken aback by the telling. And there's a fine line between pros and so-called "pros". Pros will never respond harshly (or ironically) and will start to look at themselves and reflect - what have I done? Which they ought to do all the time.

So-called "pros" will start to act like they did nothing wrong and respond with various example of wrongdoings and comparing themselves with the examples. Then they start to belittle others. They also say 'They did it before and nobody talked about it, so why couldn't I?' Then they gained such a popularity for the things that they've done, because more and more people jump in and talk about their action. Which is a cheap way to become popular.

Hey, so-called "pros". Before you think you are outrageous, think that there are more wiser people than you. Before you think you are marvelous, think that there are a lot of better people out there. Before you think you are "professional", think that there are more professionals walking before you.

The Purposes of Writing

A cousin of mine once asked me, what is the purpose of having a blog?

"It is for the sake of writing". That was my answer.

I have come across a lot of blogs since I happened to have a blog of my own. There are a lot of writing purposes. To share (thoughts whatsoever), to care and no less to cause bizarre. Those days, people wrote in their own diaries or journals. Those days everything was kept almost in secret.

Now that this electronic and within-a-fingertips-touch journal a.k.a blog is available (and with various provider too), people start to share their then-were-all-secrets thoughts. I remembered my late grandpa wrote in his diary so much I didn't know what he was writing (the diary was burnt as per his request in his will). Maybe he had some thoughts or things he didn't feel like sharing it.

Nowadays this blog is used for various purposes (as I stated above). Some want to share their feelings, turned their blog into diaries (even for things they shouldn't share at all), to share their care or to throw tantrums to some parties. I reflect deeply to my own thought, had they ever thought about the consequences of their writing (regardless of purposes) to others and also themselves, because of their claims and shouts?

Let me tell things straight here. What comes out from our mouth (or in this case, "fingers" for blogging) could be considered as the main reason we live in mutual peace. But that is only applicable for mutual postings. What if the posts are offensive and full of evil thoughts? Those will be the main spark for a war that will last for a string of generations. What is the reward for telling those offensive thoughts? The government will put you high up on the throne?

Suddenly, the words "swallow, though it will burn you" come crossing my mind. I must admit that "burning" ourselves alone rather than putting everyone else joining the tray (I mean "tray", not "fray") is better.

Now, I am reminiscing the moment my late grandpa called me on one fine evening (I was 5 or 6 that time). He patted my shoulder though I was sweating all over after having a shirtless run-around with my brother. I thought he would scream me for running around shirtless. But man, I was wrong after the pat. He said, "If you have something good that would benefit everyone, share with them. But if you find something bad about something, don't go tell everyone about it. Only tell the ones who should deal with it..." I didn't understand the words he said. But after being a grown-up, I found it clear what did he mean.