#6 - The Law of Discipline

As usual, I keep on trying to practise something useful everyday. But honestly I've skipped those habitual activities for several days due to my laziness. I admit that I've no discipline to do anything, and even fail to start a new resolution for myself. Sigh, I know I really can hardly control myself even just to follow my timetable and finally end up playing in the whole day and staying up late at night. Although I understand it's a bad habit that people shouldn't follow, I just couldn't help myself. Is it because the devil of me?

Well, discipline is the instant willingness and obedience to all orders, respect for authority, self reliance and teamwork. The ability to do the right thing even when no one is watching or suffer the consequences of guilt which produces pain in our bodies, through pain comes discipline. Initially, we practise school discipline when we are in childhood. However, not everyone is well disciplined, instead they commit to the increasing disciplinary problems in school, included me.

Self discipline is very important yet no one can actually maintain it in 100%. I want THE POWER TO DISCIPLINE ONE'S OWN FEELINGS, DESIRES, ETC. which is called SELF DISCIPLINE, PLEASE! in order to beat the devil of me and unblock the intention to improve myself. Generally, self-discipline is the assertion of willpower over more base desires, and is usually understood to be a synonym of 'self control'. Self-discipline is to some extent a substitute for motivation, when one uses reason to determine a best course of action that opposes one's desires. Virtuous behavior is when one's motivations are aligned with one's reasoned aims: to do what you know is best and to do it genuinely gladly. Continent behavior, on the other hand, is when one does what one knows is best, but must do it by opposing one's motivations. Moving from continent to virtuous behavior requires training and some self discipline.

Well, let's see who can really maintain its own discipline...

~ The biggest enemy is your inner self ~ by kH

#5 - The Law of Spiritual Power.

As we are living in a materialistic world, do you know that praying is important to everything? In fact, we cannot deny that success is 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration. Whether human being like it or not, we need guidance from the Almigthy. Always be humble before the forces called GOD. Always seek for guidance not only from our parents, relatives, teachers, friends, etc. but GOD. Likewise, people might finds that others are not depentable at a certain time and they are so lonely to handle things alone, so GOD is always the best thing in the mind. Pray in your own way. Pray in whatever ways you believe in. Most important of all, PRAY! ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE SINCERELY. The meaning of sincerity is the words from the bottom of your heart. At the same time, the effectiveness depends in your sincerity of long term praying. The longer term you pray, the more power you deserve!

As for Buddhism like mine, another spiritual power is the power of chanting of mantra. The most common mantra is The Great Compassion Mantra (Da Bei Zhou). Mantra is known as sacred word or syllable used as an object of concentration and embodying some aspect of spiritual power. It is believed that unlimited advantages could be gained to those diligent cum sincere chanters and the main point is that any reciting should be done by NO means of any positive returns. This is to prevent greediness that affects the sincerity. And also the same theory, the effectiveness depends in your sincerity of long term chanting. The longer term you recite, the more power you deserve! Anyway, it is up to your own convenience.

Well, based on the long writing above, it is obvious that I'm gonna try to practise it and hopefully I do not give up on that boring chant this time and later on as what I did last time giving up due to laziness and boredom.

~ to be updated in the later post ~

#4 - The Law of Working Life

As for my very first job, I was so nervous and noob with zero experience when I stepped-in the working place. I knew nothing of being an efficient merchandiser cum promoter. Even during the first day, I could punch my attendance card wrongly. How silly I am, I thought. But never mind, I understand that learning from mistake is a very basic thing yet important in life. Well, after hearing another briefing, I tried to accomplish my job as smooth as possible. I have learned my duties and responsibilities, which I have to ensure merchandising standards of my company's products in all display area, included transferring stock(which I consider being a labourer) from back room to selling area, at the same time ensuring the correct promotion and pricing of the products all the time. Phew...quite challenging, huh. Moreover as a promoter, I am required to conduct myself in well-mannered way. Logically being friendly and giving a smile to customer or even to other workers is strictly recommended.

At the beginning, I felt absolutely bored and painfully tired in my leg part. Thanks to the low stock availability, I was so free that I could chit-chat with others and loitering all the way as if the market was mine. I could make many friends here, mainly Chinese and Malays, staffs & cashiers, supervisors, promoters, securities, cleaners, and even customers. However, unfortunately I have met some psycho-customers, a male with female dressing and other gay things. OMG, forget about it!!! Besides, so far all kinds of customers have been seen. Some are really troublesome idiots while there are also some polite-kinds. Well, what I can to is just be patient not to discredit myself. Last but not least, not to forget to thank my friends who are willing to accompany me during break time and visited me. YOU have energized my days!

~ to be continued ~