An article of the same title by Jim Rohn, courtesy of my colleague Bert. Tot it is a good reading material to share with readers of me blog. The article goes as follows:
"The ultimate expression of life is not
a paycheck. The ultimate expression of life is not a Mercedes. The
ultimate expression of life is not a million dollars or a bank
account or a home. Here’s the ultimate expression of life in my
opinion, and that is living a good life. Here’s what we must ask
constantly, "What for me would be a good life?" And you
have to keep going over and over the list. A list including areas
such as spirituality, economics, health, relationships and
recreation. What would constitute a good life? I’ve got a short list.
1) Productivity. You won’t be happy if
you don’t produce. The game of life is not rest. We must rest, but
only long enough to gather strength to get back to productivity.
What’s the reason for the seasons and the seeds, the soil and the
sunshine, the rain and the miracle of life? It’s to see what you can
do with it. To try your hand, other people have tried their hand;
here’s what they did. You try your hand to see what you can do. So
part of life is productivity.
2) Good friends. Friendship is probably
the greatest support system in the world. Don’t deny yourself the
time to develop this support system. Nothing can match it. It’s
extraordinary in its benefit. Friends are those wonderful people who
know all about you and still like you. A few years ago I lost one of
my dearest friends. He died at age 53 - heart attack. David is gone,
but he was one of my very special friends. I used to say of David
that if I was stuck in a foreign jail somewhere accused unduly and if
they would allow me one phone call, I would call David. Why? He would
come and get me. That’s a friend. Somebody who would come and get
you. Now we’ve all got casual friends. And if you called them they
would say, "Hey, if you get back, call me we’ll have a party."
So you’ve got to have both, real friends and casual friends.
3) Your culture. Your language, your
music, the ceremonies, the traditions, the dress. All of that is so
vitally important that you must keep it alive. In fact it is the
uniqueness of all of us that when blended together brings vitality,
energy, power, influence, uniqueness and rightness to the world.
4) Spirituality. It helps to form the
foundation of the family that builds the nation. And make sure you
study, practice and teach. Don’t be careless about the spiritual part
of your nature, it’s what makes us who we are, different from animal,
dogs, cats, birds and mice. Spirituality.
5) Don’t miss anything. My parents
taught me to not miss anything. Don’t miss the game. Don’t miss the
performance, don’t miss the movie, don’t miss the show, don’t miss
the dance. Go to everything you possibly can. Buy a ticket to
everything you possibly can. Go see everything and experience all you
possibly can. This has served me so well to this day. Just before my
father died at age 93 if you were to call him at 10:30 or 11:00 at
night, he wouldn’t be home. He was at the rodeo, he was watching the
kids play softball, he was listening to the concert, he was at
church, he was somewhere every night.
Live a vital life. Here’s one of the
reasons why. If you live well, you will earn well. If you live well
it will show in your face, it will show in the texture of your voice.
There will be something unique and magical about you if you live
well. It will infuse not only your personal life but also your
business life. And it will give you a vitality nothing else can give.
6) Your family and the inner circle.
Invest in them and they’ll invest in you. Inspire them and they’ll
inspire you. With your inner circle take care of the details. When my
father was still alive, I used to call him when I traveled. He’d have
breakfast most every morning with the farmers. Little place called
The Decoy Inn out in the country where we lived in Southwest Idaho.
So Papa would go there and have
breakfast and I’d call him just to give him a special day. Now if I
was in Israel, I’d have to get up in the middle of the night, but it
only took five minutes, ten minutes. So I’d call Papa and they’d
bring him the phone. I’d say, "Papa I’m in Israel." He’d
say, "Israel! Son, how are things in Israel?" He’d talk
real loud so everybody could hear - my son’s calling me from Israel.
I’d say, "Papa last night they gave me a reception on the
rooftop underneath the stars overlooking the Mediterranean."
He’d say, "Son, a reception on the rooftop underneath the stars
overlooking the Mediterranean." Now everybody knows the story.
It only took 5 - 10 minutes, but what a special day for my father,
age 93.
If a father walks out of the house and
he can still feel his daughter’s kiss on his face all day, he’s a
powerful man. If a husband walks out of the house and he can still
feel the imprint of his wife’s arms around his body he’s invincible
all day. It’s the special stuff with the inner circle that makes you
strong and powerful and influential. So don’t miss that opportunity.
Here’s the greatest value. The prophet said, "There are many
virtues and values, but here’s the greatest, one person caring for
another." There is no greater value than love. Better to live in
a tent on the beach with someone you love than to live in a mansion
by yourself. One person caring for another, that’s one of life’s
greatest expressions.
So make sure in your busy day to
remember the true purpose and the reasons you do what you do. May you
truly live the kind of life that will bring the fruit and rewards
that you desire."
A unique and pretty interesting story line that can only happened in an animated movie. Tells of how a young man, on the eve of his actual marriage, accidentally got married to a corpse bride in the underworld. And in the living world, the bad guy is trying to steal his wife to be. Alas, truth, honesty and love prevails. On a scale of 5, I’ll give this movie a 3+.
Another superhero movie.. But, with Jessica Alba in it, who cares. Three things I remembered about the movie are, i.e. Jessica Alba, Ms Sue Storm and Invincible Girl. This movie ah, I’ll definitely give it a fiver (all becoz of Ms Alba, slurp slurp). 
Nothing grand about the show. About some eccentric chocolate factory owner named Willy Wonka, whose dad is a dentist. WW has this crazed for chocolate and creates all sorts of chocolates for the world. Every single kid would love a Wonka bar, it seems. The show begins when a young poor kid wins a special prize to visit the Wonka factory. A factory that is now open to the public eyes after some years. 
Love this movie. Bittersweet tale of love. Dr. Kho and Mrs Kho is a very loving couple but Dr. Kho hardly spent time with his wife due to work commitment. Then tragedy strikes, Mrs Kho loses her life in a car accident. So, Dr Kho gives up his career and turn over a new leaf (but remains sad sad sad).
