Lessons from ...

There are basically two types of people - progressive people who learns from mistakes of their own and the mistakes of others and the regressive people who never changes. Change is inevitable whether we like it or not. That's just the way it has been and will be. We can just hope that the changes brings us progress. Unfortunately, there will be many times when there will be regressive changes. Sadly, many people only decide to change when they realize their days are near. Is that really how we should live our lives? Or why don't we just live like our days are numbered... live like we are dying? In fact, a little of us dies everyday whether we acknowledge and realize it or not. Our cells change, our system age, we go more deaf, more blind, more aches... just more problems. Let me digress as I recall something I have read in my aunt's bathroom many years ago...

Who Should Be King

One day the body parts decided to vote for a king. So...
The eyes said that they should be king because without them, they would not see anything.
The ears said they should be king because without them, they would not hear anything.
The legs said they should be king because without them, they would not be able go anywhere.
The brain said he should be king because without it, all of the other body parts would not work properly.
Then, the asshole said he should be king.
All the other body parts laughed at him so hard he just suck up.

Over the years, the eyes got blind, the ears got deaf, the legs got weak, and the brain got senile. Then they all decided...
The asshole should be king!

Okay, back on track here... See how we often underestimate the ability of others because we are so full of ourselves? One of the songs that made me realize how blind I was is now one of my all time favorites...


An excerpt from Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying (hmm... how appropriate)

I went skydiving
I went rocky mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I'd been denyin'
And he said some day I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin'

He said I was finally the husband, that most the time I wasn't
And I became a friend, a friend would like to have
And all of a sudden goin' fishin, wasn't such an imposition
And I went three times that year I lost my dad
Well I finally read the good book, and I took a good long hard look
At what I'd do if I could do it all again

The latest good book I've read, "Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson" by Mitch Albom. True story. Hope it will change your perspective on life.

Lessons learned...

First trip down south

Was in Birmingham, Alabama for the whole of last week. Interesting... was tickled by the slang that they had. So far I've only heard it on tv and to actually look at the people while it's rolling out of their tongue... tickled.

Was there for training that our corporate specially made for all the management staff. The title "Casting Excellence Leadership Training". Basically the same old stuff... teach you how to better manage your time, to communicate, to be a good leader, remind you to t-h-i-n-k before you do anything, memorization techniques etc. Generally, was a good thing. However, being there for 8-hours a day is not very pleasant. I did enjoy meeting a lot of the other folks from the different plants and from different areas of the business. Canadians... cheers to you folks... eh?

What goes around...

Watch out! Do unto others what u want others to do unto you.