First of all, I want to wish Mr. why, yarn the best in his performance at the International Public Speaking Competition which will be held in London. Hopefully he will have enough sliva to spit what he needs to speak. Beware of spitting towards the judges! Hehe..
Phew.. what an exercise-packed evening. Neither was I jogging nor sporting. So what did I do? "Car washing & floor cleaning" exercise!! Doesn't sound very exhausting? Read on then you know.
Parents came back in the evening. Noticed my dad didn't park in the car properly. I knew what is going on later. Apparently yesterday was a rainy day, so he didn't manage to do his weekly 'exercise'. So came back, and asked me and my brother to help him wash. So we washed the car within 5 minutes. After that I have to park the car outside, and off to second round. Yup! Another car to wash!! But this time not so bad. He only asked my brother to wipe the car only, as the car is hardly use anyway.
Whilst my bro is in-charge of wiping, my next task was to wash the car porch floor. That includes scrubbing with soap powder. I must make sure I scrub the floor hard, so that the water stain will disappear due to the rain and the sun which dries up the rain water and thus creates the dirty stain. And to fulfill his incredibly high expectation on cleanliness, I would have to scrub it with all my heart, soul and strength! So imagine his weekly exercises include all these. Seriously it's not an easy job for a "one man show". It's exhausting. But the climax part is the after-effect of the job. The 'satisfaction' from the exercise; both cars are shining like brand new ones from the showroom, the floor is super clean with no water stain, it looks like just being waxed!
To him, he feels happy out of the satisfaction. At least it would be clean for another week before another round of routine exercise. People always commented his cars always look like the brand new ones. Not to mention that his latest car is almost 3 years old. Still as shining as from the car showroom. This is his passion, to make sure he takes care of his precious as long as possible!
To me, I don't think I will take care of my own car just like he does. No doubt I will be excited to purchase my new car. I would even get it install and decorate with accessories, install good sound system, service the car regularly, maybe wash the car every week. But as time goes, I might not even want to wash the car for two weeks. It's not a big deal if there's water stain on the windscreen. As long the car doesn't have mud stain, I won't be bothered to wash it. Hehe... It is my passion to take care of my car, making sure the engine, air con system, tyres are working fine. But it's not my passion to make my car forever "showroom shine".
Don't get misunderstood. I'm not trying to complain about my dad. I salute him for his commitment. It is he who maintains the cleanliness of the house. Besides, we also have our role to play as their children in helping to maintain the house. What I'm trying to say is, our priorities somehow relate to our passion. Just like our work, our commitments, it's all part of our passion in pursuing all these issues. It's tough that sometimes our priorities are not related to our passion. In other words, we have to carry out our priorities as a duty, not in our interest guideline. So therefore, if you want to set your priorities right, work it out according to your interest, your passion, and not the opposite. This is something that I've realised after washing the floor. Man, not just physically at work, even mentally too!
One of my soon-to-be priorities is my job. I didn't get a job that I'm not interested in, which many people are doing the opposite because of other factors. I thank God for His goodness that I'm able to work within my interest and passion. I'm satisfied with my job scope. Hopefully I would be satisfied with my work performance. So people, set your priorities right. Set it according to your passion. You will find your life a better way to live, a better way to smile!
Phew.. what an exercise-packed evening. Neither was I jogging nor sporting. So what did I do? "Car washing & floor cleaning" exercise!! Doesn't sound very exhausting? Read on then you know.
Parents came back in the evening. Noticed my dad didn't park in the car properly. I knew what is going on later. Apparently yesterday was a rainy day, so he didn't manage to do his weekly 'exercise'. So came back, and asked me and my brother to help him wash. So we washed the car within 5 minutes. After that I have to park the car outside, and off to second round. Yup! Another car to wash!! But this time not so bad. He only asked my brother to wipe the car only, as the car is hardly use anyway.
Whilst my bro is in-charge of wiping, my next task was to wash the car porch floor. That includes scrubbing with soap powder. I must make sure I scrub the floor hard, so that the water stain will disappear due to the rain and the sun which dries up the rain water and thus creates the dirty stain. And to fulfill his incredibly high expectation on cleanliness, I would have to scrub it with all my heart, soul and strength! So imagine his weekly exercises include all these. Seriously it's not an easy job for a "one man show". It's exhausting. But the climax part is the after-effect of the job. The 'satisfaction' from the exercise; both cars are shining like brand new ones from the showroom, the floor is super clean with no water stain, it looks like just being waxed!
To him, he feels happy out of the satisfaction. At least it would be clean for another week before another round of routine exercise. People always commented his cars always look like the brand new ones. Not to mention that his latest car is almost 3 years old. Still as shining as from the car showroom. This is his passion, to make sure he takes care of his precious as long as possible!
To me, I don't think I will take care of my own car just like he does. No doubt I will be excited to purchase my new car. I would even get it install and decorate with accessories, install good sound system, service the car regularly, maybe wash the car every week. But as time goes, I might not even want to wash the car for two weeks. It's not a big deal if there's water stain on the windscreen. As long the car doesn't have mud stain, I won't be bothered to wash it. Hehe... It is my passion to take care of my car, making sure the engine, air con system, tyres are working fine. But it's not my passion to make my car forever "showroom shine".
Don't get misunderstood. I'm not trying to complain about my dad. I salute him for his commitment. It is he who maintains the cleanliness of the house. Besides, we also have our role to play as their children in helping to maintain the house. What I'm trying to say is, our priorities somehow relate to our passion. Just like our work, our commitments, it's all part of our passion in pursuing all these issues. It's tough that sometimes our priorities are not related to our passion. In other words, we have to carry out our priorities as a duty, not in our interest guideline. So therefore, if you want to set your priorities right, work it out according to your interest, your passion, and not the opposite. This is something that I've realised after washing the floor. Man, not just physically at work, even mentally too!
One of my soon-to-be priorities is my job. I didn't get a job that I'm not interested in, which many people are doing the opposite because of other factors. I thank God for His goodness that I'm able to work within my interest and passion. I'm satisfied with my job scope. Hopefully I would be satisfied with my work performance. So people, set your priorities right. Set it according to your passion. You will find your life a better way to live, a better way to smile!