Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." ~ John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

"Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it" ~ William Pitt

Looking back at history, how many monarchies or country leaders have not fallen to such temptation? Maybe this is the reason why dynasty eventually have to end.

All Humanity Without God is Bondage...

Today a good friend of mine who happens to be a Christian told me that All Humanity Without God is Bondage. I pondered over this statement for a while. While I could see her point from the perspective of her faith, somehow I wasn't quite convinced. To give her a difference perspective, I told her that True Humanity comes Without Bondage.

智者务其实 愚者争虚名

Quoted from Sima Yi, a character in 3 Kingdom

Desire is Free

In our entire life, we pursue all sorts of things. Material gain, money, power, success, happiness, love, lust, friendship, recognition, acceptance, etc. rightfully or wrongfully. There is so many things in life that one desire, that is because desire is free - it has no action, it is just a state of mind. Everybody has a right to desire and you can desire as many things as you want. However, when you make that desire a goal, then that desire is no longer free because you will need to act on it.

Inverted Snobbery

"I don't have to dress to impress anybody. I see no reason why I should impress people by having a big car or changing suits every now and again to keep up with the latest styles." - MM Lee Kuan Yew

Nothing vs Everything

If you have nothing, you will cherish everything that you gain.
If you have everything, you will feel nothing for what you lose.

Attitude - Gary Kasporav

Work leads to knowledge and knowledge is never wasted. ~ Gary Kasporav