Death will always bring clarity to the mind

the thoughts of death surfaced this week.

I woke up from a nightmare that I was dying. It was very real.

I received the news that my ex-boss's husband, whom I had met before, died.

currently, there was a wake held at the void deck of my flat.

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despite it is now 1.14am (sunday), and I had to wake up early at 7am to study for my CFA, I could feel a sense of urgency to pen this thought down and share it.

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death is the evitable truth

life is impermanence

yet, people always shun this topic, as though without thinking about it, they would avoid the inevitable

I like to think about it and talk about it

as only when you learn how to die, you learn how to live

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death will always bring clarity to the mind

I always practice the visualisation of my death

contemplate about my life

I asked myself about

the things that made me happy

the things that made my life meaningful and fruitful

what would I want to do if I have 1 day/1mth/1year/10years left

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it is never about the material wealth

it is never about the materialism

accumulation of wealth is only an enabler, it is never the reason

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it is always about love, experiences, way of life, philsophy and high meaning of life

the urgency is that I want to thank all the people who have been in my life, I am feeling grateful for all the great things that I had.

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Life might just end abruptly.

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"The next life or tomorrow - we can never be certain which will come first" - Tibetan Proverb

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if this is my last entry, do not be sad.

as i felt that I have been very fortunate already.

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These pictures capture some of the most memorable moments in my life

1998 "Project Hope" - Inner Mongolia

2007 Bodhgaya

2007 HK trip with parents

2002 China backpacking with spice gang

2005 visit to Langmusi

2005 visit to Tibet & potala palace

2003-2004 Silicon Valley

2004 New York Time Square countdown

2003 reflection pool & lincoln memorial museum

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I am fortunate in this life

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If there is any last word, that I would like to say

thank you