The Shortest Distance

I lost two canine pet friends. One was Paton which vanished in the jungle; another was Whitey which was lost on the street, stolen.

I lost them because I had no time to take care of them, to play with them, to bond with them. Today, when my kids would ask for a pet, my first question is, "Do you have time to take care of it?" 

I broke up with my first girlfriend because I could not find time with her. We loved each other, but our relationship made her suffer because of my absence.
I read somewhere, "Love is spelled T-I-M-E" It does not matter how we connect with our loved ones, what matters is that we give them our time. We have more ways to connect now than anytime in human history: text, call, email, phone and social media. There's no excuse.

And what shall we do with time?  Families spend it together in a dinner. Lovers spend it going to some beautiful places or making love. Friends spend it in parties or simply by walking. We call it time structuring.
This is why long distance relationships work.


The shortest distance between two people is TIME.


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The Nanny

After my nanny got married, her sister took over and cared for me, and then for my sister, Grace, and another one, Love.

My father said, “The quality of an employer is measured in the length of time an employee stayed with you.” My nanny, Dacay, stayed until all of us left home.

Respect. Respect for everyone was the motto of my busy father. Our nanny was far from perfect: she misplaced things, she made countless mistakes, but my father would correct her without insult or judgment on her person.

Virtue is not culture based: it is universal; nor it is based on how much money you have.

There’s an old story I heard from a sermon: “After the landlord attended a life-changing retreat, he went home and called his server: “You know, lad, from this time on, I will be civil and won’t say nasty things about you and your father anymore. I am a changed man now!”  With that, the server beamed and replied, “Wow, that’s great, I can now stop spitting on your soup!"

Have a nice day, everyone!  :)