Thursday, March 18, 2010
Perception
The bitter pill of the tax system was perhaps a God's test on various things. For one, it was a test on whether I'm willing to let go of something that is absolutely mundane. It was also a test on whether I'm honest with myself and not give in to illegal temptations. And lastly, and most importantly, it was a test on how much encouragement my loved ones would provide me, during such trying times. I'm glad that I survived that, with the help of my loved ones.

God is fair, at least to me. Whenever he put me through some ordeal, he'd provide me with the pacifier after. Through the test, I learnt a lot. And this time, perhaps, at a lower price that I would have to pay. Just realized that while I lost $1.3k to the govt, Sony put an extra $2.2k into my US CPF as a recognition of 1 full year of service. That turned out to be around $1.3 of after tax dollars!

This got me thinking a little. Perception is such an intriguing phenomenon. The tax is something which I know everyone has to pay. I didn't feel that I had lost as much for that $10k of tax that was withheld. And yet, this unexpected extra $1.3k in taxes actually made me feel that it was a big loss, when it's only 10% of what I had paid in taxes. Yet on the other hand, when I received the letter from Sony saying that it had contributed an extra $2.2k into my US CPF, I felt that I had gained, when it's something that happens to every Sony employee. In the end, both effect neutralized each other. The element of surprise seems play a pretty interesting role in this. Without surprise, I wouldn't feel that I had lost $1.3 k in tax dollars. If I had seen the deposit in US CPF coming, I wouldn't have felt that I have gained as much.

Anyway, I thank God. I thank everyone who has been good to me. You are the reason why my life is interesting. You are the reason why life is beautiful. I thank you.
posted by Juxling at 4:43 PM

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When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
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Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
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Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.
Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.