Juan Mann ( Ironically alias of One Man) is the founder of this group. He has been living in London when his world turned upside down and he had to come home. By the time his plane landed back in Sydney, all he had left was a carry on bag full of clothes and a world of troubles. No one to welcome him back, no place to call home. He was a tourist in my hometown.
Standing there in the arrivals terminal, watching other passengers meeting their waiting friends and family, with open arms and smiling faces, hugging and laughing together, He wanted someone out there to be waiting for him.
So he got some cardboard and a marker and made a sign. He found the busiest pedestrian intersection in the city and held that sign aloft, with the words "Free Hugs" on both sides.
And for 15 minutes, people just stared right through him. The first person who stopped, tapped him on the shoulder and told him how her dog had just died that morning. How that morning had been the one year anniversary of her only daughter dying in a car accident. How what she needed now, when she felt most alone in the world, was a hug. He got down on one knee, they put their arms around each other and when they parted, she was smiling.
I recently came across this spread in one of my fashion dash of magazines. Surprisingly, I found this story amazingly touching. You know how many times after a long day at work, all I need was a real warm hug? I am no doubt a hug person. Some people are very particular with kissers but I am different. Hugs are very important. It really shows how intimate the two are. It also indicate how open is this person offering and how willingly is the participient accepting. Yes, the willingness of the two. All I need now is a big, long warm, comfortable hug at this moment.
人如果都活在恐惧中，人生还有什么乐趣？喜怒哀乐都应该是生活的一部分啊！在彼此都不愿踏出那一步的情况下，我们让幸福溜走了！为什么不能象Slumdog Millionaire抱着希望而活呢？最近的我迷上了一句话，“Let every man judge according to his own standards, by what he has himself read, not by what others tell him.” - Albert Einstein。
不要让别人左右你的想法，更不要让别人的言语来遮盖你的双眼。有时候要相信自己的Gut Feeling。Sometimes you already know the answers before it happens. Trust your own intuition because you know more than anyone how to take care of yourself.
The girl in the That girl in the picture is Katie Kirkpatrick. She is only 21 years old. Next to her, her is her fiancé, Nick who’s only 23. The picture was taken shortly before their wedding ceremony, held on January 11, 2005 in the US. Katie has terminal cancer and spend hours a day receiving medication.In the picture, Nick is waiting for her on one of the many sessions of chemo to end. In spite of all the pain, organ failures, and morphine shots, Katie is going along with her wedding and took care of every detail. The dress had to be adjusted a few times due to her constant weight loss. An unusual accessory at the party was the oxygen tube that Katie used throughout the ceremony and reception as well. The other couple in the picture is Nick's parents. Excited to see her son marrying his high school sweetheart. Katie is in her wheelchair with the oxygen tube, listening a song from her husband and friends. At the reception, Katie had to take a rest, the pain do not let her to be standing up for long periods. Katie died five days after her wedding day. Watching a women so ill and weak getting married and with a smile on her face makes us think..... Happiness is reachable, no matter how long it last. We should stop making our lives complicated.
Life is short Forgive quickly Kiss passionately, love truly Laugh constantly And never stop smiling No matter how strange life is Life is not always the party we expected to be But as long as we are here, we should smile and be grateful.
Thanks to my old old elementary friend Jocelyn Sung for sharing this beautiful story with me!
Does that occur to you that time flies so fast that your youth has vanished? I dont wanna sound like an old lady but I do feel I didn't live my everyday to the fullest so I decided to make my life extremely BUSY so my life is not completely wasted.
Life is really just too damn short, I will not invite laziness to be my roommate. I am a person who's keen on efficiency. So how can I let myself sink into wastey-land? There are too many things I wanna do and NEVER do. Such a shame of how I DIDN'T take control of my own life and journey. Enough said, procrastination is just not 2009 behavior.
While I was waiting for my flight at HK airport, I decided to stay in the bookstores for some good long hours since I can't really afford any luxury shopping. I was attracted by the title " Skinny Bitchin'". Then I realized there are so many series-related by the same authors. Though I found the other books are kind of bullshitting, I can't stop reading this quote-filled book.
I decided to keep it so I bought it. It ain't cheep but I suppose words of wisdom are worth more than I could ever known. So I decided to share the wisdom with my fellow girlfriends each day from now on.
Today's Wisdom:
" Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind " ~ By Dr. Seuss
Juan Mann ( Ironically alias of One Man) is the founder of this group. He has been living in London when his world turned upside down and he had to come home. By the time his plane landed back in Sydney, all he had left was a carry on bag full of clothes and a world of troubles. No one to welcome him back, no place to call home. He was a tourist in my hometown.
