80 floor

There were once 2 brothers who lived on the 80th level. On coming home
one day, they realized to their dismay that the lifts were not working
and that they had to climb the stairs home.

After struggling to the 20th level, panting and tired, they decided to
abandon their bags and come back for them. They left their bags there
and climbed on.

When they struggled to the 40th level, the younger brother started to
grumble and both of them began to quarrel. They continued to climb the
flights of steps, quarrelling all the way to the 60th floor.

They then realized that they had only 20 levels more to climb and
decided to stop quarrelling and continue climbing in peace. They
silently climbed on and reached their home at long last. Each stood
calmly before the door and waited for the other to open the door. And
they realized that the key was in their bags which were left on the 20th
floor ......

This story is a reflection on our lives...

Many of us live for the expectations of our parents, teachers and
friends when we were young. We seldom get to do the things that we
really like or love. It is under so much pressure and stress that by our
early 20s, we get tired and decide to dump this load.... and enjoy
life. Being free of the stress and pressure, we work enthusiastically
and dream ambitious dreams.

But by the time we reach our 40s, we start to lose our vision and along
with that, our dreams and goal in life. We began to feel unsatisfied and
start to complain and criticize. We live life in misery as we are never
satisfied. Reaching 60, we realize that we have little time left for
complaining and we began to walk the final episode in peace and
calmness. We think that there is nothing left that could disappoint us,
only to realize that we cannot rest in peace because we have an
unfulfilled dream.....a dream we abandoned about 60 plus years ago......

So what is your dream? ......Keep them alive.... Follow your dreams so
that you will not live with regrets...... and you will have stories to
share with your loved ones.

"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would
shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall
in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change.
So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's
comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if
you're very lucky, a plane ride away..."

Author’s comments:
Weird, GA must have heard me today. Else why would I check my office mail now only to see this mail… haha

Today I went to Bugis gym for the first time. And the place is indeed spacious. Like a lost child, I had to first figure out where is the towel corner, then the Ladies. Oh even the shower rooms are pretty spacious. No wonder I read in forum before that Bugis gym is very spacious one. But I had to go through a few rounds before I finally figured out where the toilet, the sauna, steam room and etc are located. Then I had to go through another few rounds to familiarise the equipments. Saw some weird (new) equipment too haha.. but couldn’t figure out how to use them.

It was at this time that I caught sight of the beautiful scenery overlooking the gym. I remembered the sales manager was telling me before that if he were to exercise, his first choice would be Bugis, then Orchard, Novena then Raffles. And that most of his clients train in Bugis because of the scenery.

While looking at the scenery, I suddenly thought about my dream.. and was thinking aloud to God on it. Guess this is the reply…