「其小者不能奪也。此為大人而已矣。」

「耳目之官不思，而蔽於物。物交物，則引之而已矣。心之官則思，思則得之，不思則不得也。此天之所與我者。先立乎其大者，則其小者不能奪也。此為大人而已矣。」
--《孟子‧告子上》

By being presumptuous, some people lose their potential opportunities.

Respecting others and their labor is a deep lesson to be learned.

How effective are the express signs "No loitering" which we tend to see here and there?

When a conversation is put into a book, it becomes a dialogue. When an idea is put into execution, it becomes an endeavor.

Oh, the modern seeming of the Shanghai city.

("Old Shanghai in New Hong Kong" By PAPYRARRI / http://www.flickr.com/photos/papyrist/3223211398/ / CC)

Too many people, especially the Chinese, are riveted by investing, or speculating, their spare moneys in the securities markets.

They are being too proud and actually looking down on formidable yet largely invisible Western investment firms, hedge funds, and the like, whose sophistication reaches far beyond the imagination of mom and pop investors, I suppose.

Manufacturers even weave 20% polyester into baby wash cloths, the other 80% of which is cotton. Gee. I guess the polyester industry has been booming in the past decade.

I've sifted through the newsletters of the Future Shop and decided to unsubscribe them. There's too much mundane advertising stuff in them.

The almost new fridge's door voices squeaks while it turns and closes.