Perhaps It’s Time to Stop and Smell the Flowers
I love physical activity and last Saturday, while I was washing my car, a random thought struck me out of left field. It was Robin Sharma’s Who Will Cry When You Die. I did not read the book, but I knew some of its content. I looked up a summary of the book.
It was not a random thought. It was linked to what I have experienced in my work.
From the book, true success is not about money, status, or material things; it is measured by the love you share, the kindness you show, and the lives you touch. It also talked about intentional living - If you do not actively design your life, routine and distraction will take over, leading to regret.
From the summary of the book, I realized that I have been living the way Sharma described. I realized about ten years ago that I have been practicing subconsciously what Anthony Robbins has been teaching, and other techniques like NLP, manifestation, etc. Strange as it seems, but all these practices helped me in my life. I am a positive person. I look forward to my life. I actively design my life. I have a meaningful life. I treasure every moment of my life; be it work or leisure. I love my job. I don’t work a single day!
Since 2004 both my wife Roselind and I started helping foreigners with Malaysia My Second Home visa, we have changed lives and practically all of them for the better. It is great to see smiling faces and happy people. They are happy to be in Malaysia and many of them have expressed their intention to live the rest of their lives here.
The non-random thought of Who will cry when you die is perhaps the result of my manifestation. I have met people whose minds are so focused on material wealth that they forget about life. Even at an advanced age (say 60-70 years), everything they see and do must go through the lens of “making money”, even though they already have more than enough to retire and enjoy their lives.
They must have heard the phrase you cannot bring your wealth with you when you pass on but I think they could not process this thought at a higher plane of consciousness. In terms of MM2H participation, they cannot accept the fact that they need to buy a property. They felt that it would be a bad investment (most likely correct if they buy in the wrong location). With millions in personal investments, and at the age of 65, does it really matter? The loss, should it happen, is just a rounding error in their net worth; yet some went to Thailand or other places (a distant second choice for them) and they live an unhappy life; just because it is their principle they want do everything with financial returns. They must know that not everything is about money but somehow, they did not realize what they had done. Trading a happy life for an unhappy one, over money!
Getting the MM2H visa to stay in Malaysia is an investment, not for financial returns but an investment in your mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. Malaysia is a safe harbour from the wicked storm that is lashing the world outside.
Seriously, perhaps it is time to stop and smell the flowers or pat the dog or cat that you always wanted to have one
