I manage to listen to TraXX through a 3rd party URL. Their weekend playlist had improved much. I rather listen to TraXX than any other station.
If only we can replicate the Kiss92 Cybernetic Loop or what they did in Sound Journey (the 12:00 am to 6:00 am show) on the weekends, that will be superb.
Retirement is a new sensation. Suddenly I lost my sense of purpose. It requires a reconditioning.
As I was thinking about what to do during my retirement, suddenly I remember John Kenneth Galbraith, the renowned economist.
I think I look up his quotes. I cannot find the one that I want on knowledge society. So let me *[let me] reconstruct it as I vaguely remember. Something like this:
"Power used to belong to the strong and the fast. But in the knowledge society, power belong to those with knowledge."
Then I don't remember.
Let me google the entire phrase.
I LOOOOVE GOOGLE baby... I found the quote:
"Money is what fueled the industrial society. But in the informational society, the fuel, the power, is knowledge. One has now come to see a new class structure divided by those who have information and those who must function out of ignorance. This new class has its power not from money, not from land, but from knowledge.”
Yes. This quote is exactly as I remember it* Hahaha, boy my quote is off the mark. But hey, google picked up the trail. I LOVE YOU LARRY PAGE!
Let me end my quote with:
"Those with specialized knowledge and the ability to communicate it will have what kings use to have; UNLIMITED POWER." - Anthony Robbins, Unlimited Power.
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Honey, look at me. What is my commodity? Nothing more than my passion for reading. And yet I can earn RM10 k a day.
Even at the beginning of my career as a trainer and consultant I earn between RM2500 - RM3500 a day. That is what most people earn in a month, I earn in a day. Can you believe?
I was 28 years old then. So now you know why I am very generous. At that time money was like picking fruits from an orchard. And like many of those who have no problem with earning a lot of money, I shared my bounties with my staff lavishly.
I didn't behave like a boss. I always treat my associates like equals. My mistake. When you are nice, people take advantage of you. Mostly because I was pretty laid back. I was a lousy boss and people took me for a ride. My fault really.
Remember the fourth Paradox Principle?
- True empowerment requires forceful leadership
That is why I don't blame your boss for being a dinosaur brain. He needs to act dumb and dig deep. Otherwise he will lose his power base. Back to having control in every situation.
Since I didn't like power, I abdicated control to my partner. That was really a mistake. At the height of my success I decided to let go for only 1 year to pursue my Islamic Studies. Just like that the revenue plummeted down to only 30% of where I left off. I didn't intervene because I didn't want to sidestep my partner. The second year another below par performance.
By the time I came in everybody including the employees had Plan B. Compounded with me having Bipolar, seven years of effort just went under the bridge.
At that time I asked God, why did this happened to me? I did everything right, I paid alms, I infaq, I gave scholarships to orphans, I help single mothers, I helps newly converts and heck, I even helped GRO, drug addict and the mujahiddins from Afghanistan.
To top it up I fed the Tahfiz (those who recite Quran by heart). I was a good man Sarah. I may be a die hard Iron Maiden fan and an X Factor but I can guarantee you, my heart is in heaven.
It is only for Allah only. I even prayed for me to sit between Allah and Muhammad. Thus with me is the whole human race.
So just imagine how heart broken I was. I thought God didn't love me back. It was worst than breaking up with my first girlfriend. Here I was pledging to be the Creator's Most Loyal Soldier and I was tested to the hilt.
I lost my business, I lost my sanity, I nearly lost Mopey during birth, my family shunned me, all those false friends vanished in the thin air, my savings vaporized... Oh gosh Sarah. I did climb on top of the Cycle and Carriage Building where HP office (my employer after my business gone bust) was situated and I was ready to jump.
The only thing that held me back was the thought that in Islam, you cannot enter heaven if you commit suicide. Otherwise the RM3 million insurance policy was very enticing.
Until today I had dreams that I am a consultant. I really enjoy what I was doing. I was among the best rising stars in my field. Otherwise The National TV won't call *[b]e 6 times to talk about personal excellence and another 6 times on how to deal with the economic downturn. After that they called me on several one off occasions. I was at the top of my game honey.
* Hahaha so you think I am that good huh?
The highlight of my career was when I got a contract to train 2,000 staff of Sapura Group of Companies. It was a 2 years assignment involving 180 training sessions on Vision Alignment Towards the New Millennium.
Silly me, then I prayed for God to make me the Creator's Most Loyal Soldier. Just like a prick on a balloon everything burst baby. Thus began my 15 years of agonizing battle against Iblis. It was a hard earned victory Sarah.
Oh well... Of all the trophies that I earned in the course of my life, now looking back the two I prized the most is you and Lizzie.
You *t[o]o are really my pillars. Certainly both of you and the kids are my Tetrahedron honey.
* You believe so? Well, I am honored my darling, my Eternal Flame.
You healed me while Lizzie is my source of strength. With the two of you I finally am a just man as stated in An nisa 4:3:
...then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one...
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After all these years I realize all I need is just my Tetrahedron and Al Araf 7:7 to be with me in the White Space. Let the rest stay in Sparta 4964. As for me, I am proceeding to Sidratul Muntaha with Sailbad the Sinner as a Light Traveler.
I need to pursue Nothingness even as we speak Sarah. Larry can keep the RM97 million. I already got what I need here in 83, BU 2/2.
With Sparta 4964 circulating constantly around CCC, I am pretty much anchored here at the Inti Padu (Solid Core). The furthest I go is the 10 km radius. My life is already complete.
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@elsDines Well honey, have a goodnight sleep. I want to layan Sound Journey for a while. That's when I do some serious work https://sharudinthehermit.blogspot.com/2019/05/4519-gout-attack-is-pretty-painful.html …
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