Life..

There were once 2 brothers who lived on the 80th floor. On coming home one day, they realized to their dismay that the lifts were not working and that they had to climb up the large number of stairs. After struggling and making it to the 20th floor, panting and tired, they decided to abandon their bags and come back for them later once the lifts are working again. So they left their bags there and climbed on. When they were coming up to the 40th floor, the younger brother started to grumble and both of them began to quarrel. They continued to climb the flights of steps, quarreling all the way. By the time they reached the 60th floor, both were exhausted and have no more strength to quarrel anymore. They then realized that they had only 20 levels more to climb and decided to continue climbing in peace. They silently climbed on and reached their home at last. Each stood calmly before the door and waited for the other to open the door, only to realize that the key was in their bags, left on the 20th floor ..

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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. After the age of 20, as we 1st enter university/college, it felt as if most of us have dumped the weight of expectations off our back, and we work enthusiastically to achieve our personal goals and dreams.

But by the time we reach our 40s, we realise that the struggles in life is not as easy as it seems, and 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 anything and everything under the sun; this government lousy lar, that not good lar etc. We are miserable coz we are never satisfied.

Reaching 60, we realize that we have little time left for complaining and we began to walk the final phases of our lives in peace and calmness. What to do? People don't live that long :p We think that there is nothing left that could disappoint us, only to realize at the age of 80 that our greatest hopes and dreams still lay unfulfilled back when we were 20.