Filial Piety

Filial piety is an important value among the Asians,
It describes the faithfulness and care of the younger generation,
Since time immemorial, the older generation has stressed these issues,
Hoping that the future generations will passed it on.

However, the world is rather unpredictable,
What more with the tsunamis and earthquakes happening!
Things are changing very fast and unstoppable,
Some say we have to keep moving.

While we move on, some values should not change,
For it reflects the values of our society,
The values that has been passed on since,
Cherishing the Asian way!

Has materialism set in our society?
Has materialism change many a kind soul?
Is materialism a powerful energy?
With the ability to rock what was passed since time immemorial?

Have our eyes blurred?
Has our eyes become sort and short sighted?
Have we misted our eyes to be moneyed?
Have we become that bad?

But have we forgotten, that whatever we do now,
Will be on us when we are in that situation,
How we treat our elders and the fellows,
Will also be treated to us by our children.

They look upon us as their role models,
They look upon us as their examples,
For they say, if mum and dad can do it, why not me?
If mum and dad has done it, why not me?

Filial piety is by no means a herculean effort,
It just requires a little time and activity,
The older generation has tasted the salt,
They know which sea is salty.

Care for them when they know,
Care for them when they can feel it,
For its no point showing when they are not here now,
For its pointless when they dont feel it.

Its nothing great to show off,
Its nothing great telling people of how good you are,
For people are no push off,
They can see and they can tell of what is there!

Start afresh now, its never too late,
Start by spending some time with them,
Talk to them and understand their time,
For if you do not do it now, you may not be able to do it again.

Lifes' chapters

Life's chapters starts with the birth of the child,
The cries of the child thunders through the ward,
Tears of happiness rolls down the mother's face,
After all, its a 9 month period of time!

As the child grows, they learn new things,
Like a sponge, they absorb many things,
Like a parrot, they talk what they see,
They are innocent like the white slate.

As the child grows to be an adolescent,
They see many things around the environment,
They have many friends,
The good and the bad unfortunately surrounds.

Good and bad habits are sometimes added,
Sometimes bad habits are hard to throw,
It sticks like a magnet,
No matter where you are, it will follow!

When we grow up, we need to think,
After all, they say we are already an adult,
We are now matured in our thoughts and can think!
Of what is wrong and right!

Like any book, it has an introduction,
It goes on with the storyline,
The book of life has its storyline!
Its just that we need to mention!

Books have an ending,
The book of life has it ending,
It ends with the departure and the wailing,
From the hearts of the many surrounding,

Whats more important is the storyline,
Whats more important is what you have done during your lifetime!
Whatever you have done will be impregnated in the minds of everyone,
Whatever you have done has its impact on everyone.

Good or bad it leaves memories,
Good or bad it leaves a taste,
Its better we leave in a good taste!
Digestion is better with fond memories!

Filial piety is much missing amongst many,
Filial piety is often misted with materialism,
Compassion is now a rare asset among many,
Its not often you see them.

However, some like to show their filial-ness by wailing the loudest,
Some like to show to others that they care for the departed,
However, when the departed was alive, they couldnt care a hoot,
Such are the people that we see around.

Be not like them, be better than them,
Start your caring when you can,
Show the love to them,
After all, its not herculean!

The book of life has its conclusions,
Let us have good conclusions,
It leaves better aftertastes,
Am sure no one wants indigestions!

Trueness

True spirit is achieved when everyone thinks alike,
True oneness is obtained when differences set aside,
Trueness can be achieved if we think likewise,
Trueness can be attained when we are one.

The spirit of oneness can be a reality,
The spirit of togetherness is not illusive,
True thoughts and true hearts goes side by side,
True spirit will then be in harmony!

All types of prejudices needs to be set aside,
All types of opinions be average,
Everyone has their own right,
Everyone has their own fight!

But let us all fight for the right cause,
For its stupid to fight among ourselves,
We will only weaken ourselves,
Making it easy for the enemy to invade!

In the heat

In the heat of it, think three times before you speak,
For words that comes out may not be something nice to hear,
For once after you have spoken it, you cannot take it back,
For the tear is already there.

No matter how hard you try to patch things up,
The feelings are not the same like before,
The memories are still there,
So its hard to forget and patch up.

In the heat of it, do take your time,
Before you speak, think first,
It does make a difference,
Which has an everlasting effect!.

Appreciation

Its not easy to show your appreciation,
The feelings of happiness is not easy to put into words,
Many shed tears of joy, though they are happy beyond words,
Many do try hard to show their appreciation.

Sometimes the same is not felt by the other person,
Maybe they feel that they deserve better than that,
Maybe they feel they should receive a monetary appreciation,
But when you offered the help, did you ask for it?

To be appreciated, one needs to be a little self less,
Monetary expectations should be lessened,
For to offer help is something is a bless,
To receive the appreciation is not to demand.

Its up to the person, whether they want to show the appreciation,
Its up to the person, whether to give monetary rewards,
Its up to the person whether they have the conscience in them,
Its up to them to look into their souls.

One thing is clear,

To offer help is indeed a blessing,
To offer help shows your generous side,
To offer help shows your humble side,
To offer help shows you are a good being.

The law of karma is strong,
The law of karma is ever so right,
For what you do, you will get it,
For what you do, you will be receiving.

Thats the law of appreciation

Friendship

Friendship goes beyond the boundaries of colours,
It starts from the bottom most of your heart,
Friendship does not depend on colours,
Friendship depends on your heart.

For your heart tells the person you are,
The heart describes how strong and weak you are,
When you are weak, you need someone to defend you,
It is only during this time, when you know who is beside you.

Friendship goes beyond these boundaries,
Do not let ourselves be bound by rules,
Let friendship develop regardless of rules and regulations,
For these would only stifle the movements.

Someone close to me always tells me this,
She said, never ever destroy a person,
If you can help someone, do extend the assistance to that person,
That someone close to me, did not say I need to look at colours.

Where friendship is concerned, there are no colours,
Where friendship is concerned, let us be colour blind,
When you are drowning, do you have time to look at who is extending the hand?
When you are drowning, do you have time to think of rules and regulations?

Let us all look at friendship with a different shade,
In whatever shade you may choose,
For friendship does not ask for the multi-hues that we have,
Friendship only calls for a heart thats sincere.

Direction

As I look outside the window,
I see the clouds up above against the blue skies,
I see the garden of flowers, complete with the many hues,
As I ponder deep inside me, I felt low.

Although the scenery outside looks very nice,
But it does not deep inside me,
I tend to wonder, where do I go from here?
Is my life devoid of any directions or any clue?

Do I wander around figuring out that this is it?
Do I need to set goals and objectives to go with it?
So many questions, yet I do not have any solutions to it.
So what am I supposed to do with it?

I looked up above again, I saw the sun shining brightly,
I realised that we need some kind of way,
A way to tell us that we are on the right way,
Then our directions will be going in the right way.

Its better than stumbling around here and there,
Groping around hoping to strike gold,
But each time, its not gold,
Breaking our hearts right in the centre core.

Plan your directions, Set Targets,
So you will know your progress,
Do not be disappointed when you do not do well,
For nothing is impossible if we put together our heart and soul.

Believe in yourself, Be confident,
Am sure the direction that you are going will be bright,
Making your directions clearer than ever,
And your future becoming brighter!

Takes time

Words do not simply come out of me,
For if I talk too fast, it hurts,
If I hurt your feelings,
It would be difficult to re-gain your confidence in me.

So it is best, to refrain from talking without thinking,
In a fit of anger, your thoughts would be confused,
It would be best to do some calculating,
It would be best to re-check your card.

For it takes time to make friends,
It takes time to have someone believing,
It takes time for convincing,
It takes time to have true friends.

It takes time to know the true colours in a person,
It takes time to know the true feelings in a person,
It takes time to know the motive in a person,
It takes time to know a person.

So forgive me if I take my time,
Forgive me if I am late,
For it was never my intention to disbelieve,
It is just that I would like to take my time.

For time tells the story of a person,
Of how well the person is,
The true colours,
Black or white will be made known.

Forgive me, if I take my time.....

Nobody Knows

Nobody knows what your heart says,
Nobody knows what your head says,
All they know is you are not helping,
All they know is you are not doing anything.

Little do they realise, you are doing something,
Little do they realise, you are hard working,
Little do they realise, you do care for people,
Little do they realise, how capable you are.

People sometimes have a narrow perception of things,
People sometimes think a little low of others,
People sometimes say things based on what they are seeing,
People sometimes say things without thinking!

Do not be this "nobody knows",
Be someone that "somebody knows",
For it means a lot to the other person,
For it shows how much you care for this other person.

For today, you may not need someone's help,
For today, you are strong and invincible,
No one knows whats in store,
No one knows when we are going to put our hands up!

Start by being someone that cares,
Start by being someone that understands,
For today if you start this,
You will start something good for the future generations!

A Friend

A friend in need, is a friend indeed,
As per the saying goes,
Everyone wants to be a friend,
But not everyone can be friends.

When you are in trouble,
They will run away from you,
When you are in trouble,
They do not remember you.

A friend in need is a friend indeed,
It is through this time,
The true colours can be clearly seen,
Whatever shade clearly shown.

A true friend is someone who stands by you,
A true friend is someone who will guide you,
They will not abandon you,
They will not foresake you.

A true friend will understand you,
A true friend will not laugh at you,
They will laugh together with you,
They will cherish you.

Be a good friend to everyone,
Be it your enemy or even a stranger,
For it pays not to destroy someone,
It does not pay to be a back stabber.

Friendship travels through many years,
Right from your childhood days till your graying days,
For if you have become a good friend,
This friend will remember you till old.

Let bygones be bygones,
If you have made a mistake,
Apologise and admit your mistake,
Its not wrong but it improves.

So start your day by being a friend,
And may this world be a better world,
For the generations to come,
For them to cherish the good value.

So be a friend and may you be a friend indeed.

Living

Ever thought about your life?
Ever thought about how you want to live?
Living the life,
Making each moment full of life!

Do we want to live the life full of regret?
Or do we choose to fill it with love and happiness?
Am sure each and everyone will choose the that,
For it makes sense and brings happiness.

But how do we live that life?
Not too difficult,
Not too mind boggling as a matter of fact,
Its very simple!

Achieve contentment,
Achieve satisfaction,
Achieve happiness throughout,
Achieve recognition.

Simple but all too difficult,
Because people's desires are never limited,
People always desire to have the most,
Being better than your friend.

But being better than your friend,
Doesnt mean that you must betray him,
Being better, doesnt mean you must destroy him,
Being better means you are his friend in need.

He will always think of you,
For you are the person that he could turn to when he needed help,
You were the person that extended that help,
And that made him think of you.

True, one might say, he wont remember you,
He wont think of you unless he is in trouble,
He is only making use of you,
But do remember at least you have helped someone!

Isnt that good? Isnt that worth the while?
I maybe alone in this opinion,
For it is always better to be of help to someone,
Rather than being any to none.

Nonetheless, it is much better not to think of evil things,
Nonetheless, it is much better not to do evil things,
Do not be envious of others,
Do not have hate for others.

They did not steal from you,
They did not take any from you,
They have achieved it on their own,
They made it this far through their sweat and brow.

So let us all be together,
Let us all think as one,
For it is good to have a life,
It is good to live together as one!

And that is living!

I look and I see, I hear but I dont know

I look and I see,
I hear but I dont see,
I see with my own eyes,
But I may not hear with my own ears.

People may say the wrong things,
When you hear them, you make wrong decisions,
Why should we based our decisions on hearsay,
When what we think is what we should say!

But then its human nature,
To listen to what people say,
For they say, there is no smoke without fire,
But then, where is the fire, more importantly.

People may sometimes make stories,
Make smoke even when there is no fire!
For to them, they feel its their duty to make fires!
Perhaps they like fire!

I beg each and everyone of us,
Is it good to make or douse a fire?
For today, their house is on fire, tomorrow it could be yours,
When disaster strikes, who do you turn to, when you are the fire?

No one in the right sense of mind would want to come close to you,
For they do not want to be fired by you!
They do not want to be fried,
Do you then like to be fried?

Havent we forgotten what our parents used to tell us?
Dont play with fire! You will get burnt,
I know mine did and till now its still ringing in my ears!
So dont play with fire, you will get burnt!

So my solemn prayer to everyone,
Dont play and be a fire,
Its not wise to be one,
For your fingers will be the victim of fire.

To each and everyone, friends and families,
Dont listen to what people say, for this is what they say,
Look with your eyes, listen with your ears,
For it betters your day!

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

A piece of matchstick is no match,
Likewise one person is of no match,
Against the many problems,
Against the many troubles.

Many sticks that bind together,
Many members that cling together,
Unbreakable would be the sticks,
Unbreakable would be the spirits,

United we stand, divided we fall,
Alone by ourselves, we are defenseless,
Alone by ourselves, we are powerless,
Why should we stay divided, if we know we will fall.

All members need to stand together,
All members need to be together,
All differences set aside,
All problems pushed to the side.

For we are all humans,
For we are all the same,
We are no different from the others,
For red is the colour of the blood that runs inside.

Let us not be envious of one another,
Let us set aside all negative feelings,
It is nothing wrong to be jealous,
But it is wrong to harm one another.

It is sinful! It is immoral! It is unethical!,
We may get through in this world,
Since no one has discovered your dark world,
But up above, that person knows, up above he will prevail.

For we know it is wrong to cause harm,
We know it is wrong to cause misery to one another,
So now, do not be sinful to them,
Let us now be good to one another.

For united we stand, divided we fall!

I am only human

I am just a normal human being,
Capable of making mistakes,
Sometimes forgetting,
Sometimes full of regrets.

I have never thought of that,
For I have always thought that I am above that,
For I am the master not the servant,
So I should be above all of that.

But one day, my life fell into pieces,
One day I fell down on my knees,
Though I may cry for forgiveness,
But nothing I could do, could undo the actions.

All that remains is only the thoughts,
All that remains is only the memories,
I may regret and repent,
But I am not sure whether I will repeat it.

But for now, I must keep on telling,
To take slow walks instead of rushing,
To admire and cherish instead of ignoring.
To take small steps instead of running.

For mistakes can be avoided if we only took time.

Token of Appreciation

People may not know this,
But I am not concerned of that,
For to me, what matters most that counts,
That no matter how far the distance, what matters most is the thought.

For that is the most important thing,
And that blood is always thicker than water,
What others think is nothing,
Compared to the act that matters more.

Actions speak louder than words,
For words may just fade away,
Actions remain in the minds,
Deep in thoughts as time may say.

Happy Mothers' Day

I salute and honour to all mothers,
Your lifetime sacrifices are sometimes not seen by all,
But yet you keep silent, quietly doing the duties,
You stood strong and steadfast like a wall.

Complementing the father, in the duties and obligations,
Your duties and obligations are by far the longest,
You start working in the early hours,
You end your work late at night.

Whenever we fall ill,
You nurse us with your tender loving care,
If we get injured after a fall,
You tended to the injury with care.

All the pain seemed painless,
Just by your divine touch,
Such is the power of mothers,
I dare to vouch.

Do honour and respect your mother,
Mothers Day is not a one day affair,
Your mother has always been there for you,
She has never gone against you.

Cherish every moment you have with her!

Malaysia my homeland

Malaysia, my homeland,
I have known you for sometime,
All this while, you have been my land,
Together with the people.

Your favourite flower is the hibiscus,
Glorious red hues, shining brightly against the sun,
Besides the red, there are also many other colours,
All these colours adds to the variety and fun.

The many colours of the hibiscus,
Represents the people of different faith and religious beliefs,
Letting us share each others differences.
Giving the gaiety and warmth amongst the families,

But of late, there are people who are putting fire,
Sowing disunity and hatred amongst our members,
What do they gain from here?
What do they want from us?

These people are like the caterpillars,
Eating the flowers and the leaves,
Making holes,
Destroying the beauty of flowers.

Why cant we set all our differences aside?
Live and respect each and everyone,
After all, we are all like the flower in this garden,
Adding the colours that shines so brightly against the sun.

One Malaysia, One Nation,
Is a vision not far from our own doing,
But it looks illusive, like going further from our horizon,
It will continue to fade until and unless we shed our doing.

Giving and setting our differences aside,
There is no wrong with having many colours,
After all, we are all living in the same premises,
Just like the flowers in paradise.

I hope and wish to call,
My Malaysia my homeland,
My Malaysia my vision for all,
My Malaysia my paradise and dreamland.

A Moments Folly

A moments folly, a lifetime remembrance,
When we lose control of ourselves,
We forget those who care for us,
Those have us in their minds.

True, you would say, there is nothing else to choose,
You have already thought of everything else,
This is the best way out,
And therefore you have chosen it.

But have you thought of what happens after this,
What would happen to you?
What happens to your families and loved ones?
How would they feel about you?

Everyone makes mistakes,
No one is perfect,
Only a coward succumbs to his mistakes,
And the brave one ventures out.

A moments folly, a lifetime of regret,
Why do you choose to regret,
When you could have avoided it,
Face up to reality, because this is it.

You can not run away from it forever,
The truth will eventually come out,
Its better to come out clean and braver,
For it takes a brave one to admit their fault.

A moments folly can be avoided,
A lifetime of regret can be erased,
Take a step to think of people around you,
Especially those who have always stood firm by you.

One Sunny Day

One sunny day, I was talking to my mother,
My dear girl, she said to me,
Do not forget to always lend a helping hand to everyone,
For it is always good to render.

When you lend a helping hand,
Do not expect anything in return,
For people will forget your good hand,
They will only remember you when they are down.

After taking a sip of tea, she continued,
But there would be people who will remember you,
She said, God Almighty has done it good,
There will be others who will render help to you.

For these are the people who will look up to you,
For helping others that comes your way,
And that you do not expect anything coming your way,
And you do not discriminate those that come to you.

My mum continued her story,
She said, it is always good to help than to destroy,
For only it is only human to help others,
And that is why we are called humans.

We will be called inhuman if we destroy people,
Beastly if we talk bad things about others,
For we are all humans, making mistakes here and there,
So if that is the case, why be mean to others?

So go on helping others,
For if you were to go on helping people,
The world would be a much better place,
Spreading happiness.

Just a simple action goes a long way,
Just a simple assistance paves the way,
Just a simple hand makes the day,
Just a simple heart treasures the say.

One sunny day.....

Be Small

I was told I needed to be "small",
I was stunned and taken aback,
What does it mean by being "small'?
My face showed a sign of shock.

This was what the person told me,
She said to me, my dear girl,
When you are tall, you must also be small,
Now my face showed a different face.

Be tall but be small?
Whats the meaning of it?
When you are tall, you are tall,
When you are small, you are short.

So what is the main story?
When you are tall, you tend to look up,
When you are small, you tend to look ordinary,
So when you are tall, you need to look people up.

Very often a person tends to forget when they are tall,
They tend to think they are almighty,
They forget that only God is Almighty,
Only humans who are not humans tend to fall.

So I was told of this one fine day,
When you are tall, you need to think small,
For you were once a small guy,
Thinking and hoping one day you will be tall.

But when you are tall, you forget the smalls,
When you forget the smalls,
You forget your self and your principles,
You forget the teachings.

When you forget the teachings,
You forget your guiding pathways,
You forget your people,
You forget your name.

So be tall and be small,
It may be a tall order,
But it is certainly not a hard order,
For its you to be tall and small.