Last year at the end of our net CNY party, I posted a question to each and every party goer: “What would be the most invaluable thing in the world ? “ To be fair, I suggested each of us should take the whole year to think about it and then answer it in her or his best knowledge at the next CNY.
Now, it’s the time we are all waiting for; without further adieu, could you share with us your enlightenment ? I assume that you guys indeed lose some sleep on that and did not cheat your answer in any fashion and shape. :)
As you know a promise is a promise, I’ll give mine in detail as well.
For those new friends who think they have their answer long time ago, you are more than welcome to contribute, too. :))
Please permit me to clarify the requirements
a bit in case there is some confusion to submit your answer:
1. The question that you are
being asked is an open-ended one, you can give a one word version of answer or
lengthy one, it’s up to you. Personally, I prefer you would share your rationales behind
your answer with us.
2. There is no correct or wrong
answer. In other words, this is not a beauty or “pissing”(excuse my French :)) contest, every participant’s answer is a great one.
In addition, your answer can be tangible or intangible.
3. If it is possible, please
give some detailed descriptions about how and why you have derived your answer that way.
4. The identical answer is
perfectly fine. I assume you have heard of the idiom “Great minds think alike.”
However, if your supporting reasons/arguments and wordings are identical with
someone else, then that might be an issue. :(
5. The deadline for submitting
is by the midnight of the fifteenth day of CNY month.
6. If you think that your answers
could be better understood if it’d be accompanied with a photo or a song
or both, please do that by all means.
7. All answers are considered
with equal weight, period.
8. I know you guys are “the greedy
bunch”, sorry guys, one person one answer, and no one is above the law.:)
9. When deadline passed, all
the entries received will be put together as a special edition of peice to
commemorate our life 2011-2012 – a time capsule if you will.
10.You may submit your answer
with your thoughts as comments in my blog or send your entry to my qqh. BTW, procrastination
is not recommended and comparing thoughts with your fellow friends are highly
discouraged. :)
Note: Photo comes from net.
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复Blue.Crab的评论:
Thank you for taking quite a long time to turn in your deliberation. Hopefully the jury would clear you of all guilty charges. :))
Blue.Crab 发表评论于
What would be the most invaluable thing in the world?
My answer is very simple and has only one word.
Love
纵然平行 发表评论于
To all the ladies and gents, I’d like to thank you for your patience to bear with me so far. I think in few more days, as I indicted in this post, I’ll be glad to share the final roundups with you including other contributors who have not left comments here for this survey.
In the meantime, please forgive me for not express my personal thoughts on your responses as I strongly believe that I should maintain a fair and impartial stance without misleading anyone in any way.
Once again, you'd like you to know that each and every contribution (short or long ) from you and others are highly valued and equally appreciated.
九月独处 发表评论于
回复sharptooth, 飘尘永魂, 5speed, 清风明月的评论:
在此仅借纵然君的博客之地，谢谢小虎哥，飘尘诗人，五速兄，和清风君！～～
受纵然君之托，我想看看我的朋友们对他提出的＂what is the most invaluable thing in your life？＂这个人生问题有什么见解和看法。我想，因为他这里好象没有voices from the other half of the Universe，所以我就试着看看能不能请你们几位（还有几位没冒泡的，已交了或正在做＂家庭作业＂的蓝筒子～～）说一说你们的看法。。。非常感谢你们花时间参加这个讨论。。。
具体计算次系数? 请参考九月，纵然的博文， 均有详细科学论术。
哈哈， 九月，纵然， 我没有cheating 啊！我的选象就是一个：the most invaluable thing in the world is:追求自己最高的身心健康分布系数
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复盈袖2006的评论:
AJ, that is what I am expecting, fiat lux!
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复5speed的评论:
It seems that you have given some serious thoughts to the essence of life, no wonder you are ahead of curve in terms of success. :)
Do you know , in some aspect, you and I have something in common: That is to push your blog partner out of her comforting zone to face the challenges and make a difference to this world even she sometimes “cries out” for help without knowing the backings that have been already in place.
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复飘尘永魂的评论:
Jeez, Can our poet stop for a moment without writing a poem ? You give me too much pressure for coming up some catchy phrases. :) That being said, your comments constantly remind us the beauties of the rhyme, sound and imagery in this wonderful world we live. Keep up with your good work, though, let the creative juice flow. :)
Appreciate your well-wish.
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复sharptooth的评论:
Dude, please don’t be so nervous, your answer is as great as any contributor’s one, that’s given. BTW, in my blog, people can say whatever are on their minds. Unlike at your home, you may have to be skillful to bypass those possible “minefields”. For instance, if your wife asks you a “tricky” question, you might have to be extremely careful for the answer you’d come up. Otherwise, "wrong" answer may get you in trouble. :) Fortunately, you are safe here. Thank you for constant tiger-powered support! :)
盈袖2006 发表评论于
回复纵然平行的评论:
hehe , ok, i'll see what I can come up with...
Some people may say the most invaluable thing in our life is family,friends, love,health...some others may say as long as I've a piece of roof on top of me,three meals a day,I'd be happy,so the most invaluable thing is to satisfy a being's basic needs.
With the above said,inevitably,the word "satisfaction" comes to my mind. Everyone's wants and needs are different,hence,the most invaluable thing in my life is "to be satisfied,to know how to appreciate what I have in my hand",it could be all gone by tomorrow.
Am I flunking the test,纵然和九月? 呵呵~
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复DUMARTINI的评论:
Please don’t worry about it, continue enjoying watching the exciting matches at Australian Open - a wonderful tournament with many surprises.
But, you do need to get some good sleep though, otherwise, you may not be able to focus.
Appreciate your CNY greetings. Now please let me give my best wishes to you and your family: May you and your family have an enriching and joyful year in 2012!
I am assuming you have had your favorite dish/soup already as the "pre-painkiller". Can I say few words about your comments without hurting your feelings ? :)
Wow, I was a bit “stunned” by the smoothness and powerfulness in the two way communications embedded in your single comment piece, on top of that, the self-bashing was funny as well.
Thank you very much for your contribution and enlightenment with the backings, please feel free to add on more reasons before the due day as you see fit.
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复盈袖2006的评论:
AJ, thanks a lot for your contribution. Hope that if it’s not too much trouble to you, please add some “meaty chucks” to the “soup”. The due day is 15 days away.
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复南山松的评论:
Thank you very much for your contribution and enlightenment. Please feel free to add more reasons before the due day if you feel like it. :)
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复DUMARTINI的评论:
You are a well-versed writer and an experienced and seasoned “fighter” with unusual endurance. If you’d set an example to provide the hard and hush truth without a suffice explanation, I am afraid that the lights in this city might be dimmed for days and months to come. :) Please don’t let my scare tactic to make you uncomfortable, I am kidding you. On the other hands, I need your reasons and why. :)
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复夢海星的评论:
Thank you for delivering your answer in my backyard, appreciated!
Here is my thinking: Granted, each of us is a different and unique being in granular level, but in the larger scale, we’d share many similarities, like it or not. Yes, the world we live is full of fake products and phony characters, yet our fate, personalities, and values we are holding onto often enable us to grab the most important thing or belief albeit all these odds or tide that we maybe have to deal with or face. In other words, our answers should the reflections/snapshots of what our priorities and wants would be at a specific time frame. It is my hope, for a short moment, we'd stay away from the group-thinking, and each of us is able to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth without any shame or contrition.
Again, thank you for your thoughtful comments and happy CNY to you and your family!
夢海星 发表评论于
It's true as time goes by, our answers to this question could be vastly different.
At this moment, the answer for me is: "To Know oneSELF"
If one knows oneSELF fully, one will be a fully awakened soul, and will behave differently, at a much higher consciousness contributing to PEACE, at personal, social and planetary levels.
Thank you 縱然君 for posting this thought provoking article, as you always do.
And thanks to your replies to my comments on your Maple Tree Story in 九月’s blog. I am glad to hear that you are recovered anew :)
There is no better occasion to say hi to you in your own “backyard”, and wish you all the best for this special year of the Dragon.
May all your dreams come true :)
DUMARTINI 发表评论于
对于我来说，可能是时间。我希望它走得慢一些。。。
春节好
给这儿所有的朋友！！
南山松 发表评论于
还是觉得生命可贵，只有一次，失不复得。
盈袖2006 发表评论于
before: love
later:life
now: Jesus
I know I won't be widely understood but at least my friends will allow me to be different:)
There are a list of things that are important to me: my own health, my family's wellbeing, knowledge, financial security, and so on.
However, I could have everything there is to have yet feel utterly unhappy at the same time.
Therefore, I believe that ability to understand --- "Happiness is a state of mind" is the most invaluable thing in the world. I call it my third eye. When I open my third eye, I start to see, to feel content.
...... Have a wonderful weekend. & Happy Chinese New Year!
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复一霖的评论:
“我是不是比较贪哈” Hmm ... absolutely! :) You are very “greedy, indeed. Well, who doesn’t ! :) Those goodies you favored are really priceless to a large extent. I am fascinated by your reasons for which you pick former when pitting life against love. Can you elaborate a bit on that please ?
I know the pain to lose your beloved father was insurmountable, and apparently, the lingering grief still tortures you time to time. I certainly can feel you suffering from intellectual level not physical one. Honestly speaking, I am not sure what I am going to do if it’d happen to me. Recently, I mentioned my fears to one of my close friends: If one day I’d lose my father, mother, grandpa and grandma, I am afraid that my whole world would just collapse. Anyway, it’s CNY time, let’s ditch this kind of sentimental thingies.
BTW, no, your answer did not disappoint me at all, First of all, this’s an open-ended question, and secondly there is no right or wrong answer. Third, we are, pretty much, the products shaped by many attributes including our personal experiences.
Thank you very much for taking time to deliver your answer in timely fashion, and if it’s possible, please give us an more detailed version. I will give the more detailed reqs for people to reference.
I am sorry to ask you to hold your answer for almost a year. :) For that, please forgive me.
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复九月独处的评论:
Jeeze, I couldn't believe it! another greedy one? :)I don’t blame you; it seems that you want to grab all of the goodies that life can offer. Can you make your mind to pick just one ?
It is my plan: by the fifteenth day of CNY month, I’ll post the answers from all the contributors. Then, we will see how people prioritize their life values and beliefs. It should be an interesting survey to look at it even the number of participants might be small.
Do you realize that as a later entrant, you somehow have to pay a “late fee” to join us? Please don’t be panic, I am sure you will be ok after my explanation. This is what you are going to do, you’ll be required to submit your answer with some of your thoughts over your pick (in English or Chinese ). Hopefully your enlightenment would be able to allow us to take a peek into your brain. :)
Please don’t be a quitter or deserter, okay ? I have full confidence in you. It should be just as easy as a piece of “C cake” for you after all those tough situations you have weathered.
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复苏乡门地的评论:
You are getting smarter and brighter every single day :)) (you have been always intelligent lady, okay?) , FYI, every picture or every song I put on in my blog has some reasons and meanings embedded in it, it’s a puzzle or “trap” depending whom you ask. The best approach is to eat the “bait” without swallowing the “hook” :)
Thanks you a lot for being a superb speed messenger, hopefully none of recipients would “kill” the messenger. In the meantime, let’s hope we have some really good responses from our friends. Nevertheless, JIC people are afraid of giving their “secret” away, we should respect their choices as well.
For the silver piece you demanded, Let’s see what we can work out some kind of alternatives. BTW, I remember the elders should give the red packets to the youngsters in CNY as the tradition in the city I came from, not vise versa. Can you tell, I am dodging the payout. :)
And I am sorry to tell you that you need to rework your reasons a bit in order to pass the "inspection". As you know I have high expectation on you.
纵然平行 发表评论于
回复虚席以待的评论:
Hey,I got your point.:) Please don’t worry about it, it’s just some kind of misunderstanding between us; there no hard feelings from my side. Let’s move on.:)
Please allow me to change a subject, I posted a question to many net friend last year. I am wondering if you’d like to give a shot, sharing your insight with us.
To me,the most invaluable things are (sorry I have to list more than one,but they are equally important to me~~): Health,Integrity,and Family.
苏姐姐,I didn't want to answer,but didn't want to disappoint yours "期待看到更多的不同回答，见仁见智，不必多虑哈~~"
Now I really need to go have some good night sleep (at this moment,sleep is the most invaluable thing in my life~~~)
苏乡门地 发表评论于
"the most invaluable thing in the world", I first thought about the word LOVE(as you might try to hint/trick us with this attached song~~) when I first saw your raised the question. Now my answer to it turned out to be a different one after a short year :))
To me, TIME is the most invaluable thing in the world。 Because "Time, your grace. Of all losses, time is the most irrecuperable for it can never be redeemed." --- King Henry VIII
