I am ending the Year of the Snake on a high note. A few more temples and statues built here, a few more differences I could make in other people’s lives there, and a couple of big deals I could broker elsewhere (at pro bono, though).

One thing that I continue to do is not to differentiate between things, occasions, moments, experiences or people, and to embrace everything and cherish everything that comes my way. I have learnt that there is no absolute, although life as seen by us the mortals and the unenlightened is still relative, imperfect, and dualistic. However, we make every effort at every moment to see the impermanence, emptiness and perfection of nature that really is.

In a few days time, those of us who are from the East will welcome the New Year.

To all who have walked with me, thank you for the company. Let’s keep going.
To all who have supported me, thank you for fueling me up. Please keep it coming.
To all those who were unkind to me, I thank you too for, it made me more stubborn – more committed, while really my compassion.
To all those who sought my help and benefited in some ways, I thank you because you made me come alive. You made me feel that I mattered.

Wishing everyone a Happy and a Harmonious Year of the Horse.