Gypsies, Friends, Thieves, Foes, Family, Politicians, Deceivers and Philanderers

 

Today September 22, 2021, mid afternoon and hot. I embedded two songs above one by Cher and the other by Mary Hopkins. When the albums were released I was still a young schoolboy. So many years have since passed but the songs are still nice to hear and listen to. Our bodies grow old and wasted. Our eyesight dims, our hearing is impaired, our hairs turn grey, our reflexes slow down considerably and we tire easily. Yet our minds and hearts remain as young as ever as if it was only yesterday when we were seven years old and in our classrooms for the first time. The spirit never grows old, only our flesh grows old.We see our friends and family growing old and likewise in turn they see the same in us. That is only the perspective in our minds. When we return home, we will be restored to our original sinless nature by our Lord and all pain and suffering will leave our bodies.

Be thankful for what we have even if it is not much. The quantity is subjective and relative to our circumstances and environment. Oftentimes the perceived "little" that we have is so much more than what others have.

Today October 14, 2021 Ordinary Time CE, is the second day of water disruption in the Klang Valley. This is now perceived to be an endemic nature that nobody bats an eyelid but remain fatalistic that whatever the powers of water in the state of Selangor does, it is not water management. Formerly known as Syabas, it was bad enough but now with the takeover by Air Selangor, the situation has deteriorated even beyond the accpetable margins of water outages. If you were to go to their website for more details and information, be prepared to be sorely disappointed, beyond what has already been reported in the newspapers. This poor state of affairs has been going on for years but what can we helpless rakyat do to rectify the situation, basically nothing, the company is protected by powerful politicians and wealthy businessmen who have strong links and ties with the government. It is absolutely depressing that an organization can be so unfeeling and could not care two hoots for the welfare of the people who they are suppose to serve.