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Monday, November 22, 2010

The Hardest Part







One night in 2007, I got drunk because of my drinking little more than ‘limit.’ At that night, I created this blog, and now I have more than three hundred posts already.
Though I did not post daily or weekly or regularly, I have been posting whenever I wish, with enjoyment and fun. Some of my posts could be useful information or suggestion for some people, while some enjoy with kids’ videos and pictures. Very good!

Recently, I began to make the list of adverbs (from Burmese to English – alphabetically) in order to support my writing. In writing, adverbs play in a vital role, since they provide or make different in the works of verbs. I know words in my language but mostly, I do not know in English. That’s why I have been making the list. I have been doing it almost everyday. Today, I passed 1000th adverb and I will be continuing without fail as much as I can till end of it.

I remember an award winning writer once said that to do things daily towards one purpose was the most difficult because he said that – “Let me give you an example that you decide to write an A in your book everyday. It is not a difficult duty to write an A in your book but how many people will be writing an A without fail day by day through out one year, do you think? Many people stop it after a few days later, while some others fail to continue after a few months.” That’s what he said.

It is true that to do something everyday without fail is difficult. But if we really try, we can do it. The Buddha said that there are four ways to finish a heavy service / a heavy duty:
1) To do/work/take part everyday (daily) till the job be totally done.
2) To do/work from start to end (A to Z) till nothing is remained, with determination (whether working daily or not).
3) To do/work for a long term (years/decades, etc) till totally finished.
4) To do/work happily in any part of effort of it, till the whole duty is accomplished.

Among the above four ways to finish the heavy duties, the Buddha said that – if you practice and determine to work daily, eventually, you can do it. Some people really work daily. To try till cross the finished line with determination, yes, you can. Some people really do that way. To finish a heavy duty that you suppose to work for decades, centuries, yes you can. Some people truly accomplish huge duties after many decades later. Now, to finish the whole heavy duty, to work happily with enjoyment in any effort of it, is – the most difficult part. Practice for it!

How great wisdom it is! We can be done our jobs by any way by any mean in a short term or in a long term but are we happy / enjoy any part of effort of it? As the Buddha said – it is the hardest part – to serve our duties happily. Basically, to enjoy with what we are doing is the most difficult!
I hope I will be posting in my blog with enjoyment for each post of it, as I am trying to pass the hardest part!

Thank you very much and have a great day!

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