Mirth And A Foutain Of Delights

When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. These take the shape of a long round arch, with its path high above, and its two ends apparently beyond the horizon. There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end. People look but no one ever finds it. When a man looks for something beyond his reach, his friends say he is looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Hello, welcome to my podcast. Aha. Bear with me a few seconds. Are you ready? Close your eyes and imagine a girl is getting lost in a forest. Can you see anything? I guess you just see something pitch-dark . Haha, keep listening and I’ll recount this story to you . At that time she was feeling utterly sorry for herself and thinking: “What will become of my future?” Then out of the blue, she saw a person with a blazing torch . This burning torch appearing behind her head as if by magic! A gorgeous deep voice to her left as though it could echo through the silent forest. Do I mind? Let me take you out of the dark with this flaming torch.  I don’t need it! I have my beloved going with me. Get out of my sight!   He left and she missed the chance to find a way out of the forest.   The forest fairy or the soul of the forest appeared and said: Don’t so beastly to him! He is a good bloke. He’s been carrying a torch for you for a long time, but you seem not to...

[The last day of the year (lunar calendar) - contemplate and encapsulate some golden words in life] Doing little things in a METICULOUS way can be worth a thousand words to foster a relationship. However, don't be a picky or fastidious b*st*rd. Sometimes, you can spend your free time cooking at home instead of lying on the sofa or bed acting like a couch potato. One of the fervent ways to a person's heart is through his or her stomach. If cooking is actually your nightmare, no qualms about trying again after a series of dismal failure. You might be on the verge of either success or disaster. Nevertheless, you could pick up where you left off when you had dogged perseverance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cao Lanh, 11/02/2021, Stephen. A. H, Picture: collected from Pinterest Typography: Stephen. A. H

  [The last days of the year - contemplate and encapsulate some golden words in life] Sometimes, the question of what would happen next in my life crossed my mind, but then I realized that whatever would happen in the future (presumably I will choose a different path), could be part of my personal plans and decisions. Everything is a bit up in the air. When I mulled the word "respect" over, it might seem like a simple word, but not nearly all people could fully understand it, including me. For all I know, RESPECT means that you accept somebody for who they are, even when they are different from you. Respect doesn’t have to come naturally – it is something you need to LEARN for the rest of your life. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cao Lanh, 10/02/2021, Stephen. A. H, Picture: collected from Pinterest Typography: Stephen. A. H

  Have you ever been in a state of unrequited love? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- No matter who you like, I'm still alright, Just look me in the eyes, I've been well satisfied. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cao Lanh, 04/02/2021, Stephen. A. H

I am just a normal person going through my seemingly mundane life. Nothing has changed, but sometimes I am struck by thoughts. Little by little, I can feel myself descending deeper into silence. A wave of panic swept through me, so I got frustrated at that moment. There was not enough passion left in me to feel euphoria. I was mesmerised by nearly all my ideas about who I am. I was standing in a place that was neither dark nor light. I got a lot of time alone there. I had a terrible phase that I now shudder to recall. No matter what would happen in the not-too-far-distant future, the best I can do is to practice holding equilibrium internally. I, betwixt and between, Pure happiness and deep sorrow, I, betwixt and between, Shifting near unexplored worlds. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen. A. H, 16/02/2021, Picture: collected from Pinterest

“When words leave off uttering, music begins.” - Stephen. A. H Retrospectively, I was riding my motorbike when it was raining heavily. I was in a state of unrequited love when I realized that the person I always kept an eye on had been taken by someone else. I did not know whether to laugh or cry at that time. I was not angry, but just disappointed. All of a sudden, my bike broke down and I had to push it off the road in search of a motorbike shop. Unfortunately, even one shop was nowhere to be found. I had to walk in the rain. I would say that I looked like a drowned rat. The drops of the rain stung my eyes. A sad but familiar song from a coffee shop nearby was a bolt out of the blue. It was "Too Good At Goodbye" sung by Sam Smith. I listened closely to the song. Lyrics encapsulated my emotions and feelings with the racing mind. It rubbed salt into the wound. However, it rose my spirits afterward, indeed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------...