Captain Sparrow

Yo ho... yo ho...,

With a compass that doesn’t point north

Misunderstood by many

Discern by a few

Well

Captain Jack Sparrow

Sure knows what he wants the most

A Beautiful Soul

If an angel (or probably bunch of them) asks me

“Tell me little human,
if I’m about to assign a princess to pair
with you,
what your ultimate princess would be like?”

...Perhaps I’ll answer...
(Are you serious? )

"Well, if you insist dear angel…"

"Maybe she’s pretty and beautiful..."
(But yet beauty is in the eye of the beholder
or sometimes the beer-holder)

"Maybe she’s true and honest..."
(Hmmm yea… that would be nice)

"Maybe she’s caring & affectionate..."
(Wow… that would be great!)

"But the quality that I adore the most,
probably if..."

"She has a beautiful soul dear angel…"

Nature & Nurture

We all got genetic heritage from our parents & ancestors, that shaping our form as human, it's our inborn qualities

Another important ingredient that shaping ourselves is how we've been raised, responsible to develop & mold our characteristic, personalities and inner qualities

Scientists are quite divided on this subject, regarding which one is more influential to make a person with their own unique characteristics.

Some experts say nature is more influential, but some other experts say that nurture is more significant to us

But we could say for sure that:

Nature (our genetic traits, our DNA blue prints)

And

Nurture (How we’re being raised, our friends, family, teachers, relatives, colleagues, community, environment, and surroundings)

Both have interlinked influence on us together

Although if I may say that if intentionally planned, nurture could develop optimal potential from a person's nature

Cheers,

noble intention

Lend me your ears

Listening,

A gift that anyone could appreciate…

Have you ever felt really welcomed and understood by somebody else?

If your answer is yes, then most likely that person is also a good listener

What so special about this simple yet complicated skill?

Listening is not automatically inborn in anybody; only a select few extraordinary people possess this skill naturally

For the bulk of ordinary people, they just overly pay attention to themselves much more than to their surroundings & environment, they can’t afford to share their attention and care to anything apart from themselves, that's a pity

We could make this world a lot better if we just simply improving our listening skill and really know what other people meant when they speak, it will reduce misunderstanding & prejudice, it will boost tolerance & cooperation, and it will strengthen love & companionship

There’re only few side effects when our listening skill improved, for instance because we’ll understand how other people think better, if anybody has malicious thinking or manipulative intention we’ll know right away so we probably will fell uneasy about that person intuitively.

But to listen better is no easy task; it’s an active condition

We need to

Focus and give attention when listening

Really interested when listening

Have an open mind to avoid selective or biased perception

Emotionally healthy

Be self-less (like a Jedi he3x)

Be true & honest

Cheers,

fellow listener