My first quote on this blog from Star Trek

"Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalks us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion that goes with us on the journey to remind us to cherish every moment cause they may never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we live. After all, number one, we are only mortal."


                                   - Captain Jean Luc Picard
                                     Star Trek Generations [1994]

During this movie Captain Picard learned of a death in his family, his nephew, Rene Picard in an fire at the family vineyard. And around the climax of the movie, our Captain was again witness to another death in his Starfleet family, a fellow Captain whom he learned about in the history books, a Captain James Tiberius Kirk who was a legend commander of two refits of the USS Enterprise. The movie Star Trek Generations was a passing of the torch or baton type movie which bridged the gap between the characters from The Original Series with the characters from The Next Generation.
 
Once again I apologize if I sound as if I am getting philosophical but this movie is again talking about how fragile and short that a lifetime may be and once again we should learn to cherish and make the most of the time we are allotted.
 
As Spock would say, "Live long and prosper."

One Day At A Time (sung by Eagles' Joe Walsh)

"Guess I have to learn to live my life one day at a time. Oh yeah, one day at a time."

When I first heard Joe Walsh of the Eagles sing the above lines in the song, "One Day At A Time" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh9Z4topNx0) during their Farewell 1 Tour concert dvd in Melbourne, Australia,  the lyrics struck my heart as if I was hit by a rock. Why? Well, I purchased the dvd set shortly after my dog of almost 15 years passed away from a sudden heart condition that was not detected during his last check up. Needless to say my heart was still hurting from losing and missing my friend who was truly "man's best friend". This song taught me a lot about seizing the opportunity of taking advantage of the time we have on this earth to the fullest and not to waste it. Life is short and fragile, therefore, we have to learn to live our lives one day at a time.

I dedicate this post to a good friend of mine whom I have met around 2007 who is going through a situation which I will not elaborate further for privacy sake. My prayers and good thoughts go out to you during this time. Take care and I am here for you.

Foreword to my BLOG

Foreword

This all started back around 2003, I received a hand-me-down book from a friend who read it and enjoyed it immensely thus he wanted to share the book with me. The book was titled, "Never Be Boring Again" by Doug Stevenson. Based on the cover, it looks like a book that would fall under the self-help or self-improvement category for working professionals that are seeking to work on his or her presentation or conversation skills. Perhaps this should be a good read to those that have day-to-day interactions with clients or customers and don't want to come off conveying an impression of being dull and lulling the audience to sleep. Any how enough jibber jabbering about this book. If you want to know more, go buy it from a bookstore, check it out from a library or find it on Amazon. 

What I got out of this book was on chapter 5 or more precisely on page 64. Under sub-heading called "Story Source # 4: Quotes and Quote Books, I learned the following lesson which states, "if you read or hear a quote and it causes a visceral response - it makes you laugh out loud, stop and think, or immediately disagree - it will also cause a visceral response in your listeners." Those are the kinds of quotes you want to use - ones you haven't heard before. 

Thus begins my quest to collect all quotes that I encounter from reading books, newspapers, music lyrics, watching tv, watching movies, and listening to interviews, just to name a few of my sources. 

From that day in 2003, I have amassed quite a repository of word documents with quotes I have collected from over 100 sources or over 3 megabytes of text. 

Therefore, I dedicate this blog to my cohort-mates at the MBA program I am enrolled in at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California. There are several of you, if you read this, who have laughed or found it shocking how I remember all these lines. 

In this blog, I will identify a quote and add a creative writing from my mind on why I find this quote meaningful, perhaps powerful or at least thought provoking along with a experience of mine. 

Thanks and I hope you enjoy this. 

M.Y.