"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong; because someday in your life you will have been all of these." - George Washington Carver

while i can't say i've adhered to all of the above, i guess.. i probably should.

which also brings to mind the conversation with a cabby on monday. i do think taxi drivers are a enlightened lot; driving skills aside. they get to go around singapore and have probably seen a hell lot more - literally and figuratively - than any one of us. which is also why there's the old adage that when you want good food - ask a taxi driver.....

i digress.
anyway, the conversation started with weather (how typical).. i think i complained i was feeling unwell :S
which led to global warming, fault, dinosaurs dying out, and the end of the world.

pretty normal conversation by today's standards.. but what struck me was his cynicism.
he repeatedly emphasized against marriage, in case your partner's bad traits, genetic or otherwise, are inherited by your kid, thus ruining the kid's life.

too much of reality nowadays, i think we all need a good dose of hope.