The Lens & The Stories Behind

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"The richest people in the world build networks. Everyone else is trained to look for work." - Robert Kiyosaki

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A number of people asked me why despite the many controversies hounding the network marketing industry, still I opted to join and do business this way. I know for a fact that even before a single word would come out from my mouth on the pros of the industry, many would have shut their ears and brand me as "crazy!". And willing and able as I may be to stage a national debate on the matter, I also know for a fact that I have yet to become my own testimonial before I can validly and legitimately call for a following. So, in the meantime, I will let my mentor do the talking for me!

Read this book and after you've made realizations, give me your thoughts on the subject. Who knows we might even end up building empires together?! (^_^)


***The LensMaster

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BOY: I haven't seen you!
GIRL: You must not have been looking...

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I thought at first this movie was going to cause me some cardiac arrest. But at the end of it all, it gave me hope that after SUMMER comes AUTUMN!!!

I love it!!! I'll give it five stars... (*.*)


***The LensMaster

Reading this book was LIBERATING...

Sullivan's Island makes me wish I've read the book when I was twelve. It might have influenced my perspective on making good memories and enjoying life as it unfolds. Probably, I would have made crazier, more beautiful memories at that stage of our lives when everything we experience was new and we all do not know what to do or react to things... Probably, I would have embraced changes with glee, excitement, and greater courage... Probably, I would have learned to nurture the attitude of boldly taking risks and making mistakes... Probably, I would have learned how to laugh despite the adversities I face... Probably, I would have accepted realities without so much pain... Probably, I would have learned all of these earlier in life... OR probably, I would have not related much as my own life was not backed by solid personal experiences yet.

A RICH READ

The book was written with so much wit and humor that I have allowed myself to be carried away by its characters. Somehow, I have made myself step into their shoes that I could almost relate to their experiences as if they were my own and Sullivan's Island was indeed my very own home, too. The story seemed so real that I felt I was actually reading someone else's journal.

A TREAT FOR THE HEART

Dorothea Benton Frank has made an extra special ending with her book. It was full of hope and everything I wished for its ending. At a time when I feel my heart wheezing again, I'll gladly turn its pages once more...


***The LensMaster

We all come to a point in our lives when we seek meaning to our existence. We try to find explanations to events that transpire and to people we cross path with. Like Eddie in Mitch Albom's "The Five People You Meet in Heaven", we sometimes find ourselves wounded living, to our mind, an uninspired life. We live each day in routine. Our existence from our point of view is meaningless. BUT that is until one day we wake up in the afterlife and our lives are explained to us by five people.

WE GROW UP. WE LOVE. WE AGE. WE DIE.

True, each human follows the same cycle. We Grow up. We Love. We Age. We Die. But not everyone makes the most out of our lives. We are all Eddie's in our respective ways. We let life pass us by. We let our dreams die. And we blame others and circumstances for our misfortunes. Then we grow tired and just accept things as they are. "The Five People You Meet in Heaven", however, teaches us that life shouldn't be this way.

OUR LIVES ARE INTERTWINED

The first person Eddie meets in Heaven leaves us with a proverbial lesson, our lives are intertwined. Seldom we take others into consideration. We do things which hurt others although it may not have been our intention to do so. We live an apathetic life and in the process forget to account for our actions. As a result, we step into other people's shoes without us even knowing it. Most of the time, we realize all these when it's already too late.

SOME DIES FOR US TO LIVE

Our life is a gift. Some dies for us to live, to grow up, to love, to dream. But most of the time we ignore those who did die for us and the greater purpose behind their sacrifice. The second person Eddie meets in Heaven reminds us not to waste our precious gift. The way to live our life is to live it intensely then.

THE INVISIBLE IS FAR BROADER THAN WHAT WE SEE

Eddie and his father were never in good terms. To Eddie's mind his father is the reason for his situation. The third person he meets in heaven teaches him that the invisible is far broader than what he sees. Our judgment is defined by what is visible to us. Often we judge people by what we see. We ignore the unspoken, the unseen, the unheard...Our perception is blurred by how we react to situations. In the end, like Eddie, we realize it is us who is wrong.

LIFE IS ABOUT MAKING MEMORIES. GOOD MEMORIES.

The fourth person Eddie meets in heaven is his wife, Marguerite. She died ahead of him when she was 47. Eddie continued to live until he was 83. He went to war even before the two of them could relish their romance and celebrate their love. When he returned from war, he was already a changed man. War has made him a hopeless and bitter man. Now, in heaven, they relive their lost times. But it took them to die and meet again in heaven before they could create good moments. Life is about making memories, good memories.

NO LIFE IS WORTHLESS!

The fifth person Eddie meets in heaven is a young Filipina girl. The reason why I read Mitch Albom's book in the first place. She brings with her the realization that Eddie played an important role in his lifetime like everyone else. Although he found no meaning in what he does, what he does exactly is what gave life to everyone else around him. He kept them safe until the last moment of his life. No life is worthless!


***The LensMaster