Seeking Bliss even in Darkness.......

I took these pictures while waxing Darkiee today. In the deep black and dark bonnet, i see reflections of sky with fluffy white clouds, giving me the soothing and blissful feel. I thought these pictures were pretty suitable to use to describe what I am going to blog next.

Most of my friends would have known by now that I have left HP 1 month ago. HP was not exactly a bad company, but the amount of pay i get every month does not justify the amt of work i was doing.

Recently, there is a very very very sad case about a HP staff who died due to work overstress:
1) http://kaiyan.multiply.com/journal/item/197
2) http://pinkmayflower.multiply.com/journal/item/140

This may be an isolated case and should not be used to condemm HP and her management. But well, what May described in her blog is definitely no exaggeration. Although mine was not as bad, but it really reminds me of the work conditions i was experiencing for the past 2 years. There were phases when I came home often in a v bad mood, as i carried my work stress to sleep and over the weekends. I dragged my feet to work in the mornings, fearing of opening up the mailbox and developed phobia of answering phone calls.

But of cos, there are many others who are able to cope well enough to survive, and those who cant would eventually find their way to the exit (like me). I was also reminded of Ven Pema's advice for me when i met him one fine evening in NUS, complaining about my sch work and stress (i was yr 2 or 3 then). He calmly said " Even when you are busy now, you can still seek peace and bliss within yourself "

May all of us be able to seek the bliss and peace in ourselves, even during the darkest days of our life. We must take good care of ourselves. And may May be reborn in a world with Dharma and less sufferings. Rest in peace.