Today, Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media moghul, is spending his 76th birthday behind bars. He had the courage to return to HK to support his persecuted employees, knowing he’d be jailed. He could have lived a pleasant life in exile. Jimmy is one of the great heroes of our time.
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So very true
Have you ever thought about this?
In 100 years like in 2123 we will all be buried with our relatives and friends.
Strangers will live in our homes we fought so hard to build, and they will own everything we have today. All our possessions will be unknown and unborn, including the car we spent a fortune on, and will probably be scrap, preferably in the hands of an unknown collector.
Our descendants will hardly or hardly know who we were, nor will they remember us. How many of us know our grandfather's father?
After we die, we will be remembered for a few more years, then we are just a portrait on someone's bookshelf, and a few years later our history, photos and deeds disappear in history's oblivion. We won't even be memories.
If we paused one day to analyse these questions, perhaps we would understand how ignorant and weak the dream to achieve it all was.
If we could only think about this, surely our approaches, our thoughts would change, we would be different people.
Always having more, no time for what's really valuable in this life. I'd change all this to live and enjoy the walks I've never taken, these hugs I didn't give, these kisses for our children and our loved ones, these jokes we didn't have time for. Those would certainly be the most beautiful moments to remember, after all they would fill our lives with joy.
And some of us waste it day after day with greed, selfishness and intolerance.
Every minute of life is priceless and will never be repeated, so take time to enjoy, be grateful for, and celebrate your existence.
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34 years ago today:
Agony and ecstasy at Anfield. Voiced by the brilliant Brian Moore.
“THOMAS CHARGING THROUGH THE MIDFIELD. THOMAS… IT’S UP FOR GRABS NOW!”
My stepdad @ChrisGPackham has bared the brunt of obsessive bullies who’ve burnt down his gates, thrown dead animals into his garden + sent death threats. They spread lies and hate because he stands up for wildlife.
I stand by him wholeheartedly
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Keep life simple
The best things in life aren’t things.
The secret to life is not found in seeking more but enjoying less
If you want nothing you have everything.
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Seems like any young girl in Iran who makes a post or a video in support of #WomanLifeFreedom is kidnapped and sent to Evin prison. This girl (18) is literally awaiting rape then execution. Her name is #FarnushEsmi say her name, save her life. #IranRevolution2022#sickening
Because she was Prime Minister for 6 weeks, Liz Truss will be able to claim a £115,000 annual allowance for the rest of her life.
Meanwhile, 1 in 7 people in the UK are skipping meals to pay their bills.
We are all here on this planet, as tourists, as it were. None of us can live here forever. The longest we might live is a hundred years. So while we are here we should try to have a good heart and to make something positive and useful of our lives.