Looking back, my first impression of this customer would be one of
happiness! Full of happiness she is whenever visiting Lotus on Water,
lightening the atmosphere with her five sounds of “Ha”! It is this unique
laughter of hers that left an impression on me during the interview segment of
the event on 21st February 2016.
Yes, you can say that she is a regular of Lotus on Water and I should
have an understanding of her affinity with us.
Yes, I indeed have an idea of that. But it is always better to hear it
from the horse’s mouth, like
how it is always better to listen to Mr Lee Kuan Yew personally speak of his
experiences than to read it from a book.
It was the
same for her. She might be a little shy during the interview, but she was
unable to hide the joy on her face, it was a look that reflected how she
considered herself lucky to have gone on a journey with Lotus on Water. She
started her Lotus journey with my favourite piece of Lotus jadeite—the kind and
amiable looking Lotus Laughing Buddha pendant. That was 9th of
December 2014, when she was deep in financial crisis and had to charge four
credit cards just to get her first Lotus Laughing Buddha pendant. But…
It was this
financial crisis that brought her to Lotus on Water!
It was Lotus
on Water that brought her Lotus Laughing Buddha pendant!
It was the
Lotus Laughing Buddha pendant that brought her wealth!
It was this
wealth that brought a bright grin to her face!
Everything
in this world is inseparable from fate and opportunity.
There is
this Buddhist terminology: fate is an opportunity. It is said in the book of
The Great Calming and Contemplation, “When the opportunity arises, go into
meditation, let go of everything and seek Buddhahood.” Opportunity exists only
if you cherish it, otherwise it’s non-existent. So what is cherishing? It is to
seize the opportunity.
It is said
whether you are rich or poor, everyone gets 7 chances in a lifetime, and these
7 chances can completely change your destiny. Two of them will be lost as we
are either too old or young to seize it, another two will be lost as we didn’t
notice it. Therefore, we are only left with 3 chances to make a fortune in our
lifetime.
If she did
not seize the opportunity of her lifetime when she stepped into Lotus on Water
in December 2014, how would she be like now? I would choose to think that
because she seized one of the three opportunities she had in her life, that’s
why she is leading such an “easy” life now!
—Joo Yee, Assistant to Advisor
(Translated)
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