参石

房有石而雅
掌中石润神
愁时把温柔
万年风水游
— 17/01/18

Commentary: I like stones since primary school. I definitely re-membered that geologist was one of my possible ambitions but it has no market in Singapore. As such, it was not something I can pursue. Nevertheless, I like stones and like to play with it in my hands. As I played with a stone, it reminded me of the Orb in Bel-gariad series by David Eddings where God Aldur picked up an or-dinary looking stone at the creek and through centuries of playing and handling it, polished it into a magical object. I am not Aldur and my stones will never be an Orb, much less that I do not have centuries to play with a stone. Nevertheless, a stone in my living room or on my desk, makes the place elegant. Playing a stone in my hands helps to smooth my spirits. In frustrations, playing with a stone reminded me that almost no problems are as serious in the large scheme of things. I remembered a part in Bill Clinton’s auto-biography that he had a moon rock in Oval Office and that gave him perspectives when things get heated up – this moon rock had been around for more than 100 million years; is there anything to-day that still matters 100 million years later?