Big or Small.

Everybody wants a big life 

but few understand the 

great inconvenience of expansion,

and 

fewer are willing

to complete the process.

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I no longer boast my home

as 'fantasy island'

as how I used to fondly describe it 

in Facebook photo albums.

Fulfilling the dream of creating a

world-class apartment,

the government has relegated a series of 

major construction in my estate.

Their grand plan will become reality

with personal lifts that ferry residents to their doorstep.

An impressive future lies ahead -

but am I tough enough 

to endure six more months of 

nerve-wrecking, 

irritation-elevating,

sleep-disturbing 

mega construction that has already

destroyed the peace of my work and leisure space?

As I launched my impromptu escape

from this bulldozing-battlefield that so tortured me today,

I was reminded of the

painful process

we have to go through

whenever we want to 

EXPAND 

in life.

All of us are 

small until we

grow by

learning new things,

gaining new experiences

and taking new grounds.

We could start as small as

huts or a one-room flat.

A big life

can only be contained

by a big capacity.

And the only way is to

make space.

Get ready

to 

crash and burn.

You must first

 knock down

the narrow walls 

that limit you.

Old habits,

shallow knowledge,

rusty perspectives and mindsets.

These narrow walls may be

the hardest to break 

so

prepare for the bulldozer.

It is a wild thing -

niceties and tenderness

excluded.

It will get 

messy.

It will get

dusty.

You will have 

thoughts of regret.

'Did I make a mistake?'

'Maybe I shouldn't have renovated.'

'It seems better to 

stay small.

It's more comfortable there.

I'm not prepared for this.'

You might blame the person

who inspired you to expand,

'I shouldn't have listened to her.

I shouldn't have agreed!

She and her great ideas.'

But remember -

when Someone inspires you to grow,

he will not allow you to be destroyed.

He will protect and help you,

because 

he loves you.

The world sets you up to fail.

But the one who loves you

only sets you up for

victory.

Stay small 

or 

grow 

BIG?

You choose.

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