A Rare Gift

Photo: Website of Ministry of Commerce, China

"Thanks to my father, I was sent to prison when I was still a high school student. The five years of my life in jail was a special gift of fate and a rare experience for me from which I truly benefited."

Bo Xilai 薄熙來, the Minister of Commerce
of People's Republic of China

Quoted from South China Morning Post, 16th January 2007

It Doesn't Matter, Does It?

Yes, I said
I wanted you to be happy
Because I wanted to be happy.

But happy you can make
People around you happy.

And happy me can make
People around me happy.

Then almost infinite circles
Of happiness start to grow.

So I said I wanted you to be happy
Because I wanted everyone to be happy…
So for whom I said this
And for whom you said this
Doesn’t really matter, does it?

So I say again that I want you to be happy
So that you and I can take a part
In making this world a happier place.