I had a lot of time to read today, while enjoying the heavenly "Lychee Martini" ice-cream that Seabloke (Please send 12 more tubs Sea! I LOVE YOU!!!) delivered yesterday (real martini! Yummy!!!).
Yup, my very own trading holiday. My AT platform's not up (I start it at 7am local time every day), neither are my charts (otherwise opened 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). So far, so good. Coz all the books I've read today were TRADING books. Ha Ha!!
I keep going back to read this story retold by Bill Williams in his book "Trading Chaos" whenever I feel I'm in the mood for more jumbles (Read every word PLEASE...I had painstakingly typed this out...well, primarily to release negative energy...LOL!):
There was a student in India who wanted to become enlightened. He left his family in search of an appropriate guru to guide him further on his journey. Stopping at one guru's place of business, he inquired as to this guru's method of becoming enlightened. The guru said,"Becoming enlightened is really quite simple. All you need to do is to go home each night and sit in front of a mirror for 30 minutes asking yourself the same question over and over. That question is:"Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?" The prospective student replied,"Hey, it can't be that simple."
"oh yes, it is just that simple," replied the guru, "but if you would like a second opinion, there are several other gurus on this street."
"Thank you very much,"said the student, "I think I will inquire down the way."
The student approached the second guru with the same question. "How do I become enlightened?"
The second guru replied,"Oh, it is quite difficult and takes much time. Actually, one must join with like-minded others in an ashram and do sava. Sava means "selfless service,' so you work without pay."
The student was excited; this guru's philosophy was more consistent with his own preconceived view of enlightenment. He had always heard it was difficult. The guru told the student that the only job open at the ashram was cleaning out the cow stalls. If the student was really serious about becoming enlightened, the guru would allow him to shovel all the dung and be responsible for keeping the cow stalls clean. The student accepted the job, feeling confident that he must be on the right path.
After five long years of shoveling cow dung and keeping the stalls clean, the student was becoming discouraged and impatient about enlightenment. He approached the guru and said,"Honored teacher, I have faithfully served you for five years cleaning up the dirtiest part of your ashram. I have never missed a day and have never complained once. Do you think it might be time for me to become enlightened?"
The guru answered,"Why yes, I believe you are ready. Now, here's what you do. You go home every night and look yourself in the mirror for 30 minutes, asking yourself the same question over and over. That question is:'Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?"
The very surprised student said,"Pardon me, honored one, but that is what the other guru down the street told me five years ago"
Yup, my very own trading holiday. My AT platform's not up (I start it at 7am local time every day), neither are my charts (otherwise opened 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). So far, so good. Coz all the books I've read today were TRADING books. Ha Ha!!
I keep going back to read this story retold by Bill Williams in his book "Trading Chaos" whenever I feel I'm in the mood for more jumbles (Read every word PLEASE...I had painstakingly typed this out...well, primarily to release negative energy...LOL!):
There was a student in India who wanted to become enlightened. He left his family in search of an appropriate guru to guide him further on his journey. Stopping at one guru's place of business, he inquired as to this guru's method of becoming enlightened. The guru said,"Becoming enlightened is really quite simple. All you need to do is to go home each night and sit in front of a mirror for 30 minutes asking yourself the same question over and over. That question is:"Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?" The prospective student replied,"Hey, it can't be that simple."
"oh yes, it is just that simple," replied the guru, "but if you would like a second opinion, there are several other gurus on this street."
"Thank you very much,"said the student, "I think I will inquire down the way."
The student approached the second guru with the same question. "How do I become enlightened?"
The second guru replied,"Oh, it is quite difficult and takes much time. Actually, one must join with like-minded others in an ashram and do sava. Sava means "selfless service,' so you work without pay."
The student was excited; this guru's philosophy was more consistent with his own preconceived view of enlightenment. He had always heard it was difficult. The guru told the student that the only job open at the ashram was cleaning out the cow stalls. If the student was really serious about becoming enlightened, the guru would allow him to shovel all the dung and be responsible for keeping the cow stalls clean. The student accepted the job, feeling confident that he must be on the right path.
After five long years of shoveling cow dung and keeping the stalls clean, the student was becoming discouraged and impatient about enlightenment. He approached the guru and said,"Honored teacher, I have faithfully served you for five years cleaning up the dirtiest part of your ashram. I have never missed a day and have never complained once. Do you think it might be time for me to become enlightened?"
The guru answered,"Why yes, I believe you are ready. Now, here's what you do. You go home every night and look yourself in the mirror for 30 minutes, asking yourself the same question over and over. That question is:'Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?"
The very surprised student said,"Pardon me, honored one, but that is what the other guru down the street told me five years ago"
"Well, he was right," responded the guru.
11 comments:
I need 12 tubs also!!!
yah, Sea, when you're topping up your inventory, just get me mine too. LOL!
well, what are you waiting for, go to the mirror. anyway, thinking too much is not a bad thing, at least you're not mentally lazy. And from my experiences in life, thinking about thinking is a very good thing, it goes along the lines of who am i.
maybe I should ask my mirror, but I usually ask my shower walls, how can i take money from the market.
You sound better and I am glad.
LOL!! Ed!
I recommend that you pop by Emini-player's and read Ziad's comments. You're another brainy one, so I'm sure you'll appreciate what he says.
I have only this to say: you're going through a phase...I don't want to use the word "beginner" or "newbie"...never like those labels...anyway, you get the drift. Do check him out if you haven't already :-)
James!! :-)
I've got a very, very short attention span, and am known to be unable to stay depressed for more than 24 hours! LOL!
My foes always make me stronger after I'm done being mad. I am ALWAYS thankful for the frustrations and setbacks in life - both major and minor. Eventually, the only person I can find reason to be angry with is myself. Which doesn't make a lot of sense. So I simply stop being angry. Ha!
Hope the weather's gotten better over your end?
"...known to be unable to stay depressed for more than 24 hours!"
I have quit trading about 20 times over the past couple years. Each time telling my wife I was done...finito...time to move on. The very next day I would be back at it. She walks in the room, takes one look at me in front of the charts and just smiles at me. She's the best!
:)
Jules,
I heard this quote a long, long time ago and have kept it close ever since. Try to always remember:
"Only average people are at their best all the time."
We all have bad days. The trick is to learn from it. Hang in there ;)
the pint of ice-cream... 1 quarter ice-cream, 3 quarters martini... ok?
Woohoo! You'll trade so well after ;o)
Jules & Seabloke, I need 3 of those martini icecreams, 2 for my kids to make them take a nap and one for me to put hair on my chest and give me some "ba**s" to trade.
Lol Jules I already did. That's where I came to understand the different types of market needing different types of strategy. I also got that market feel is most important, which before I think I was learning how to run before learning how to walk. I must now let loose of everything and just dive into reading the market.
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