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Alice once met a deity in the mountains.
Deity: I have the seeds of all the flowers in the world. Which do you want?
Alice: I want to have the most beautiful flower in the world.
Deity gave her a seed.
Deity: Plant this, and it will bloom in a year.
Alice happily took the seed home and plant it in a pot. However she didn't take good care of it. She didn't water it daily, didn't put fertilizers, left it in the rain or left it under the unbearable hot sun.
One year later, the plant bloom into a flower. But it was limp and dull, definitely not anywhere beautiful, lest to say the most beautiful. At this moment, the deity appeared.
Deity: Do you like the flower?
Alice: No. You lied to me. It looked so ugly, how can it be the most beautiful flower in the world?
Deity: It IS the seed of the most beautiful flower. But you didn't give it the basic care, so even if it should have been the most beautiful, it would still grow out this way.

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Betty once met a deity in the mountains.
Deity: I have the seeds of all the flowers in the world. Which do you want?
Betty: I want the seed of my favourite flower.
Deity: But it is not the most beautiful flower in the world.
Betty: It's okay.
Deity gave her a seed.
Deity: Plant this, and it will bloom in a year.
Betty happily took the seed home and plant it in a pot. She took extremely good care of it.
One year later, the plant bloom into a flower. It was strong and radiant. At this moment, the deity appeared.
Deity: Do you like the flower?
Betty: Yes! Even if this may not be the most beautiful flower in the world, yet with its healthiness and brightness, it will definitely outshine any supposedly more beautiful flowers(like Alice's).

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Cathy once met a deity in the mountains.
Deity: I have the seeds of all the flowers in the world. Which do you want?
Cathy: I just want an ordinary flower.
Deity: But it is not the most beautiful flower in the world.
Cathy: It's okay.
Deity gave her a seed.
Deity: Plant this, and it will bloom in a year.
Cathy happily took the seed home and plant it in a pot. She took good care of it as she should.
One year later, the plant bloom into a flower. It looked like any other ordinary nice-looking healthy flower. At this moment, the deity appeared.
Deity: Do you like the flower?
Cathy: Yes. It may not be the most beautiful flower. But to me, it is the most beautiful flower in this world. Because it has all my efforts and care on it.

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At the end of Year 2005 now, your flowers may have turned out to be like Alice's, Betty's or Cathy's, or other D's, E's......etc. But take heart.
Year 2005 is over!
May the Year 2006 be a new year for everyone for a new beginning of a new everything. May all make good use of 2006 to plant your flowers properly.
Remember to be diligent and water the plants daily and take good care of it. The most beautiful flowers shall be waiting for you at the end of 2006!

But do take note, some pretty flowers still need the help of other less pretty flowers to make them look prettier. So even if you'd a less pretty flower, don't worry too much. There's still Year 2006! Anyway, Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, isn't it?!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!!