Daily Lesson from Life 28 July 2008

"Mon, Jul 28, 2008 The New Paper 5 days to prepare for $1m 'Mas Hunt'

ARE these bounty hunters for real?

Their quarry: Escaped terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari, who now has a $1 million reward on his head.
According to their spokesman, these three Singaporeans have quit their jobs so they can look for their target in Indonesia.

Why? For a million bucks and perhaps a chance to appear as heroes.
But the hunt could lead to injury or even death when terrorists turn into desperados. And they could get into serious legal problems hunting fugitives on foreign soil, or even spark a diplomatic row.

For all the risk, they could end up with nothing after months of frustration.
But this is not stopping the three men, all in their 20s, who have resigned from their jobs in the private sector this week to try their luck. The trio, who had undergone commando training during their national service, are heading to Indonesia today.

The three men, who have been volunteers with Crime Library since 2005, contacted its founder, Mr Joseph Tan, on Tuesday to seek his opinion about their plans."

This is an interesting twist to the Mas Selamat saga, or scandal in some countries. I wish the 3 gentlemen good luck.

The lessons for me are:

1. dare to dream! under big rewards, you can get anyone to do anything!!;

2. it is not a fiction. It is for real! The 3 gentlemen had Commando training during their national service days. They probably have some ideas of what they are getting themselves into when they go to Indonesia!

3. if the dream is not fulfilled it is ok. At least they had dreamt while most wouldn't even get close to dreaming such a dream.

For the practical, the 3 men should be independent and no one will be dragged down by your economics vulnerability!