The bottom-line of a professional (Professionals 2）

Who is a professional in a specific field?

A professional in a specific field is 

a person who is tested and assessed to 

have attained the required level of 

expertise in that field, 

such that he is qualified to 

represent the profession by 

providing services at or above 

the required level of expertise.

A sensible professional would 

defend and protect himself to avoid 

falling below the standard of professionalism. 

This is the bottom-line of a professional.

A professional will cease to be 

considered a professional if 

he acts below this standard for any reason, 

even just once,

in the eyes of 

both professionals and non-professionals.

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Sting - Shape of my heart.

Leon The Professional.

"Shape Of My Heart"

He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He don't play for respect 
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance [Studio version:]

The hidden law of a probable outcome [Live version:] 

The hidden laws of a probable outcome

The numbers lead a dance 
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart 
He may play the Jack of diamonds
He may lay the Queen of spades
He may conceal a King in his hand
While the memory of it fades 
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart 
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one 
But those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear a loss 
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart 

Sting - Sounds Like Art

Selective Forgetfulness vs Forced Forgetfulness

Some say that it is lucky to be able to forget!
Who says so must refer to the ability
to selectively forget those sad memories only, 
but not the happy ones~


But it is not so happy if one is 
forced to forget due to age or disease:

When one gets old, 
one tends to lose memories 
due to aging brain functions; or 

When one gets disease 
such as Alzheimer's Disease,  
one tends to lose memories 
due to damaging brain functions 
caused by the disease. 

It is sad that one will lose memories of 
both happy and sad memories.

It is even more sad to be self aware that 
memories are losing, and all attempts 
to retain them are in vain.
  

The author of "Still Alice" on why she writes this book

 

Still Alice - OST 

Still Alice - Film clips