It
took me a few weeks to get over this. Dr Aaron Tiansoo Lim passed away peacefully
in the morning of 19th January 2015. I heard that he was having
some heart problems since December last year.
I learned so much from Dr Aaron's classes. He often reminded us that
he was not teaching us anything new, rather, he was just helping us to remember
what we already know, but have forgotten. More importantly, he showed us how it
is possible to live a wealthy and spiritual life of material abundance. That
being spiritual does not mean having to be materially poor, nor letting others
walk all over you. This, we have heard of many times, but it was easier to live it
when we can see someone else living it before our eyes.
Many of us have learned a lot from Dr Aaron from his classes like:
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A Course In Miracles
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105 Universal Laws
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Spiritual Parenting
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Rich People, Poor People
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Face Reading
If
you are interested to learn what we have learned in his classes, click here.
His
classes were spiced with anecdotes of his colourful life - from his kampong
days; the time he was a boy etching a living as an errand boy for the famous
Rose Chan outside cabarets; his sleeping rough in carparks for lack of a home;
his stint as a Fulbright-Hays Scholar in the US; as a Professor at Bringham Young University in Hawaii; and his
later years as an entrepreneur in Malacca.
I
visited Dr Aaron in Malacca several times, also to help at the Blessed Kitchen
he set up serving free lunches to the needy once a month. He told me that he
merely took the initiative to start, and soon after, attracted many volunteers
and food sponsors. He said, "There are many out there who are willing to
serve. You just need to help everyone get started."
Dr Aaron probably didn't let anyone outside the family and very close friends
know about his illness.
I
happened to send him my script for a film on the 5th December 2014
for his review and got a quick reply. It read:
"That's such wonderful news, dear Michael. It's difficult to write a
perfect script but if anyone has the talent to write one, it is you. I am
anxious to see the final movie. Take care and good night. Much love always.
Tiansoo"
Leaving no hint of his illness. He once told us he did not like telling anyone
when he is ill, for soon after, he will get a deluge of ‘greetings’ reminding
him that he is sick. Like, “Get well soon”,…etc. His point is that we are what
we think, and so the trick is not to be consistently reminded of thoughts we do
not want, or do not need.
The passing of Dr Aaron has reminded me to live the
spiritual life, turn the other cheek to love and harmony and watch my thoughts.
For thoughts become things and become what I will experience for myself.
He once went through with us in class of “What is this Aaron
Lim?”, as an exercise of who we are.
“Is it just a name? it cannot be just a name, for any name
can be my name. A name is just a label. Or is it just a body? If so, after my
death, my body will lay there motionless. Is that me? I don’t think so. The ‘me’
has gone. It is lifeless. The spirit has departed the body.”
A few months have passed, but I am still saddened by Dr
Aaron’s departure from this human plane. He once told me that the departure
from one plane is the birth in another plane. I don’t know where he is now, but
who knows we will meet again someday somewhere.
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