Tuesday, May 08, 2007

hey. guess what. it's week 8 of term 2 of the year 2007. this is the 19th week of the year. Everyone is tired. School, more school, and all school. Sometimes we are so busy with our work that we work into past midnight. In the morning, we wake up groggy, half-asleep and finding our way around the house. Arriving in school, we are somewhat awakened to the chatter of our classmates and the occasional shrieks around the school. Some sleep through assembly. Frankly, i don't see the importance of assembly. If during rainy days we can use to PA system to deliver announcements, sing the National Athem and recite the Pledge, i don't see why we can't do that on a normal day.

We are tired. Many find no reason as to why they have to wake up in the morning just to face lessons at school. Moreover, lessons are not what many would enjoy. Haven't many big people not have had a proper education? Even the world's richest man, Bill Gates, didn't have an excellent education. Then, we must think: how many people get successful without having a proper education? The answer is only a small percentage. Hence, education is definately important. However, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. We must have good time management. Try not to mug all at one go, but do consistent work. When you mug, sometimes you won't remember everything which you are studying.

We are physically tired. However, is our heart alive? Is our heart strong? Is our faith strong? Do we want the Lord? Our heart pumps 24/7, then why is it that some of us are not believing in God 24/7? If we can believe that we would die one day, why wouldn't some believe in God, why wouldn't some believe in something called Eternal Life? Why? It's because they are not willing to accept the truth. The truth that there is a God. That life is just not living and dying on Earth. That their purpose is not just to be successful in their few decades which they live. Their purpose here, is to complete a trial. An obstacle course, set by the Lord.

Life is all about O and X. it's all about rights and wrongs. Its all about up and downs. That's what the world tells us! i admit that i have said that before. But you think about it. Life is NOT about rights and wrongs. it is NOT about ups and downs. it's about the ability to recover. the ability to accept whatever situation we are in, making the best out of it. In a robbery, it is NOT a down. we learn not to bring unneccesary expensive / stuff worth of value. We learn that life is not all that peaceful. There still are broken lives out there! There still are people who needs the power and love of our God in them! However, society rejects them. Society puts them aside! Everyone sees them as a hopeless case. No one even dares to approach these people, much less help them! Counsellors are there to help, but would they approach them? No. Few would. Many feel extremely comfortable with people who are like them. our whole society is classified. Disabled with disabled, able with able, nerd with nerd, norm with norm, at risk people with at risk people, and even people who have strayed are grouped together with people who have strayed. A stray cat can be found. It just takes alot of effort, just like it takes alot of effort to be able to bring someone into the road to eternal life. We need to be able to persevere. We must have determination. Courage. Sincerity in approaching them. Care. Concern. Love.

Everyone deserves a second chance. That's why in some countries, they do not support capital punishment, for a majority of people in that country may believe that no human deserves to die in the hands of another human. God decides when we are judged, when we are born, etc. Not humans. They believe that God has the authority over the lives of humans, and not us. Normally, these are countries with an extremely high majority religion. For a multi-racial, multi-cultural, and multi-religion country like Singapore, capital punishment is support by the goverment and many others.

So, are you willing to live for Him? Are you willing to go all out for Him? Are you willing to listen to Him and obey Him? Take your time to sort them out. Do not rush things.

Let's strive to bring term 2 to a good end.

Jae