I saw the rain pouring down as I woke up this morning and looked outside my bedroom window. The rain developed into a huge shower the minute I arrived at the bus stop with my "smaller than tweety" umbrella. Then the street became flooded and a lot of people came to the bus shelter soaking wet, including a couple who didn't have an umbrella at their disposal.
Usually in a weather like this, I could only sense hassles and annoyances. However, this morning I was filled with so much peace and actually smiled when there are a lot of couples showing affections towards their loved ones in the middle of the rain.
I cant explain it, but it feels peaceful. "You hold me now, you hold me now" is playing on my iPhone and I can somehow feel His warmth embrace, covering me from all the "otherwises".
"All my life will give, for eternity, all the glory to Your name..."
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
What Makes Me Special
Today after work I met with a few friends for coffee. We talked a lot about stuff, including quests of some men in our circle competing with each others towards getting returned affections of a favourite female.
After the meet, I went straight to the bus stop to catch my ride home. The buses were late, and when they came, they were all full.
Finally a bus came. It opened the door right in front of me. But as I was about to swing my left foot into the bus, the driver drove the bus a little and I was no longer in the first 'place' to get into the bus.
A few people got in, and as I was about to get in, the driver stopped me, signalling that the bus was already full.
But he didn't close the door.
A few seconds later, he called a lady next to me, asking her to get into the bus. She was the last person to get into that bus. Then the bus left.
I am now on another bus. It was quite empty. And just minutes ago I saw the guy in front of me using the same iPhone casing as the one currently in my hands.
What makes us unique? What could makes us special such that we could be the ones who get that special attention from people we love? What should we do so that we could get the last spot om the bus? What happens if we are no longer unique as someone elses have already got the same things that we originally thought were unique?
Apparently there is nothing we can do to make us unique. Because we already are. We were created according to The Image that has unlimited sides and angles. One thing that I learned lately is that we are created with our special niche, and therefore we should never worry about competition.
If we won, it was already ours to begin with. If we lost, then it was not even ours to begin with. Of course efforts are still required, but at the end of the day, we should not be a someone we are not.
After the meet, I went straight to the bus stop to catch my ride home. The buses were late, and when they came, they were all full.
Finally a bus came. It opened the door right in front of me. But as I was about to swing my left foot into the bus, the driver drove the bus a little and I was no longer in the first 'place' to get into the bus.
A few people got in, and as I was about to get in, the driver stopped me, signalling that the bus was already full.
But he didn't close the door.
A few seconds later, he called a lady next to me, asking her to get into the bus. She was the last person to get into that bus. Then the bus left.
I am now on another bus. It was quite empty. And just minutes ago I saw the guy in front of me using the same iPhone casing as the one currently in my hands.
What makes us unique? What could makes us special such that we could be the ones who get that special attention from people we love? What should we do so that we could get the last spot om the bus? What happens if we are no longer unique as someone elses have already got the same things that we originally thought were unique?
Apparently there is nothing we can do to make us unique. Because we already are. We were created according to The Image that has unlimited sides and angles. One thing that I learned lately is that we are created with our special niche, and therefore we should never worry about competition.
If we won, it was already ours to begin with. If we lost, then it was not even ours to begin with. Of course efforts are still required, but at the end of the day, we should not be a someone we are not.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Introduction
The name of this blog might sound a little bit weird. But then there weren't much options on it as most of them have already been taken.
The reason behind the name is that I want users to know that in whatever stage of life we are, there is always going to be a chance to do something, thus unfailing. As long as we life, we will have options. Even when we only have one selection, we still have an option to either stay, going back, or move forward.
I used to have a lot of blogs that express my thoughts and feelings. I still do. But somehow I feel like I need to think and write more about things that matter more than just skin-deep issues. Things that encourages, that serves to ask us to critically evaluate our positions and beliefs and move them to the next level.
Hope you enjoy the blog.
The reason behind the name is that I want users to know that in whatever stage of life we are, there is always going to be a chance to do something, thus unfailing. As long as we life, we will have options. Even when we only have one selection, we still have an option to either stay, going back, or move forward.
I used to have a lot of blogs that express my thoughts and feelings. I still do. But somehow I feel like I need to think and write more about things that matter more than just skin-deep issues. Things that encourages, that serves to ask us to critically evaluate our positions and beliefs and move them to the next level.
Hope you enjoy the blog.
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