I have a little story to tell. Being born into a mostly non christian family, I don't get to hear much christian stories, but there is one story which I never forget:
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During her birthday, this little girl's father presented her with a gift. She ripped open the packaging excitedly, revealing a set of beautiful pearl necklace.
So she took great care of it everyday, bringing it wherever she went; it was her precious treasure.
She loved it more than anything else.
One day, however, her father came to her and asked her to give the necklace back to him.
Of course she refused! Can't he see how much it means to her? Can't he see how much she loves it?
But the strangest thing is, her father asked her to return the necklace everyday. The girl's patience finally cracked and she asked him: "Why?? Why do you want to take it away from me even though you know that I've always wanted it?"
To her surprise, she saw tears in her father's eyes.
"Because I wanted to give you this!" And he took out a box and opened it. In there, was a necklace of utmost beauty: A diamond necklace.
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If the girl had given back her father the pearl necklace, she would've gotten something better: a diamond necklace.
Likewise, we all have desires in all of us. But if you think carefully and reflect, maybe the thing you want is just.. well, a want. Not a need.
This reminds me of a truth: Most of us have something or someone that we could not let go, simply because we want it. We want that thing so badly that we can't see anything else.
Like what pastor Vincent says, it's like being in a forest. You see an apple tree, you immediately want it. But because you were too focused on the apple tree, you failed to see the grape tree behind it. Assuming that you like grapes better than apples, you would've been mad at yourself for not exploring and finding that grape tree. Thus- REGRET. ANGER. BITTERNESS.
Yea yea, I know most people would scoff and say: "ya la I understand la, just let go, and you'll find something or someone better."
But no, even though I know about this simple story since I was a kid, I never did understood it fully until things happened to me. I find that this is really true, that if you've never experienced some things, you'll NEVER understand.
I thank God for adversities, loss and all that hurt that I've experienced. If God never take that important thing away from me, it will do more harm to me. I would be obsessed and consumed by it; I would lose sight for who I am, my identity. Moreover, God can always give me a better one, anytime. So eventually, it would not be a loss, but a stepping stone for me.
Arghhh...desires are a pain in the ass; they frustrate you, they tantalise you, yet in the end they don't help anyone.
Hence, to let go would be dying to self.
Afterall, we live not for ourselves. That would be plain useless. You want to live as a rich person and not care about the sufferings of the poor? You might as well live in a no man's island and die alone. Nobody would care, nobody would know.
The true purpose of life would be living out God's purpose, living for others. Lets all stop finding excuses and start living a meaningful life.
And after all my blabberings, i finally found an article that expressed everything I wanted to say: HERE.
Going to Adelin's house with Kai Lin and Jia Xi to watch MAMA awards later! I shall stop feeling depressed.
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If the girl had given back her father the pearl necklace, she would've gotten something better: a diamond necklace.
Likewise, we all have desires in all of us. But if you think carefully and reflect, maybe the thing you want is just.. well, a want. Not a need.
This reminds me of a truth: Most of us have something or someone that we could not let go, simply because we want it. We want that thing so badly that we can't see anything else.
Like what pastor Vincent says, it's like being in a forest. You see an apple tree, you immediately want it. But because you were too focused on the apple tree, you failed to see the grape tree behind it. Assuming that you like grapes better than apples, you would've been mad at yourself for not exploring and finding that grape tree. Thus- REGRET. ANGER. BITTERNESS.
Yea yea, I know most people would scoff and say: "ya la I understand la, just let go, and you'll find something or someone better."
But no, even though I know about this simple story since I was a kid, I never did understood it fully until things happened to me. I find that this is really true, that if you've never experienced some things, you'll NEVER understand.
I thank God for adversities, loss and all that hurt that I've experienced. If God never take that important thing away from me, it will do more harm to me. I would be obsessed and consumed by it; I would lose sight for who I am, my identity. Moreover, God can always give me a better one, anytime. So eventually, it would not be a loss, but a stepping stone for me.
Arghhh...desires are a pain in the ass; they frustrate you, they tantalise you, yet in the end they don't help anyone.
Hence, to let go would be dying to self.
Afterall, we live not for ourselves. That would be plain useless. You want to live as a rich person and not care about the sufferings of the poor? You might as well live in a no man's island and die alone. Nobody would care, nobody would know.
The true purpose of life would be living out God's purpose, living for others. Lets all stop finding excuses and start living a meaningful life.
And after all my blabberings, i finally found an article that expressed everything I wanted to say: HERE.
Going to Adelin's house with Kai Lin and Jia Xi to watch MAMA awards later! I shall stop feeling depressed.
That's right, dear niece.
ReplyDeleteAnd u are writing well to influence...
Keep seeing beneath the awesome plan of God for u, beyond yr desires!