post #332
Three days training had successfully made me miss the momentum to write yet three more entries regarding the ideas I had since last week. So here’s the second, with a little bit pace.
Attended morning mass at St. James church on Sunday morning. The pastor gave an interesting sermon related to that day bible reading. It’s about our lives. It’s about what we want in this life. We all have our own crosses to bear, but like the pastor said, many of us have the tendency to make a bargain. We often try to make our cross lighter, either by cut it a bit to make it shorter, hence lighter. Or we may try do negotiate with God, asking for a lighter material, Styrofoam perhaps? Or we may try to carve it, thus make it thinner *and in the end lighter* for us to bear. We might be happier in bearing the modified cross during our lives, but the pastor reminded…at the end of our lives, before we cross to the other side (heaven), there’s a deep gap which we have to cross. How do we cross over it? Using the cross we bear in our lives.
Then, what happened when we try to cross it using the (modified) cross? Cross which was made from styrofoam surely couldn’t hold our weight. Cross which had been cut surely wasn’t long enough to reach the other side. Cross which had been carved to be thinner, again couldn’t hold our weight. That’s why we need to carry our own cross, which has been suited perfectly for us. There’s a story I read some time ago, but I couldn’t remember the details. The morale of the story was that wesometimes often get jealous with other person’s cross, which we assume was lighter than ours. But once we tried to bear it, we found out that its way much heavier than we previously assumed.
The reason was because we just see a person’s life from the outside. We never really know what he/she’s been going through. *hence the saying, the grass on the other side always looks greener* We didn’t know the weight of the cross we have to carry, so does other people. Perhaps we carry a lighter cross than other people…perhaps. But, lighter or heavier is actually kinda subjective, right? We need to consider the person’s ability / strength. To me, perhaps 20 kgs is light, but for others it might be heavy. One thing we need to put in mind, as a believer, He will not give a cross which weigh more than we can bear. And anytime…anytime we feel tired and burdened, we can always come to Him, He who will give rest (Matthew 11 :28)
Ok another thing about what we want. The pastor gave an interesting analogy. We often went to a mall and there we often offered a piece of bread or cake or snack. These were free. And if we’re interested to get more, then we have to pay a price. Similar like eternal life. In the mall of life, we’re offered lots of things. There were plenty of things we could choose. Sometimes these vast choices made us confused, uncertain of what we really want. Maybe the tester of an eternal life which was offered in this mall of life wasn’t too appealing, while the others seemed more interesting and fun. Not to mention the price we had to pay if we want an eternal life. Again, back to the cross. We have to carry our cross if we want the full eternal life. Seemed not very fun, huh? Well, that’s why I think we need to think it thoroughly, sensibly and try to make the right choices. Just like any other mall we went to, eventually, we will go home. And in the mall of life, where would we go home to?
Well, enough with the ‘heavy’ thinking…the rest of this entry is lighter, I guess. After the mass last Sunday, I went to TA, had a gathering there. I only stopped by for a while since I already had another appointment, watching Slumdog Millionaire. Watched it at Blitzmegaplex PP using the free voucher. Though we had not really comfortable seats (the second row from the screen), we managed to enjoy the movie. *I never knew PP could be so crowded in Sunday* The movie itself was breathtaking. No wonder it won a lot of Oscars. Quoting my friend’s statement, even a movie was outsourced to India (among other things…lollzzz). The movie plot was simply a revelation how a slumdog like Jamal Malik could win in a reality show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” (Indian version). Was it:
a. He knows the answer
b. He cheated
c. He’s a genius
d. It’s his destiny
What would it be?
In short, it turned out that most of the answers were part of Jamal’s life journey. In the movie we could see the (sad) truth that happened in a country which had large population. Poverty, overcrowded neighborhood, child exploitation, social issues, etc. On the other hand the movie also succeeded in keeping the audiences stayed in their seats with some well inserted humor, the value of family bond, the power of will and love, which mixed strongly and beautifully with the bad images I stated before. I had to say it’s a powerful movie.
At the end of the movie, the answer was revealed. It was d. It’s destined. Jamal was destined to win the show. Hmmm…destiny....I won’t start throwing questions here, just gonna leave you with a song from Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want. Great song, good lyric…and if I may offer a view from a broader perspective, we were like angels who wouldn’t return to God, though we knew (deep in our heart, whether we realize it or not) that HE is everything we want….
Vertical Horizon - Everything You want
Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
Chorus
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say
Chorus
But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for
Out of the island
Into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return
Chorus
I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know
Why
Why
I don't know
Three days training had successfully made me miss the momentum to write yet three more entries regarding the ideas I had since last week. So here’s the second, with a little bit pace.
Attended morning mass at St. James church on Sunday morning. The pastor gave an interesting sermon related to that day bible reading. It’s about our lives. It’s about what we want in this life. We all have our own crosses to bear, but like the pastor said, many of us have the tendency to make a bargain. We often try to make our cross lighter, either by cut it a bit to make it shorter, hence lighter. Or we may try do negotiate with God, asking for a lighter material, Styrofoam perhaps? Or we may try to carve it, thus make it thinner *and in the end lighter* for us to bear. We might be happier in bearing the modified cross during our lives, but the pastor reminded…at the end of our lives, before we cross to the other side (heaven), there’s a deep gap which we have to cross. How do we cross over it? Using the cross we bear in our lives.
Then, what happened when we try to cross it using the (modified) cross? Cross which was made from styrofoam surely couldn’t hold our weight. Cross which had been cut surely wasn’t long enough to reach the other side. Cross which had been carved to be thinner, again couldn’t hold our weight. That’s why we need to carry our own cross, which has been suited perfectly for us. There’s a story I read some time ago, but I couldn’t remember the details. The morale of the story was that we
The reason was because we just see a person’s life from the outside. We never really know what he/she’s been going through. *hence the saying, the grass on the other side always looks greener* We didn’t know the weight of the cross we have to carry, so does other people. Perhaps we carry a lighter cross than other people…perhaps. But, lighter or heavier is actually kinda subjective, right? We need to consider the person’s ability / strength. To me, perhaps 20 kgs is light, but for others it might be heavy. One thing we need to put in mind, as a believer, He will not give a cross which weigh more than we can bear. And anytime…anytime we feel tired and burdened, we can always come to Him, He who will give rest (Matthew 11 :28)
Ok another thing about what we want. The pastor gave an interesting analogy. We often went to a mall and there we often offered a piece of bread or cake or snack. These were free. And if we’re interested to get more, then we have to pay a price. Similar like eternal life. In the mall of life, we’re offered lots of things. There were plenty of things we could choose. Sometimes these vast choices made us confused, uncertain of what we really want. Maybe the tester of an eternal life which was offered in this mall of life wasn’t too appealing, while the others seemed more interesting and fun. Not to mention the price we had to pay if we want an eternal life. Again, back to the cross. We have to carry our cross if we want the full eternal life. Seemed not very fun, huh? Well, that’s why I think we need to think it thoroughly, sensibly and try to make the right choices. Just like any other mall we went to, eventually, we will go home. And in the mall of life, where would we go home to?
Well, enough with the ‘heavy’ thinking…the rest of this entry is lighter, I guess. After the mass last Sunday, I went to TA, had a gathering there. I only stopped by for a while since I already had another appointment, watching Slumdog Millionaire. Watched it at Blitzmegaplex PP using the free voucher. Though we had not really comfortable seats (the second row from the screen), we managed to enjoy the movie. *I never knew PP could be so crowded in Sunday* The movie itself was breathtaking. No wonder it won a lot of Oscars. Quoting my friend’s statement, even a movie was outsourced to India (among other things…lollzzz). The movie plot was simply a revelation how a slumdog like Jamal Malik could win in a reality show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” (Indian version). Was it:
a. He knows the answer
b. He cheated
c. He’s a genius
d. It’s his destiny
What would it be?
In short, it turned out that most of the answers were part of Jamal’s life journey. In the movie we could see the (sad) truth that happened in a country which had large population. Poverty, overcrowded neighborhood, child exploitation, social issues, etc. On the other hand the movie also succeeded in keeping the audiences stayed in their seats with some well inserted humor, the value of family bond, the power of will and love, which mixed strongly and beautifully with the bad images I stated before. I had to say it’s a powerful movie.
At the end of the movie, the answer was revealed. It was d. It’s destined. Jamal was destined to win the show. Hmmm…destiny....I won’t start throwing questions here, just gonna leave you with a song from Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want. Great song, good lyric…and if I may offer a view from a broader perspective, we were like angels who wouldn’t return to God, though we knew (deep in our heart, whether we realize it or not) that HE is everything we want….
Vertical Horizon - Everything You want
Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
Chorus
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say
Chorus
But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for
Out of the island
Into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return
Chorus
I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know
Why
Why
I don't know
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