Three Years On....

[a fren] says: hey hey
[a fren] says: help me see this photo
[a fren] says: and tell me wat is this gal's name
[a fren] says: she is on my right side in the photo. i bumped into her yday, and i can't remember her name.

This was my HRC convocation in 2004. 3 years on, and a typical conversation like that comes by. Do we really have no heart? Only 3 years, and we can't remember the names of some of the people whom we had studied with for 2 years.

Humans, really have some memories that we cannot forget, while we also have those that we cannot remember. We are just that interesting creatures. We are given the capability to remember, to feel, to experience, but sometimes, we just don't harness that capability.

I can't even remember things that are so dear to me at one point in time. Yet, it is something that I know I must do...especially things that I am to give thanks to God for. Gratefulness, is something very important. It brings everything back to perspective. It brings me back to knowing who I am, the rights I have as a human being, and who gave me this rights, who gave me this life, who gave me these opportunities in life..

It is a simple concept, but not a simple feat to keep doing it.

Just like this short conversation on people, our memories, if we didn't dwell a little more on it, then we would not be appreciative of the times we had together. That in the years of 2002 - 2004, our paths crossed, and that is something to be thankful for.

Politicking

Being a part of the grapevine is a very risky thing to be in. Then again, grapevines can be good and bad. Depending on what you do with the information from the grapevine. Sometimes, as I am on the grapevine, I see sour grapes, big juicy grapes, succulent grapes and dried grapes...are there more? Definition is up to your own imagination. Personally, I usually end up in the sour grapes category.

I had an invigorating discussion with a sister last night on this, more commonly known as office politics. Surprisingly, I find that I am a person who can be slightly aggressive. If you step on my toes, you know you'd be in for it, just sooner, or later. As I gloat in glee of the supposedly wonderful plan of "something".

This sister practised the art of displeasure. Ha ha. Then again, it's also the art with an underlying message of "enemies multiply kisses, but wounds from a friend can be trusted". Yes, as I pondered over it as we discussed more into it. Actually, what happened was that I popped a lot of questions, that I had the answers to it myself!

This morning, as I read a passage from Proverbs 6, it gave me the commandments against office politics. It told me what to do with my eyes, mouth, hands, feet and heart. Quite cool yah. Here's the verses:

There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.

When I looked at it, I knew I found the answers to the tool against office politics. How contemporary the word of God can be. Just avoid the above, and you know you are in the right path.

As a particular sister always quotes : leave justice to the Lord.

One Year Anniversary

It's been a year. Time has just taken away another year of my youth....OMG...hehe..ok...seriously, I just wished myself Happy 1st year...with my organisation.

It had been a very challenging first year, and the second doesn't seem any easier. Today's sermon that I sat through is really apt..."Help me, Lord"...to do the best that I can, in all that I can, and to everyone that I can...

I ain't that smart, but I do hope to be smart enough to always remind myself that I ain't that smart. =) Wise words, from a wise man paraphrase.

The past year had been a fruitful one, with many failures but yet, many successes. I know in the recesses of my heart, that those failures made me stronger, those successes were the result of reliance upon Him for guidance and insights. There are just too many things that I seen His hand in it, and I still see Him working through it all. It's amazing.

This upcoming year, I anticipate it to be one filled with much more learnings and growth. My wish is that my life will keep on telling the glory story of God.