I am now in Ngee Ann City Coffee Bean. I am in a limbo now - I am actually feeling a little unwell. I feel lethargic and my body is aching. Later I will be attending a talk in St. Andrew's Cathedral. I want to go for the seminar but at the same time I know I should go home and rest since I am feeling a little whoozie. Anyway, I think I should be well soon - just consumed two panadols given to me by the cafe staff.
Funnily I could not sleep this morning. I tossed and turned in my bed but still could not enter into slumberland. In the end, I just surfed the net. I only managed to sleep at 4am and woke up at around 9am. I was supposed to bring mum to the specialist to check her sugar level - in the end, my brother brought her instead.
Earlier I was running some errands and doing some shopping. As I did not have the energy to go all out, I decided to go to the cafe to have my usual Ultimate Ice Blended. I just finished my reading and thought I blog a little.
As I am typing now, I am actually being entertained by a conversation by these two ladies sitting next to my table. I would love not to eavesdrop but they are talking so loudly that it is hard to do so. One of them is talking about this man in her department who is interested in her. I am not particularly thrilled by what they are talking about. Instead there is this tinge of sadness.
The lady whom the man is interested in is not reciprocating. From what I gathered, it has nothing to do with his character because I did not really hear any of that being mentioned except that he is generally a sweet guy . Instead the reasons she is not interested are: he is just a mere manager; does not own a car; does not go clubbing; and the shirt he wears is from G2000 (I do not know how she knows that though). It did not help that her friend actually agreed that he is not suitable for her. Of course I do not have the full picture but what I heard so far caused me to conclude that the man's character does not matter to these two ladies. The important thing is the material possessions that he owns.
Well, every one is entitled to their opinions but it is disheartening to hear about the above-mentioned. It is no doubt that a certain amount of material possession is important for the sustenance of oneself but it should not at the end of the day be the main factor in accepting someone.
I cannot deny that I have judged the two ladies. I seek the Lord's forgiveness in that but I sure hope my friends do not accept me for what I have but more so for who I am. Every one may not be perfect in terms of character but I feel that is more important than anything else. Is there no life and joy if one is poor?
Anyway, just my thoughts. I shall stop here for now.
"Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God." Luke 12:13-21
Funnily I could not sleep this morning. I tossed and turned in my bed but still could not enter into slumberland. In the end, I just surfed the net. I only managed to sleep at 4am and woke up at around 9am. I was supposed to bring mum to the specialist to check her sugar level - in the end, my brother brought her instead.
Earlier I was running some errands and doing some shopping. As I did not have the energy to go all out, I decided to go to the cafe to have my usual Ultimate Ice Blended. I just finished my reading and thought I blog a little.
As I am typing now, I am actually being entertained by a conversation by these two ladies sitting next to my table. I would love not to eavesdrop but they are talking so loudly that it is hard to do so. One of them is talking about this man in her department who is interested in her. I am not particularly thrilled by what they are talking about. Instead there is this tinge of sadness.
The lady whom the man is interested in is not reciprocating. From what I gathered, it has nothing to do with his character because I did not really hear any of that being mentioned except that he is generally a sweet guy . Instead the reasons she is not interested are: he is just a mere manager; does not own a car; does not go clubbing; and the shirt he wears is from G2000 (I do not know how she knows that though). It did not help that her friend actually agreed that he is not suitable for her. Of course I do not have the full picture but what I heard so far caused me to conclude that the man's character does not matter to these two ladies. The important thing is the material possessions that he owns.
Well, every one is entitled to their opinions but it is disheartening to hear about the above-mentioned. It is no doubt that a certain amount of material possession is important for the sustenance of oneself but it should not at the end of the day be the main factor in accepting someone.
I cannot deny that I have judged the two ladies. I seek the Lord's forgiveness in that but I sure hope my friends do not accept me for what I have but more so for who I am. Every one may not be perfect in terms of character but I feel that is more important than anything else. Is there no life and joy if one is poor?
Anyway, just my thoughts. I shall stop here for now.
"Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God." Luke 12:13-21
No comments:
Post a Comment