Boom.. life's so short. life's too short. There's Sara's news on Grant, and on the headlines of today's straits times, [ Boy drowns in reservior]. I didnt get round to finish reading the entire article since i was just...erm..reading fm the person sitting beside me on the train? hehe. But it was enough to know that he died while swimming at night with his friends..they could not save him..and when the asked for help, people simply declined. not even a call to the police. so, what happened to the basic courtesy of modern civillisation?or is it just the lack of concern over a human life? They found the guy as last...authorities think he had been trapped to a fishing net, thus he drowned. The affect was great on his family members..apparently, he lived in a broken family, with divorced parents. He's the only son in the family, with an elder sister. His father is not informed yet of his death as he is in hospital reacovering from heart attack and might not be able to take the pressure. There is no indication in the news that he is a christian.
The deaths have set me thinking. So, what is the value of human life? Are we just muscles, lots of fat and lots of skin anchored to bones? or worse, are we just a mutation of cells? No we're not! we're made in the image of God. We have a conscience, we have a beating heart. Is there nothing to human life? Are we simply created to life, study till our brain cells surrender, then die and be dust? Then why don't we be mere animals instead? I bet they have a better life then us...plus they dont have a soul...so they wont be tormented in hell fire after death. Hell fire's so real...in the book of Luke, on the rich man and a poor man. It tells so clearly that there is a gulf between heaven and earth where souls cannot pass through. And guess wad...heaven or hell, it's for eternity. The no. of years we spend on earth pales in comparision with the time we will spend in heaven/hell. Yet for some reaon, we all take it lightly...
Jesus didnt die for nothing. He not only died to give us life, He gives us the security of heaven after death. It doesnt matter who you are.. or if your grades are as lousy as mine can get. He loves us and wants us to stay with him in heaven for eternity. It's still beyond me to comprehand. I feel like such a loser. But in Him i am always strengthened and He gives me shelter in the secret place to abide in when so ofter i feel like i'm gonna cave it. He's wonderful?
How am I gonna answer for His love if I dont tell you about Him? He requires nothing...He just wants you to feel his love. He gave me beauty from ashes... I wanna share it with you.
I have no way of knowing who would read this.. but if you do..it's not by coincidence. I wanna share Him with you. pls contact me. drop me a tag. Live life like you've never had before!
Beauty from Pain- Superchick
The lights go out all around me
One last candle to keep out the night
And then the darkness surrounds me
I know I'm alive, but i feel like I died
And all that's left is to accept that it's over
My dreams ran like sand through the fists that I made
I try to keep warm, but i just grow colder
I feel like i'm slipping away
Chorus:
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, There'll be beauty from pain
Though it wont be today
Someday I'll hope again,
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
My whole world is the pain inside me
The best I can do is just get through this day
When life before is only a memory
I wonder why God lets me walk through this place
bridge:
And though I cant understand why this happened
I know that I will when I look back someday
And see how You've brought beauty from ashes
And made me as gold purified through these flames
Here I am at the end of me
Trying to hold to what I cant see
I forgot how to cope
This night's been too long
I cling to your promise there will be a dawn
first week of school..oVeR! whee. I survived. barely.
Still remember the ordreal of cheem words swishing past like disintergrating clouds, ones you just cannot grasp, no matter how much u try. =)
Here's a trick i found out oNlY four days into sch...that is drinking a cup of hot coffee is a lifesaver to staying awke during boring lectures. (dun hope for fun lectures in sch. hmph) haha. That I discovered when i decided to have macdonalds breakfast for my early lunch, and aganist my usual actions, I decided not to upgrade the traditional coffee into milo.
Otherwise, well, I still surviving. Gonna miss lots of people for TWO weeks starting from tomorrow. Cos there's Church annunal camp next week, directly followed by missions. sad.haha. oops...gtg go now! muakcz*
*love the Lord!!!! You are my only One!*
