Thursday, December 29, 2005

God's boxes of Love

I have in my hands two boxes,

Which God gave me to hold.

He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box,

And all your joys in the gold."




I heard His words, and in the two boxes,

Both my joys and sorrows I stored,

But though the gold became heavier each day,

The black was as light as before.




With curiosity, I opened the black,

I wanted to find out why,


And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,

Which my sorrows had fallen out by.




I showed the hole to God, and mused,

"I wonder where my sorrows could be!"

He smiled a gentle smile and said,

"My child, they're all here with me."




I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,

Why the gold and the black with the hole?

"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,

The black is for you to let go."

Lesson of Love


A ninety-one year old woman died after living a long dignified life. When she met God she asked him something that had long bothered her. If Man was created in God's image, and if all men are created equal, why do people treat each other so badly?
God replied that each person who enters our life has a unique lesson to teach us. And it is only through these lessons that we learn about life, people, relationships and God. This confused the woman, so God began to explain.
When someone lies to you it teaches you that things are not always as they seem. The truth is often far beneath the surface. Look beyond the masks people wear if you want to know their heart. And remove your own masks to let people know yours.
When someone steals from you it teaches you that nothing is forever. Always appreciate what you have, for you never know when you might lose it. And never, ever take your friends and family for granted because today is the only guarantee you have.
When someone inflicts an injury upon you it teaches you that the human state is a fragile one. Protect and take care of your body as best as you can, it's the only thing you are sure to have here on earth.
When someone mocks you it teaches you that no two people are alike. When you encounter people who are different from you ,don't judge them by how they look or act; instead base your opinion on the contents of their heart.
When someone breaks your heart it teaches you that loving someone does not always mean that person will love you back. But don't turn your back on love because when you find the right person, the joy that one person brings will make up for all the past hurts put together. Times ten.
When someone holds a grudge against you it teaches you that everyone makes mistakes. When you are wronged, the most virtuous thing you can do is forgive the offender without pretense. Forgiving those who have hurt us is the most difficult and courageous thing Man can do.
When a loved one is unfaithful to you it teaches you that resisting temptation is Man's greatest challenge. Be vigilant in your resistance against all temptation. By doing so you will be rewarded with an enduring sense of satisfaction far greater than the temporary pleasure by which you were tempted.
When someone cheats you, it teaches you that greed is the root of all evil. Aspire to make your dreams come true, no matter how lofty they may be. Do not feel guilty about your success, but never let an obsession with achieving your goals lead you to engage in malevolent activities.
When someone ridicules you it teaches you that nobody is perfect. Accept people for their merits and be tolerant of their flaws. Do not ever reject someone for imperfections over which they have no control.
Upon hearing the Lord's wisdom, the old woman became concerned that there were no lessons to be learned from Man's good deeds. God replied that Man's capacity to love is the greatest gift he has. At the root of all kindness is love, and each act of love also teaches us a lesson.
The woman's curiosity deepening, God once again began to explain. When someone loves us it teaches us that love, kindness, charity, honesty, humility, forgiveness and acceptance can counteract all the evil in the world. For every good deed, there is one less evil deed. Man alone has the power to control the balance between good and evil, but because the lessons of love are not taught often enough, the power is too often abused.
When you enter someone's life, whether by plan, chance or coincidence, consider what your lesson will be. Will you teach love or a harsh lesson of reality? When you die will your life have resulted in more loving or hurting? More comfort or pain? More joy or sadness? Each one of us has power over the balance of love in the world. Use it wisely. Don't miss an opportunity to nudge the world's scale in the right direction.
Pass this lesson of love on to those you love and to those you have hurt. For each person who receives this, there will be a little less evil in the world and a little more love.

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

电影:无极

Rating:★★
Category:Movies
Genre: Other
剧情:她与满神有了这个契约:她将一如其名“倾城”,成为天下男人倾倒的对象,从而亨受荣华富贵及万千宠爱,不过代价是,她将无法得到真爱。她认命吗?不,当奴隶昆伦奉主人光明大将军之命,穿上他的鲜花盔甲,赶到皇城救驾大王,却为倾城而误救了王。倾城为眼见人动了真情,可惜她一直误以为救他的是光明将军本人,光明也乐于错有错着与她相爱,可是却遭北公爵无欢的破坏,唯有昆伦默默以真心对待倾城。当倾城终于发现真相时,已然处在这四角关系之中。她是否能摆脱命运的枷锁,而很能跑(但其实是一直在逃)的昆伦,会否会是她的答案?

再一次是因为免费戏票才去看这部片。。。。其实在论坛上知道很多人都这部片子弹得毫不留情。。还说有部分本来好像应该很感动,却搞得全场哄堂大笑。。。本来不想去看了。。。但Bernard又说想看看怎样好笑法。。。所以,我们就花了两个小时看了一场闹剧。。哈哈!

开始时,还好。。后来就越看越不对路。。哈哈!评两颗星是评在一些摄影、风景。。而已!哈哈!

坦白说,问我这部片子的类型。。我也说不出所以然。。。爱情?不够凄美,反而好好笑。。哈哈!所以,我还是选择“其他”^_*

有几幕蛮搞笑的。。张东健救了张柏芝之后那一幕,好像把张柏芝当成人形风筝一样拉扯飞翔着。。但她还一脸很兴奋的样子。。全场哄堂大笑。。

谢霆峰说 :“是你让我不再相信任何人,让我失去了做一个好人的机会”本来好像听起来很悲。。但对不起loo。。。我挤不出眼泪,反而觉得“笑”果还不错!哈哈!

还有最后时,真田广之“深情”的向谢霆峰说 :“我也被你感动了。。。”哇。。我毛孔悚然了。。然后他们两个眼神交集。。。我和Bernard差点笑死了。。他们两个大男人似乎在“过电”。。还好没有说 :“我终于找到真心爱我的人了。。。”

还有一幕,当张东健背着刘晔时。。刘晔伏在他的肩膀。。一脸幸福样子。。背景音乐让我想起Titanic...哈哈。。。这部片子该不会提倡同性恋吧??!哈哈。。因为每一个人得不到倾城的爱。。。所以“胃口”也转变了??!哈哈!

还有谢霆峰为啥有个金手指啊,还要是食指,为啥不是中指?哈哈!要来干吗?是点穴吗?还是 DUK BUI ZEK??! 纯粹为了造型而造型吗?有没有人可以告诉我啊?!哈哈!

我只是觉得演员没法子啦。。接了片,一定得演到底。。只是导演看到这些地方时,他可以过得了关吗?不明白,耗资3.6亿多拍这样的片子。。还有他们的华文。。我真的不敢恭维。。我不“好”韩片。。对张东健也没啥认识。。但他的华文,我看三岁的孩子都会好过他!!

哦。。。如果这是艺术片,怒我才疏学浅。。看不懂。。! ^_*



Monday, December 26, 2005

圣诞感言


昨晚,一个老朋友拨电话问我今年的圣诞过得怎样。。。我告诉他,这是一个非常有意义,也窝心的圣诞。。。

在过去的一个星期,近乎每个晚上都有节目。。好像已经很多年,没有“经历”那么忙碌的圣诞了。。。在之前的教会,他们并不太强调圣诞节,所以从来没有举行啥圣诞崇拜。而今年,忙完了小组庆圣诞,之后就是小组报佳音,然后就是圣诞崇拜。虽然是忙碌,但却是有意义。。。

也许因为几年来所身处的教会没有庆祝圣诞节。。自己对节日也逐渐麻木了。但,今年的圣诞节,我和Bernard很早以前就盘算要买礼物给小组组员、教会弟 兄姐妹。好几个主日崇拜后,我们都是去了shopping。。。为了购买礼物给这些弟兄姐妹和朋友们。。。我也赠送礼物给予今年向我购买义卖票簿的朋友 呢。。哈哈。。因为真的很感谢他们啦。。我是第一年参与教会义卖会呢。。他们的支持,使我本来忐忑不安的心情得着很大的鼓励。。所以,我也希望藉着圣诞节 了表我一番心意。。更盼望与他们分享这份来自上帝的爱。。。

我们也到处买chocolate,candy。。。然后自己包扎,再设计卡片。。Bernard开始时还说,圣诞节那天,见人就派糖果就好了。。不需那么 费神,要包扎。。我当然不依啦。。我总是觉得送礼讲究一番心意。。也许礼物价值不高,但对方看到你如此一番心意包扎,一定会更开心啦。。后来他也投降 啦。。帮忙我剪纸。。分配糖果啦。。总算是有一点点贡献。。

我记得小组庆圣诞那天,当我们停下车,组员们帮忙我把东西搬去Putra Condominium。。然后佩珊就走过来,递给我一份礼物。。。是一包包扎得很精致的礼物。。有糖果、有巧克力。。她抄我们的idea啦。。给她先拔头筹了。。我们还没有把所预备的礼物给她,她却先下手为强了。。

这一份是我今年圣诞节收到的第一份礼物。。。很感动。。也很意外。。因为想不到她会如此用心为我们预备礼物。。 佩珊参与小组有一个多月。我看到她参与教会的崇拜或小组时都很用心。虽然她还没有接受主,但这是我们心里头的祷告与期盼。但后来,她并没有在小组庆圣诞时决志信主。

和Bernard分享时,他说还有圣诞崇拜。。所以,我们不要放弃。。 我想也是的,上帝有他自己的时间。。

在昨天的圣诞崇拜,当我站在台上,看到她终于做了这个信心的决定,决志归主时,我真的很感动。。。看到站在台下的她哭了,我的眼眶也不禁哭了。。我的感动是因为看到灵魂的得救。。我的感动是因为看到她踏出了这个信心的脚步,作出了一个重大的决定!

后来她与我分享时,她说她的眼泪一直掉不停。。。形容不出她的感觉。。

我感谢主,因为我相信这些的感动不是仅仅来自我们的话剧、或气氛,乃是因为上帝的爱和感动。。。佩珊是我们小组的第一个果子。。。我真的盼望接下来,我们的小组可以为神结果累累!

这个圣诞,对佩珊来说意义非凡。。。对我而言,也是一个窝心并有意义的圣诞!盼望看到她越发在主里长大成熟!



Wednesday, December 21, 2005

“温暖”的圣诞


在马来西亚,没有冬天的漫天飞雪;更没有冬天的寒风彻骨。。。我们有的是一个温馨,“温暖”的圣诞。。。

昨晚的小组庆圣诞,虽然没有人信主,虽然仍有许多不足之处留待我们检讨、改善;但仍然向我的上帝献上我的感恩。。。

虽然在准备的过程,大家都很辛苦。。人数到最后一分钟又加入,或取消。。我们预备礼物的,搞得真的头痛。。但仍然看到上帝的看顾和保守。。

而且在昨天下午才接到电话,本来有参与的三个来自甲洞学生小组的新朋友,其中两个遇上车祸,得就院留医;另外一个的公公去世。。从佩妮那儿接到消息时,心里嘀咕。。怎么那么巧啊?心里头暗暗的不断祷告。。。

傍晚时,天开始转黑。。还下起雨来。。我不停的祷告。。我们今晚是BBQ啊。。下雨的话,啥都泡汤啦。。。哈哈!感谢上帝,反而因为雨后赐给我们一个凉爽的天气!!感谢主!

其实,我相信大家都很享受整个聚会。。在凯毅带领着我们清唱“平安夜”时。。。每个人手中拿着蜡烛。在黑暗中,圣诞树的灯光耀眼;我们手中的蜡烛也发出了光芒。轻轻哼唱平安夜时,那种宁静的平安。。是由心而发的。。

我深信透过昨晚的小组,也撒下了种子。。。我祷告上帝看顾来到我们当中的每一个新朋友。。按照他的时候,真的盼望看到他们会踏出生命的第一步,为自己作下一个有智慧并重大的决定!

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

不进则退


前一阵子,为周讯预备营友感言。。。本来自己也想写下几句,作为一个结论。也盼望藉此机会,鼓励弟兄姐妹多点提笔写下自己的感受。。。因为这次我觉得我催稿真的催得自己也觉得有点腻了。。。不知道弟兄姐妹会不会觉得我像“催命符”一样难搞呢?没法子啦。。也是为了周讯嘛。。体谅体谅啦....

那时想起一个字。。。但就是忘记了怎样写。。只知道这个形容词。。。但连部首也想不起来了。。那时已经差不多半夜三点多了。。。我之前把弟兄姐妹的分享打 了字,间中修改一些文法。。其实已经好悃了。。但就是不甘心我想不起这个字。。翻查字典,也得不出所以然来。。。一心以为的读音,原来都不是。。 搞了好久,还是搞不出所以然来,才心不甘情不愿上床睡觉。。

好呕血。。有边读边,无边读中间这个真的不work啦!!

但是上帝的恩典真的够我用。。过了几天,我翻起一本我刚刚看完的一本书,惊讶的我看到了那个字!“隽永”--永远。。。天啊。。。原来我几天前,才“看过”这个字啦。。。但,我却忘了。。。 为了这个词汇,我还问过一些朋友呢。。但朋友都不知道我指什么。。

后来,同一页还有另一个生字。。我就问主民。。他说独中生的华文程度好嘛。。结果我们的读音都是错误的。。而且也查了字典,才懂有这样古灵精怪的部首。。

看来,我真的得下定决心,屏除这个“有边读边,无边读中间”的坏习惯了。。还有因为现在习惯打中文字,真正写时,其实有些比较深的词汇还是忘记了。。唉。。真的得趁自己现在的记性还不太差,得下一番功夫了。。

原来,不进则退不一定指啥么大条道理的大事。。。微小的认识一些生字也可以来到这个”境界“的。。哈哈!

你呢。。是不是也爱 “有边读边,无边读中间”啊?!


Monday, December 12, 2005

走过365日。。。


20051212日,对Bernard和我是一个很有意义的日子。。。我们的恋爱一周年纪念日!


大家可有好奇在这么“罗曼蒂克”的日子,我们如何共度啊?!

大概晚上8点左右,我到他的家一起吃晚餐。。。不是烛光晚餐,是他妈妈煮的糯米饭。。晚餐后,我们的余兴节目就是:他预备小组讲章,我联络组员,叮咛一些小组庆圣诞的细节。。。 蛮不错哦?!


我们一起一年了,不是说失去了起初的热情。但,我们更享受此时此刻的细水长流。。。


虽然现在常常我们的二人世界,会谈谈情话又不自觉谈到小组、圣乐、教会。。。但藉着一起的服事,我们也了解彼此更多,也更懂得彼此扶持和接纳包容。。。我们常常觉得可以一起服事主是上帝给我们最大的福分!


感谢神,让我认识了Bernard。虽然他不是很帅,不是很苗条。。。弹吉它时还爱吐舌头。。。 但,从他身上我真的学习很多。学习他对神国度无条件的付出,学习他对人的包容接纳,学习他的忍耐谦卑。。。


感谢他365天来,对我的爱和宽容。。。但愿神可以藉着我们继续祝福更多人!


P/S: 今年的周年庆,没有礼物。我想,这一篇分享已经让他很sweet了吧?!哈哈!