Monday, August 14, 2006

The meaning of Life

Different people may have a different view of life.
The most recent reason I heard about the meaning of life is to keep yourself happy.
Some people told me the meaning of life is to become a successful man/ woman.
Some others said it is about enjoying yourself, be whoever you want to be. Life is short, just be yourself.
Some people may have a longer term vision. They want to do something "big", so that people remember you when you pass away.
Some passionate activists may say, "I want to change the society, education system, and politics! I want to change the way people think! I want to make a better world!!"
The most common reason, I suppose, is ... "Well... I don't know!"

From all these reasons stated either by friends, friend's friends or some guy in the internet, such as keep yourself happy, achieve your personal goal, be who you want to be, etc... Do you recognize that these reasons are ALL about yourself? "I want to do this ... I want to be that..." Do you realize that everyone's meaning of life is simply about "ME"?!
I reckon from all reasons I've stated above, the last answer is the honest one. "I don't know!" How are you supposed to know your explanation of the meaning of life is better than the others? What authority do you have to claim that your explanation is the best? If you cannot prove you have the right and authority to claim the meaning of life, then your answer is an intentional or unintentional lie.

So, that means NO one in the world can claim "This is the meaning of life!! ..." And that means people who try to tell others the meaning of life is not telling the right answer. Then the conclusion is YOU are not always correct. So why are you still concerning about yourself? There must be something more important than "ME" in this world. There must be an ultimate RIGHT answer for the meaning for life. Where does it come from? Certainty not you or me, or any human being. Who else can this be?

Sunday, August 06, 2006

細水長流

很多人都追求細水長流, 無論是愛情, 友情,
對於感情都希望無風無浪, 與喜歡的人白頭到老, 一生一世
這個想法也一直在我心中迴盪著.. 盼望真的能夠細水長流
不過, 今天因為一些說話, 令我對這種想法有點改觀

先試把這四個字想像成一幅圖畫,
在我心中的是一幅平靜的圖畫,
上面有一條沒有風浪, 沒有漣漪的小河,
有溫和的陽光照落在這條平靜的小河上
四處鳥語花香, 綠草如茵 ...
人期盼這幅美麗的圖畫出現在人生之中本是平常事,
但須知世事常變, 人生之中又有幾多個風平浪靜的時刻?
於是我想, 與其期盼細水長流
不如學習面對風高浪急的情況
與其為了保障自己擁有細水長流而逃避不解決當前問題,
不如和身邊的人肩並肩一起面對驚濤駭浪
更何況, 細水長流, 過於平淡的生命也不見得一定是好的
太過平淡, 反而會覺得枯燥乏味,
追求細水長流, 結果卻是適得其反
人生總要有高有底, 有起有跌才活得精彩
而且高底起跌是必然的,
所以要學習適應, 學習與身邊的人共同進退

有很多時候, 人與神的關係和人與人的關係很相似
人與人之間不應該細水長流, 人和神或許也一樣
有些人信了神, 但還是感覺不到神的愛, 感覺不到神的真實
這是否因為你盼望的只不過是細水長流的感情呢?
有沒有想過, 原來自己和神之間似乎沒有聯繫
是因為自己對神的話語失去了渴求?
在高底起伏的生命之中, 有否時刻求告主的名?
追求神的心應該是像急流一樣從心裡湧出來
而不是連漣漪也沒有的小河
不要忘記依靠信服神, 凡事禱告, 凡事謝恩,
這樣和神的關係才能真正的長流

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Fear in Love

Do you feel fear when you fall in love? Fear of being betrayed; fear of lies from him/her; fear of breaking his/her promise or he/she breaks his/her promise; fear of losing the love; fear when he/she talks about another boy/girl; fear when he/she doesn't talk about another boy/girl; etc, etc... And I heard my friend's friend fear her boyfriend is a homosexual as she saw this in her dream.

But my question is, should there be fear in love? In my opinion, it's the matter of trust. If you trust him/her with your entire heart and mind, most of the fear do not come up at all. However, there are to many uncertainties in this world. Experience teaches us it is difficult to trust someone wholeheartedly without any fear. Scars in people's heart is not easy to be recovered.

This make me rejoice as a Christian to hear God's love. There is NO fear in God's unconditional love. Because before we loved God, He loved us first. God loves us always not because we love him or we deserve any of His love, but He loved us and chose us to be His children at the beginning of the world. He is such a faithful and loving God that everyone can trust wholeheartedly. He will heal your scars in your heart so that you won't have fear in God's love as true love drives out ALL fear.

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. -- 1 John 4:18