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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Compromise
To everything detestable, horrible and anything that is simply wrong, it started with compromising. Comprising simply means saying yes to something that has always been a no. It means giving in towards things we know we should not, and that when we do, our conscience has to be put aside in ignorance.
There are values in life that was passed down from our forefathers, that has created great fruits for what we enjoy today. There are things we stand firmly on, standards and principles which govern and protect the society at large. At the same time, there has always been a small voice in the large crowds which have a different say in things, different ways of seeing things. When these voices springs out to the majority, society usually are in shock or most of the time unsure of appropriate responds. Therefore the minority voices are mostly suppressed and ignored. Although the minority with conflicting views may not always come from a rebellious origin, or they may even be just confused and in need of listeners to understand and help them out. But because the method of treatment towards the "black sheep" have always been looked over or consists of demanding orders such as "change-back-to-normal-or-else", the minority starts to rebel. Using the perspective of being over-written, they voice out their twisted conflicting views with rationality forcing the society to accept them as a means of human-rights respect even if such views may caused demoralization and corruption of values.
Be it from a rebellious motivation, a hurtful upbringing or a protest for an escape of facing their own mess, conflicting view raisers sometimes just need to be listen to. And when people are too norm-oriented that they just cannot accept extreme irregularities in things, they try enforcement of standards causing a deeper hurt in the already unwell souls.
Slowly, compromising comes in. The fact that there is so much "wrongs" and worsening in this world didn't start with what is seen. It started by a simple word called compromising. Corruption of a whole country system started with giving in on obtaining extra benefits through gifts of gratitude. Sexual immorality began humbly through the compromising towards temptation. A slight overlooked attitude of pride brought forth giant egoistic philosophies that are even highly embraced in today's society.
To rationalize things and make things look fair, a whole new standard of "rights" and "wrongs" has to surfaced. The minority may now stand strong on their indifference and be proud of it. While we should always celebrate individualism and uniqueness, they is still a place for what is acceptable and what's not. By far, to differentiate this would be nearly impossible in today's democratic society where everyone gets a say regardless of what motives and where their says are coming from. Religiosity used to has its place in governing such ambiguous lines but today it has been twisted to be seen as only one of the alternatives in moral perspectives.
Truly, there is no way out of this, whether certain actions or behaviors or situations are acceptable or not having said that everything now is justifiable through anything. Lady Gaga has her say on philosophy while Oprah and Tom Cruise each has their own too. What would the next decade be if such compromising continues? Would murder even be justifiable having seen the moral corruption infection in such rate? How would we teach our next generation when everyone protests for a right for almost any behavior?
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My soul grieves, seeing friends close to me submitting to the power of compromising. From fighting for one-self to being all self-minded; from the line of having new friends to committing adultery; from being fond for a same gender to accepting their self-makeup destiny of being gay. There is practically almost no lines on a say of rights and wrongs. If it feels good, do it, and do it as much as you like or can.
However I refuse to see hopelessness in such situations. Not until i lose my foundation of where the line is, with the accountability to God. Having a belief of God, God is the only uncompromisable being and would forever be. Be it if you believe in a higher supreme being, He is forever Holy and in authority. The world can sway the way it wishes to but God's standards are unshakable. What is righteous remains righteous, what is a sin remains a sin. I'm glad that there is such clarity in God's Kingdom not so that I could be controlled and be pressured to live each day making sure I don't cross the line, but because I see that there is an incorruptible government, being that hope for what the world should and can be.
I do know given the clarity of what is right or wrong does not help one live accordingly to it, but that even makes more sense of who I believe in. Jesus who knows our weaknesses too well that He came and walked that life of impossibility where there was never compromising and only righteousness. He did that so that we do not have to do that. And with the simple identification of what He has done for us, we now are able to fight the temptations of "compromising", and be holy, because he is holy.(1 Peter 1:16)
No thief comes in the house publicly and tells his intention of arrival. He creeps in quietly through the back door, steals away small items that are less noticeable, then he comes in for the bigger ones. And before anyone knows it, the house has been emptied or even set on fire.
I hereby speak not of conformitive demands, but of sincere warning. Do not let the unharmful outlooks of compromising bring you down. Do Not Compromise. Horrible endings start with unharmful, small little wrong-doings, altered viewpoints started with accepting conflicting ideas without holding on firm foundations; sexual relationships started with the justifying of our lustful desires.We have our next generation to be accountable to. Would you like to teach your kids on the benefits of abortion?
There are values in life that was passed down from our forefathers, that has created great fruits for what we enjoy today. There are things we stand firmly on, standards and principles which govern and protect the society at large. At the same time, there has always been a small voice in the large crowds which have a different say in things, different ways of seeing things. When these voices springs out to the majority, society usually are in shock or most of the time unsure of appropriate responds. Therefore the minority voices are mostly suppressed and ignored. Although the minority with conflicting views may not always come from a rebellious origin, or they may even be just confused and in need of listeners to understand and help them out. But because the method of treatment towards the "black sheep" have always been looked over or consists of demanding orders such as "change-back-to-normal-or-else", the minority starts to rebel. Using the perspective of being over-written, they voice out their twisted conflicting views with rationality forcing the society to accept them as a means of human-rights respect even if such views may caused demoralization and corruption of values.
Be it from a rebellious motivation, a hurtful upbringing or a protest for an escape of facing their own mess, conflicting view raisers sometimes just need to be listen to. And when people are too norm-oriented that they just cannot accept extreme irregularities in things, they try enforcement of standards causing a deeper hurt in the already unwell souls.
Slowly, compromising comes in. The fact that there is so much "wrongs" and worsening in this world didn't start with what is seen. It started by a simple word called compromising. Corruption of a whole country system started with giving in on obtaining extra benefits through gifts of gratitude. Sexual immorality began humbly through the compromising towards temptation. A slight overlooked attitude of pride brought forth giant egoistic philosophies that are even highly embraced in today's society.
To rationalize things and make things look fair, a whole new standard of "rights" and "wrongs" has to surfaced. The minority may now stand strong on their indifference and be proud of it. While we should always celebrate individualism and uniqueness, they is still a place for what is acceptable and what's not. By far, to differentiate this would be nearly impossible in today's democratic society where everyone gets a say regardless of what motives and where their says are coming from. Religiosity used to has its place in governing such ambiguous lines but today it has been twisted to be seen as only one of the alternatives in moral perspectives.
Truly, there is no way out of this, whether certain actions or behaviors or situations are acceptable or not having said that everything now is justifiable through anything. Lady Gaga has her say on philosophy while Oprah and Tom Cruise each has their own too. What would the next decade be if such compromising continues? Would murder even be justifiable having seen the moral corruption infection in such rate? How would we teach our next generation when everyone protests for a right for almost any behavior?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My soul grieves, seeing friends close to me submitting to the power of compromising. From fighting for one-self to being all self-minded; from the line of having new friends to committing adultery; from being fond for a same gender to accepting their self-makeup destiny of being gay. There is practically almost no lines on a say of rights and wrongs. If it feels good, do it, and do it as much as you like or can.
However I refuse to see hopelessness in such situations. Not until i lose my foundation of where the line is, with the accountability to God. Having a belief of God, God is the only uncompromisable being and would forever be. Be it if you believe in a higher supreme being, He is forever Holy and in authority. The world can sway the way it wishes to but God's standards are unshakable. What is righteous remains righteous, what is a sin remains a sin. I'm glad that there is such clarity in God's Kingdom not so that I could be controlled and be pressured to live each day making sure I don't cross the line, but because I see that there is an incorruptible government, being that hope for what the world should and can be.
I do know given the clarity of what is right or wrong does not help one live accordingly to it, but that even makes more sense of who I believe in. Jesus who knows our weaknesses too well that He came and walked that life of impossibility where there was never compromising and only righteousness. He did that so that we do not have to do that. And with the simple identification of what He has done for us, we now are able to fight the temptations of "compromising", and be holy, because he is holy.(1 Peter 1:16)
The thief comes and steal, kill, and destroy
John 10:10
No thief comes in the house publicly and tells his intention of arrival. He creeps in quietly through the back door, steals away small items that are less noticeable, then he comes in for the bigger ones. And before anyone knows it, the house has been emptied or even set on fire.
I hereby speak not of conformitive demands, but of sincere warning. Do not let the unharmful outlooks of compromising bring you down. Do Not Compromise. Horrible endings start with unharmful, small little wrong-doings, altered viewpoints started with accepting conflicting ideas without holding on firm foundations; sexual relationships started with the justifying of our lustful desires.We have our next generation to be accountable to. Would you like to teach your kids on the benefits of abortion?
Thursday, July 7, 2011
夜谈
跟妈和弟在超市买了一大包美露。最近对咖啡敏感了，觉得咖啡因性格太强硬激烈，一把就是那股好胜的气概，硬是要把自己浓厚的味道蔓延似的霸占領域。最近的我没有那股好胜欲，还是请来美露代班个好几天好了。今晚的夜空很宁静，泡了美露到窗台前叹口气。和 上帝聊了几句，跟他说了我对美露一路来的眷恋。哈哈。他笑了。
听了韦礼安的人质，其实没有朋友说得那么好听。终觉得他少了杨宗伟的凝聚力很感性，少了阿妹的坦诚。不过还是要谢谢他，因为让我想起了自己。很多时候，不管在K房或名歌餐厅唱歌时都太过注重唱腔表现，太在意听者的感觉；而常常忘了体会歌词间的含义，旋律背后的故事，和呈现词曲家写歌的目的。很多时候，也许是把兴趣当工作了；或是重复度太高；或是重来都没有搞清楚事情的真相；我们常常会把事物的原义随着现代生活反复的律动而忘了体会，忘了投入的感觉。工作也好，待人也罢。而当中最可怕的不是“听众”觉悟了后的反应，而是自己迷茫了而却不晓得。好吧，让我们再次学习体会，对自己做的每一件事投入。对，这样应该会很不错。
这夜晚真的好宁静。你感觉到了吗？课业和考试该准备的重来都没有离开过那“该做的事”排行榜。但不知为什么，心里就是那么安静。刚结束的小组好棒，每个人都在基督里成长了那么一点点，我为你们感到开心。明天又要飞回古晋了，想到那独自的旅程，其实很累。但把眼眶放在那还没实现的愿望，为它放手一扑。。*想想，值得。不在的这几天，希望大家会过得很好。
好了，月亮爬上了正空中，提醒野猫们别再赏月了。希望你今天过得很好，希望你期待明天未知数的到来。晚安！
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