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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！
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
致：我挚爱的家乡
古晋，您变得好快，好的坏的都被逐渐引进来，
别怕，有我在，我绝对不会让你腐败！
耶稣，我献上感恩，因为你要在这土地彰显大能；
为你我，他舍去华丽，来到世上把我们的罪恶拿去，
祷告, 让我们为古晋而祷告，祷告复兴的来到！
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
My "Old" Place
gosh I use to write such long post (and I was 17) that I don't even have the interest to read it through. Haha. Guess people's general attention span really has gotten worse. Looking back, guess I've changed a lot. For better or worse?
hmm :)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
不要忘了做朋友
面对在生活里擦肩而过的人；也许是捡垃圾的，小聚会碰面的，巴士坐旁边的，学校熟悉面孔的，都不要忘了做朋友。要记得生命里很多的巧遇都可能是搓成下一个伟大交响乐的小插曲。不要对不相关的人冷漠，无情，无视。这城市就是太寂寞，因为大家都忘了做朋友。
一起工作的同志，也许只因为工作的凑合而非得一起作战。聊得话题扯不开作业，共处的时间只有任务和交差。静下想想，不要忘了做朋友。学着把焦点在叹气的那瞬间转移到对方，认真的去认识与了解。这样不是很好吗？有了可称“战友”之号的友情，紧握着目标并肩作战的日子可以快乐许多。
好不容易找到了想要一辈子相爱的对象。呼吸的每一刻都有示爱的冲动，相见的叹息。嘿，把脚步放慢，认真的呼吸，让多一点氧气输送到脑袋去。坠入爱河的人都被情绪冲昏了头，不管好的坏的。不要忘记做朋友，因为友情是爱情的磐石，是感情的基础。没了基础，甜蜜的爱情挥霍完了之后剩余的只有苦涩，尴尬，遗憾。爱情不一定天长地久，但友情可以是永恒的。所以，不要忘了做朋友。
对着再也熟悉不过的人，性格态度脾气处事了如手掌。因为太了解，而失去了坦诚的空间；因为太习惯，而丧失了对彼此的客气与珍惜。唉，不要忘了做朋友，一个拥有互相扶持和彼此坦然的空间；一个因为太熟悉而不怕为了对方的收益抛下自尊的付出。做朋友，永远都会有更多的层次。
就算之间有年龄和生活领悟的差距，就算之间必须有尊重和谨慎的协调，不要忘了做朋友。太多的尊重只会让感情变得枯燥乏味，没有了争论的过瘾，互相给与受的健康。单方面的发表没有讨论，也不是能让感情健康茁壮的沃泥。
友谊是优雅美丽的。万物的创造者显然圣洁伟大，是世上无所可以比量的。面对着宇宙无与伦比的上帝真神，人类最自然的反应就是觉得自己渺小，无值得可怕。但，一样的不要忘了做朋友。神渴望的不单是我们的听天由命，盲目服从。约翰15章15节神说：“我不再称你们为仆人， 因仆人不知道主人所做的事。我 乃 称 你 们 为 朋 友” 。神要与我们交情，聊天，谈心事。兼至高无上，兼轻易进人。竟然如此，让我们不要忘了做朋友吧。
朋友，不要忘了做朋友。
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Resistance to the proud, grace to the humble
humble and teachable,
these are the traits that I am truly proud of for you.
All the best in your college life, a whole new chapter of becoming a man.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The Cat City
It sounded pretty far-fetched a year ago that a few of them bought tickets spontaneously and said they were flying to Kuching next year. A year past and there you have the 4 of them plus me 5, took 3 separate planes on the same day from KL to Kuching. The airport person must have thought there's something fishy with my house BMW, which yes its a Wira, and its Buatan Malaysia :)
Travelling with these 4 human beings wouldn't be something everyone would like, specially when all 4 of them look like winners of some model search.
Presenting,
Huang,
which is 191 and has an Avatar body;
PP,
who looks like a Taiwanese Celebrity;
Chris,
one bad-boy hunk he is;
and last but not least,
Crystal,
who is as sweet as Taylor Swift!
No joke ae? :p
And to make things worse,
they are couples!
which leave me, the local boy and driver all alone =.=
Nah, just kidding. I don't look that bad myself :p Although it was a little awkward at first, things got real fun through out the seven days of their stay. I think we practically visited almost everywhere in Kuching, besides the natural caves and some awesome gardens, we covered all the way from the mountains to the city then to the beach. We even bought some drinks and went to the city bridge to drink, where Chris saw fireflies for his first time. Who says Kuching's boring :D
Besides food, the security, snakes and some huge houses around, the guys were actually very excited about the roads in Kuching. They find the roads so smooth, that you can play water slides when it rains.
This place really ain't that bad huh?
As hard as i tried, i really hope they had a great time. It was my first ever visit with friends 'from the other side' and it was my first time driving that much in a stretch in my entire life. I bet they enjoyed my driving skills as much :D
Thanks to them, i re-visited places I haven't been in years. Looking back at the same sceneries, food and places from a tourist's point of view and pressing the camera shuttle on just about everything, I realized that...
familiar things can be just as fascinating and exciting :)
Cheers Kuching!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Notice: Sushi Halt
Due to the happenings in Japan, which caused radiation pollution on some Japanese imports, Sushi Love Rice will be temporary closed to ensure the best interest of all parties.
However music is not radiation pollute-able, so feel free to drop by and let the songs play (thanks wesha). Afterall Adhitia Sofyan's from Indonesia not Japan :)
Till further notice is given, keep praying for Japan, and keep loving sushi
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