Lolz, it's been a long time since i last posted here. So this post will be one heck of a long post
Well, i have many things to say, but my laziness always(if not,all the time) gets the better of me. :P
Holidays has finally reach an end after 3 whole month, and i'm still in my holiday mood!! And as we know, since the start of this semester, quite a fair bit of changes has happened.Firstly and the most obvious and pain-staking change, is that most of us are currently in different cell groups. Well, it's a pain in the butt, and i still find it impossible to even imagine myself in someone else's cell. But i cant go on sulking about it forever.
**Sulks for the last time**
**Sulks for the last time**Now that, that is over, it is time to start my long lecturing post.I'll start by sharing a short
(i think) story first;
Ernest Gordon groans in the death house of Chungkai,Burma. He listens to the moans of the dying and smells the stench of the dead. He shares a cot with flies and bedbugs and awaits a lonely death in a japanese p.o.w camp. In this camp, the allied soldiers behave like barbarians, stealing from each other, robbing dying colleagues, fighting for food scraps. Servers shortchanged rations so they can have extra for themselves. The law of the jungle has become the law of the camp.Death itself, became a more desirable option as the day passes by. But then something wonderful happens. Two new prisoners, in whom hope still stirs, are transferred into the camp. Though also sick and frail, they heed a higher code. They share their meager meals and volunteer for extra work. They cleanse Gordan's ulcerated sores and massage his atropied legs. They gave him his first bath in six weeks. His strength slowly recoverd, and with it, his dignity. Their goodness proves contagious, and Gordon contracts a case. He begins to treat the sick and share his rations. He even gave away his few belongings. Other soldiers do likewise. Over time, the tone of the camp softens and brightens. Sacrifice replaces selfishness.
The same applies to each of us, dont you think so??
I did nothing but groan,sigh,sulk and complains about having to change cell. It is true that i miss our cell very much, but it is a Devil's lie to make us belief that our new cell can never be like our old cell.
I ask myself one question, What made Andrew's cell so enjoyable and acceptable?
Is it Andrew himself? NO!
Is it The Food? NO!
Is it The People? Close, but not really!
I kept on thinking and pondering, untill i finally found the answer : Family and sacrifices
The whole concept of having a cell, is to have a family.And we succeeded in bringing this to reality in Andrew's cell because some of us were able to set aside selfishness and practice sacrifices in cell group. Let me be frank and give you some examples;
1)Andrew - Sacrifices time, patience, money = look after us as a whole, made sure we are fed
spiritually and physically
2)Angie - Sacrifices time and effort = to cook our meals almost every cell, plan and manages the
admin stuff of cell.
(i think) story first;
Ernest Gordon groans in the death house of Chungkai,Burma. He listens to the moans of the dying and smells the stench of the dead. He shares a cot with flies and bedbugs and awaits a lonely death in a japanese p.o.w camp. In this camp, the allied soldiers behave like barbarians, stealing from each other, robbing dying colleagues, fighting for food scraps. Servers shortchanged rations so they can have extra for themselves. The law of the jungle has become the law of the camp.Death itself, became a more desirable option as the day passes by. But then something wonderful happens. Two new prisoners, in whom hope still stirs, are transferred into the camp. Though also sick and frail, they heed a higher code. They share their meager meals and volunteer for extra work. They cleanse Gordan's ulcerated sores and massage his atropied legs. They gave him his first bath in six weeks. His strength slowly recoverd, and with it, his dignity. Their goodness proves contagious, and Gordon contracts a case. He begins to treat the sick and share his rations. He even gave away his few belongings. Other soldiers do likewise. Over time, the tone of the camp softens and brightens. Sacrifice replaces selfishness.
The same applies to each of us, dont you think so??
I did nothing but groan,sigh,sulk and complains about having to change cell. It is true that i miss our cell very much, but it is a Devil's lie to make us belief that our new cell can never be like our old cell.
I ask myself one question, What made Andrew's cell so enjoyable and acceptable?
Is it Andrew himself? NO!
Is it The Food? NO!
Is it The People? Close, but not really!
I kept on thinking and pondering, untill i finally found the answer : Family and sacrifices
The whole concept of having a cell, is to have a family.And we succeeded in bringing this to reality in Andrew's cell because some of us were able to set aside selfishness and practice sacrifices in cell group. Let me be frank and give you some examples;
1)Andrew - Sacrifices time, patience, money = look after us as a whole, made sure we are fed
spiritually and physically
2)Angie - Sacrifices time and effort = to cook our meals almost every cell, plan and manages the
admin stuff of cell.
has a transport back and forth from cell and other
venues.
The list will probably go on and on if i dont call it quits here.
So now that i have roughly sum up the smaller picture of things, lets move on to the bigger picture.
What if all of us, was to carry this attitude of 'sacrifice before selfishness' to our next cell?
Wouldnt we be able to yet again recreate the atmosephere of belonging?
Wouldnt we be able to form yet another loving family?
So what! if there is weird people in the cell. So what! if the cell is full of girls. So what! if the cell is full of guys instead. So what! if the cell is small. So what! if there is no transport in cell. So what! if it so happens that i have to do everything in cell. So! what if there is nobody i know here. So what! if no one understands me. So what! if the atmosphere is different. So what! if the cell is boring. SO WHAT!
Is that a reason to give up? Is that a reason to throw the new cell aside ( i almost wanted to stage a coup d'etat anda coup de grace **Gives an innocent look**).
Is there any reason at all for us to feel tired and defeated ?
Come on guys! i've been with some of you for three semesters already. I know that you guys can do alot more. I'm not innocent here at all. I'm guilty of all the things i mentioned earlier. BUt i know that we can do alot more than what we are doing at the moment.
So what is it going to be now huh? Give it our all? or Let some stupid excuses get the better of us? Only you can answer that question. :)
4 comments:
For once Mel, you put me in your shoes, and i felt the same. I've complained about it before, and still do *laugh over myself* but yea, there is no point of doing so. We ll do what is assign onto us, as i believe its a way to serve Him in serving others too. You know, your post touches me, and its a privilege to serve alongside with you. Keep pressing on, you lazy bummmm !!!!
lololol....actually, the reason why i put up this post, is becaused of my attitude towards the new cell.bcos of this attitude, i have caused a chain reaction among our other members as well.So at the moment, i'm just correcting the mistake i made. :P and hoping the rest of you dun follow in my destructive footsteps
Mel, thank you for the post.. You speaks what i feel and what i think too.. Most of us don't feel good of the breaking part and go into separate cell where somehow minimize the time to contact or meet up.. But what you said was right, if we keep this mindset with us, we'll never blend into new cell, the reality. God has His purpose for putting us into this plan and what we need to do is to follow his will and not only give all we have but do more than what we've done in previous cell. Thank you Mel for the POKING. I think it awakes us.. :) Be good in your new cell yea.. See ya arnd.. :D
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no prob! glad to be of assistance anytime and anywhere.
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