its good tat we now hv a place, but to settle down is far frm it... anyway just prayin tat all will go well...esp my fam and all. even if i'm not there i noe God will be there for em. esp for my mom who's been sick for th past few days...
anyway cant say much but yea will be reli squeezed for time this nxt few days. i guess till i can reli collect my thoughts.
back for awhile. wells to be short and sweet. Am havin a blast of a time in my new course. Am in a platoon with ppl i've been and seen in my previous coy so din hv to adapt to new ppl again. Plus my bunks pretty neat with ppl whom u can just chill out with. Anyways this company i'm in(and yea am not comparing or wat coz every coy has its own flaws and stuff) so far is one whr everyone despite the toughness of the trainings would just wanna strive and do their best. This wk has been drainin and its comin to the end, but so far reli thank God for just givin me strength day by day. Even when i din hv enough rest and so on, i reli just grateful for the ppl ard. But yea nxt wk won't be any different.
wells will see wat else i'd say this wkend...hehe till then
there is this story i'd like to share.
There was this boy who had a burden for the ppl ard him. He couldnt bear to see the daily sufferings his family, friends and dear ones face everyday. He wanted to find a way to help this ppl. What he did was tat he went out to them tryin to solve their problems. He created this write me your problem solution and dat he'd gurrantee he'd be there and try to see through the problems of his family and frens.
The first wk was fine, only 1 problem and he quickly met the need of his fren. The nxt wk he had 2 probs. He adjusted his schedule and met the need of his fren and his brother. The wk after dat he had 4. He then again fixed his schedule to fix their problems.
From 4 it became 8, then 16 and so on. As time went on, the problems kept coming in. ANd one thing he noticed was that the friends and family whose problems he had solved b4 kept on sending in their problems to him. ANd the day he realised that was when he had to deal with 1024 problems. It hit him. His intention of helping this ppl backfired. It made them dependent on him. It didn't make them better. It didnt make them solve their problems on their own.
As he carried on dwelling on this matter, other thoughts flooded his mind. Time. He had no time for himself. HE didn't even hv time for his own problems. Yet now he felt like a fool carryin the whole world on his shoulders. He meant it for good and now he regretted it. He didn't see the long term effect of his solution. NOr did he hv a foundation for his solution. As he was surrounded by the problems of his frens and family he began to feel the weight of those problems drowning him. He thought who would now take upon these problems which are not his to begin with.
As he sank low in the pool of problems he felt a light fall upon him. His body went light and slowly he began to rise up frm the sea of problems. The warmness and the brightness of the light seemed to strengthen him and empower him. ANd not for long he realised he was standin upon the sea of problems. And there standing next to him was a man. HIs face was full of warmth, the warmth only a father could give. His eyes was full of compassion and understanding and love.
He turned towards the boy, and said to him, " I see you labor and are heavy laden. I see that your heart stirs for the people . Fret not for I will be with you. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. FOr my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Tears began to roll down his eyes. He fell upon his knees and broke down upon his feet. He realised how foolish he was for takin it all on his own. And he realised that all the help he could give was all but temporal. He forgot that he was only human. And human's fail. BUt this person will never fail. And he forgot to point his frens and family to HIm in the midst of helping them.
He looked upon Him and said, " Teach me your way. FOr I do not know which way to go or wat to do."
HE replied to him in a tender and reassuring voice saying, " I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with my eye."
At that very saying his spirit was renewed and a new strength grew frm within. Together with Him, he began to pick up the problems that hv fallen upon him. Every single one, frm his frens to his very own problems. He taught him wat to do with them. As much as he wanted to help them He reminded the boy that the only way this ppl can truly stand up is by facing the problems on their own. He went on to counsel the boy that all he had to do was to point them all to Him. Because only He could carry the weight of the world.
In an instant, the sea of problems disappeared and a voice rang out saying, "Carry on with your work and forget not that I will be with you always."
It may just be a work of imagination, but somehow I couldnt put into words the thoughts that hv been in my head. the things that I hv learnt in the span of 2wks is something i'd like to take to heart and share it with you. There are many out there facin their own problems. They all hv their needs. And they will kp on searching for means to meet their needs. Either through their frens, family, material and temporal means. Yet after awhile none of this satisfies em and often if not they tend to forget abt the need that was met before. Yet if we point them to wat lasts and to a person who will never fail em and in doing so they learn to entrust their all upon Him, their dependence will be on him and not on you. And in doing so that would be the greatest Help one can do. Because the help we provide can only do so much and much of the helping depends on the person we help. ANd often times the person who helps may not hv the patience or in time to come the means to be the need of the person he is helping. And also at times we can fail that person which would make the situation worse. And as the story explains the person rather than uplifting will be drowned by(not his own) problems he has adopted.
So far I am thankful of the lessons I've learnt and the ppl who are looking out for me and my needs. And ultimately leading me to look upon the great teacher who'd in time to come equip me as He moulds me to become who I ought to and I know that this help is eternal.
Everyone is in need. Everyone needs the attention. Even the birds in the sky. If the birds needs are met everyday how much more us who are of more meaning to the one above.
Anyway on another note, am feelin reluctant to go back to camp. hehe. KInda enjoyed my days with my FAMILY. And yea especially watchin korean dramas and movies. BUt yea either than tat will hv to contradict tat even though i'm reluctant, i am lookin forward to my upcomin phase. Don't know wat'll happen next but i sure am gonna look forward to it. ANd yea hv to learn to entrust my prayers and pray with specifics. I guess for the wks to come esp for my fam, it'd be difficult. Gotta pray for a hse to come becoz we're gettin out of this place soon. Coz the owners hv given us a deadline. And yea gotta pack things and i wonder how i'll get the time to do so. But yea Knowing God he will provide everythin..
