I'm listening to City Harvest's Live Webcast right now. I feel that things have changed a lot since I left Singapore. By things I mean my personality and my passion towards Christianity. I feel that I am growing more and more weary towards my faith and I am becoming more apathetic towards those around me.
I still remember the story I used to listen to from 孫越叔叔說故事. The story's called 做在最小的身上. In a nutshell the moral of the story is to encourage people to care for those who are less fortunate and those who are poor both materialistically and spiritually. But right now I feel that the moral of the story is too far fetched and that human selfishness can never be conquered by mere education. Knowing that there are people less fortunate than ourselves doesn't mean that we will take any action and change the situation.
Right now the pastor in the CHC Webcast is declaring, "to a year of abundance!" I feel strange about this. How can he be declaring those words when there are disasters all over the world? Aren't Christians supposed to focus on other things other than their own well-being?
But then again I guess it's part of human nature for people to always focus on themselves. It doesn't matter whether you are a believer or not.
Rant of the day:
Garsh I am so tired. There was another MASSA event today. I wish extra curricular stuffs can be over soon. Argh two days away from my first midterm. I guess tomorrow will be spent in the library. ARGHH I NEED SOME REST! I want to go back to Taiwan:( (or Boston, or even Singapore. Or even...SF? =D)
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Yes, I agree with you that human selfishness cannot be conquered by mere education. Inspite of the efforts of Confucius and other oriental teachings emphacizing the priority of group interests over those of individuals we see Asians in general are just as selfish as Westerners who have been educated to respect individuals from their childhood. However,history of human beings is not only propelled by the struggles for their own survival but the various endeavors of mutual help and cooperations between themselves.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, selfish human nature serves to ensure one's survival to a degree. The rest is accomplished only through other people's efforts.
Mom and I were invited impromtu by a Christian law professor for lunch thday. He posted altogether 7 questions to all those present: What is time? what is love? What is choice? What is .....? (I just remember thesse three)I gave an answer to most questions. But we were all stuned by the simple but meaningful answers given by the professor's own 4-year-old daughter!!! And the professor said happily: God often teaches me through the words of my own daughter! Isn't that interesting? So, just imagine,if he posted these questions to you, what would you
answer?
Well, prepare your midterm first. Try to digest these three questions when you have time.
Of course SF!!! How is that a question?
ReplyDeleteyes, people around the world are suffering. during that same service Pastor Kong asked us to give as much as we could for the Haiti Relief efforts. All the money collected at that service went to City Care (charity arm of CHC) -- the first rescue team to be sent to Haiti from Singapore. CHC is doing much to help those in need. To live abundantly is what we are called to do because we are children of God. And when we live abundantly, not just physically but also spiritually and emotionally, we are able to give to those around us, including our time and energy, and be an encouragement to those who are lost. How can you help others when you are living in desolation and in need? Living abundantly is not selfish.
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