Nostalgia

In a moment of boredom, i logged in to friendster to view the profiles of my friends. Pardon me, but i only stopped at friendster. Facebook is no go for me. lol. Anyway, there are quite a few friends/associates in my friends list who are happily married, working in a nice career, flying frequently for overseas holiday trips or partying like crazy.

To put it in perspective, i do feel jealous. I feel that these people do not deserve all that because 1) they weren't university graduates, 2) back in my school days, i was way more superior than them in studies and CCA achievements, hence why did they surpass me?, 3) i just didnt like their faces.

Then i recalled a very good analogy spoken by my hokkien ministry Pastor Mark at our CNY combined service. He knows of a very famous fish-soup stall in Outram. It is always crowded, and diners have to wait for a very long time. Then you see some folks at the next table get the fish soup faster than you. Then you feel a little "buay shong" and start to panic. But hey, here's the deal, the order has been made isn't it? So eventually, sooner or later, you will still get the food!! Its a guarentee! In the same context, you may see that your brothers and sisters may have a beautiful/handsome spouse, nice career, nice car etc etc. Believe in your heart that I'm next. I'm the next in queue.

To those who are currently in dire straits, know that your predicament is not pemanent. Seek Abba's wisdom to bring you a way out. To illustrate this, there is another analogy from Pastor Mark. During CNY, his relatives drove to his HDB flat to visit him. However, the carpark was packed. His relatives after circling for rounds at the carpark called Pastor Mark on the phone. Here's the dialogue:

R(Relative) : eh Mark ah, i drive in circles & circles, still cant see any lot leh. If cannot find lot, we go home liao.

M(Pastor Mark) : , Aiyo, i look from my window. Got lah. There is an empty lot. You follow my direction ah. i direct you there.

R: Mai lai lar, i drive so many circles liao. Still did not see the parking lot.

M: eh you only LOOK horizontally, BUT i LOOK VERTICALLY DOWN leh!!.

Are you just loOking "horizontally"?? It's time to seek Abba's wisdom for he is Looking "vertically" and has a Bird eye view of your plight and predicament.