Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Family Stories Go A Long Way
It is good to find someone in the family who can tell stories.
In my younger days, I loved to listen to all kinds of stories.
Not many people are good story tellers, but when I found one, I would stick with him or her for a long while.
There were many touching and inspiring stories that I had heard that moved me to tears and literally made my heart ache.
There were scary and creepy stories that made me screamed even on my bed and made my stomach turned.
There were many fairy tales with good moral lessons that seeped into my dreams and instructed me how to live a better life.
There were adventurous and mysterious stories that always captivated my imaginations and propelled my ambitions to further pursuit my dreams and visions.
There were funny stories that made me laugh and smile.
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Not many of us had TV and radio in our younger days.In my younger days, I loved to listen to all kinds of stories.
Not many people are good story tellers, but when I found one, I would stick with him or her for a long while.
There were many touching and inspiring stories that I had heard that moved me to tears and literally made my heart ache.
There were scary and creepy stories that made me screamed even on my bed and made my stomach turned.
There were many fairy tales with good moral lessons that seeped into my dreams and instructed me how to live a better life.
There were adventurous and mysterious stories that always captivated my imaginations and propelled my ambitions to further pursuit my dreams and visions.
There were funny stories that made me laugh and smile.
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And so in the evening we always grouped together around our family members and neighbors nearby.
We listened to their talks.
We played chinese chess and animal chess.
We urged them to tell us stories.
Sometimes we had dances, singing and sketches where everyone clapped and laughed with tears.
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I enjoyed my family closeness.
And I was always attached to my relatives, neighbors and friends.
We knew one another by names and family history.
And we had many stories to tell.
Every time we met, we would hugged one another, holding our hands tight.
Our stories always filled us with tears and laughter.
Yeah, family stories go a long way...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
You Are Not Slow, Old Man
How many times have we made poor and bad decisions, hurting others and harming ourselves?
How many times have our careless words and idle-talks torn apart relationships and home?
How many times have our outbursts and self-indulgences caused more disagreements, conflicts and wars?
How many times have our careless, ruthless and indiscriminate actions threaten and brought shame to many including ourselves?
When we were young and inexperienced, we were curious and inquisitive, we were ambitious and daring, and we were zealous and adventurous.
But we did more harm than good then. Our progress, advancements, and achievements came at great cost. We earned more rivalry and bitterness. We had more discouragements and disappointments. We fell, and we fell hard and deep. Some never returned from their quests. Some struggled to come back but had since lived a defeated life.
No, old man, you are not slow.
It is just that you are more careful in your speeches, decision-making, and every single step you take.
It doesn't matter what others say. Some may think that you are wiser, others may think you are timid. Some may say that you are too slow and you worry too much.
It doesn't matter what they say. Just be more careful and consider all aspects. Be cool, and relax a bit.
I believe the price of growing up is the many mistakes and wrongs we make. We have become more humble and quiet. I believe it is a good sign. After all, God has called us to be slow to speak, quick to listen, and slow to become angry (James 1:19).
No, old man, you are not slow.
How many times have our careless words and idle-talks torn apart relationships and home?
How many times have our outbursts and self-indulgences caused more disagreements, conflicts and wars?
How many times have our careless, ruthless and indiscriminate actions threaten and brought shame to many including ourselves?
When we were young and inexperienced, we were curious and inquisitive, we were ambitious and daring, and we were zealous and adventurous.
But we did more harm than good then. Our progress, advancements, and achievements came at great cost. We earned more rivalry and bitterness. We had more discouragements and disappointments. We fell, and we fell hard and deep. Some never returned from their quests. Some struggled to come back but had since lived a defeated life.
No, old man, you are not slow.
It is just that you are more careful in your speeches, decision-making, and every single step you take.
It doesn't matter what others say. Some may think that you are wiser, others may think you are timid. Some may say that you are too slow and you worry too much.
It doesn't matter what they say. Just be more careful and consider all aspects. Be cool, and relax a bit.
I believe the price of growing up is the many mistakes and wrongs we make. We have become more humble and quiet. I believe it is a good sign. After all, God has called us to be slow to speak, quick to listen, and slow to become angry (James 1:19).
No, old man, you are not slow.
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