truely blessed


today before you think of saying an unkind word
think of someone who cannot speak


before you complain about the taste of your food
think of someone who has nothing to eat


before you complain about your dirty house
think of someone who is living on the streets


before you complain about your school life
think of someone who would love to have the same opportunity


before you complain about the distance you have to travel
think of someone who cannot walk a step


before you complain about life
think of someone who went too early to heaven


and when depressing thoughts pull you down
put a smile on your face and thank God you are alive:)
[adapted from TNP 19/8]


indeed, that short poem puts everything into perspective. when i read it, i just felt so blessed.. to be born in Singapore, where for the vast majority of us concepts like starvation, civil war and epidemics are merely theoretical. to have the chance to go to school, though stressful and everything, it sure beats not having the opportunity at all.to be able to walk along the streets without fear of my safety or the pple i know. to have everything that i need, and almost everything that i want.

yet..we are often unsatisfied with all that we already have. we always hanker after more or better things. we compare with others, boasting when we 'win' and sulking when we don't. nothing ever seems to be enough in our opinions, whether results, money or material things. has the noble desire to improve ourselves been overtaken by plain greed?


maybe its time to stop complaining and start thinking about what God has given you? think of the 'have-nots', and everything that we always complain about would seem so insignificant. [what is a pair of high performance track shoes compared to a whole family's weeks worth of meals?]


trust that the Lord knows what you really need and he will give them in his time:)


And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
phil 4:19