Faith through New Doors. (Wednesday, September 17, 2014 / 5:09 PM)
What are the Big things, if we fail to appreciate the Little ones?
God knows, that we're always going through tough things in our life. Honestly, I'm just thankful for everything that I'm going through. Both the good and the bad. Sure, its difficult. And I really really feel like giving up. But somehow, through everything, I've also gained something.
"Be kind. For everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." (that you do not know). A quote by Plato. I know that everyone don't have it easy, and we often take for granted the smiles on people's faces and the thought that they put in to make us happy. And I really do appreciate it now (not that I don't in the past). But I suppose I understand it a little better now. For the past month, I wouldn't call it my darkest moments. But I would say that my life felt pretty dark. And (i was reminded), truly all things happen for a reason. And only God knows why. A friend (Thanks Jianhao!) of mine, reminded me of the importance of having faith. "Life has a lot of unanswered questions, but to God, He has a reason for everything, and many of which we may never get to find out unless we go to Heaven. But I guess that's why we need faith, and that faith pleases God. Faith to believe that God is good no matter what, that we must always remember to seek God as the Person, to understand His nature... And while its never easy to have faith, faith makes things easy." Through this journey, I've learnt to be thankful again. To once again love. To forgive. To be stronger. To be happier.
Someone (honestly can't remember where I heard this) said that;
with the presence of darkness, the bright is made brighter. This period of difficulty made me go back to some bad habits, which I'm not very proud of, but I'm thankful for the people who brought light to me, even though they know nothing about what I'm going through. And it is this genuine love and care for people that touches me. I will always, always be grateful. I honestly don't know how things will turn out eventually, nothing have changed if I'm truly honest with myself. Except a new found attitude. (I suppose). Perhaps I'm not meant to be me, the old me. Maybe I shouldn't keep looking back, to look for that old form of peace and love. Instead, I should embrace whatever's going on, and keep moulding myself and take steps forward. Maybe life's just like that. When we are hit with our problems, it is a God given chance for us to be moulded under pressure and our circumstances. Because of who we are by nature, we become upset when we try to go back to how things were. But perhaps, we weren't suppose to. Alexander Graham Bell said that,
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." May we always learn and be moulded into better people, regardless of whatever doors we face today. :)
