Ah well, tomorrow's the chalet. Hopefully I get to sing well with Doreen. But I'm quite worried that things may go wrong. Never mind, as long as she does not feel uncomfortable.
All of us live in the world of words. It's importance cannot be overemphasized, even though most of us do not realize it. After all, to name an object, is to define it. To utter a word, is to create a chain of thought. To pen down an event, is to make history. And to invent a language, is to create a whole new world. Man have always revolved around words. Every act we do, other than by instinct, comes to because of the thought of the act, which is the emanating of words in our mind. Words are what separate Man from Animal. But words, at their purest form, comes only from scripture, which is the embodiment of God's Word, the Holy Bible. It's use is truly underestimated. Worse of all, many Christians, me included tend to act as though it was they who wrote it. They cite verses out of it, giving others the impression that they were the ones who created the concept. How arrogant we are! Even though the Bible has so many parables warning us against arrogance, insolent pride, we Christians often fall its trap, encased by the very book which told us not too! What vanity of vanities!
One of the greatest stereotype of us humans, is to judge people's mistakes, equating them with our differences. When males see members of the fairer sex fumble, they dub all women as clumsy. When Chinese people see their fellow kin, albeit of darker complexion, they condemn all "blacks"; even if the offender was an Indian, they find hostility not just within Indians, but Africans too, I'm afraid! And when people of differing religions see a Christian acting the insolent and arrogant fool, similarly, they find fault in the entire Church Assembly. This should not be the case, for anyone of us, Christian or not! But human nature, which definitely includes me are powerless to control ourselves, God forgive me. This gives us a challenge to humble ourselves and to fight our pride. Lem this be a daily challenge for us all, to stay humble, just as the Bible gave so many illustrations, and not to take things for granted. Among others, are are to "have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind."
May we be able to read the Bible before judging a religion, and study it before we misuse it's teachings and mislead others as well!
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