These comforting words were from an Internet posting. The original message was written in both English and Chinese. Instead of copying the English version directly from the original to my blog, I decide to see if I can somewhat capture the essences of these profound messages in some of my own words.
1. Like the “steering wheel” of a car, prayer directs us onto the right path.
2. Future is more important than the past. The author said this is why a car’s windshield is much larger than its rear-view mirror.
3. Friendship is like a book. It will take us years to build but split seconds to destroy.
4. The ups and downs in life do not last forever. So make sure enjoy the good ones and stop worrying the bad ones.
5. Cherish our old friends. They are the gold that holds the diamonds we found in our new friends
6. When we hit the rock bottom, do not despair. It is just one of the bumps that God leaves there along the way.
7 When God answers our prayers, we have trust in God. When God does not answer our prayer, he has faith in us. This explains why bad things happened to good people.
8. St. Anthony told a blind person, the worst thing in life is to lose one’s vision.
9. God listens to our prayers to protect and bless others. God listens to the prayers of others to keep us happy and well.
10. Worrying is a futile and ruinous exercise. It can only exacerbate the pains.
- Ayee
Friday, July 26, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
A Dangerous World
By now, we have all heard that last Saturday a freight-train from Maine crashed into a borderingtown in Quebec, Canada. The subsequent explosion of the volatile cargo this American-owned iron horse carried had devastated the lives of the kin folks there forever. The death toll from this disastrous mishap can reach 60 in this picturesque town of 6,000
Then on that same fateful day, there was another crash of a different sort. In a perfect summer afternoon, an airplane carrying more than 300 passengers landed at the San Francisco Airport on her bellies. The outcome of this fatal incident in San Francisco could be worse. But the painful challenge the families of the two deceased teenagers suffered will last forever.
At the moment no one can pin down what had caused these live and death events to occur. It does look to me that our world has become a more hazardous place. Now these days people could get killed while dreaming away in their own home! Imagining, two disasters in one day! - Ayee
Then on that same fateful day, there was another crash of a different sort. In a perfect summer afternoon, an airplane carrying more than 300 passengers landed at the San Francisco Airport on her bellies. The outcome of this fatal incident in San Francisco could be worse. But the painful challenge the families of the two deceased teenagers suffered will last forever.
At the moment no one can pin down what had caused these live and death events to occur. It does look to me that our world has become a more hazardous place. Now these days people could get killed while dreaming away in their own home! Imagining, two disasters in one day! - Ayee
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Exotic Pets
Last Sunday during a walk at the park, I saw something that will take me days to forget.
Along the tree-lined path, I saw a young fellow coming toward me on the opposite side of the road. When he was close by, I saw him holding a black and white mouse in the tiny cage he had in his hands. Instantly, I thought it’s so cool that on a sweltering day someone was taking his furry pet for a walk in the park. And said to him: “Wow, you have a rat!” Surprisingly, my friendly comment prompted an equally friendly reply. But I was at the loss in the first few seconds as to what this young person was trying to tell me when he said to me that “this one in the front feeds the one in the back.” Not until we passed by each others on the paved track, I saw something like dried tree branches sticking out from a backpack this young man had on. But this brownish colored deadwood as thick as a man’s wrist was moving. It has a head and was slithering and weaving out from the deep pocket of the backpack behind his owner’s head!
This time I was blessed being ignorant. I did not get panic at what I did not ‘see’. However, this unusual sighting at the park had made me wonder once again why someone would keep an exotic animal like a four-foot python for a pet! And that poor rat! - Ayee
Along the tree-lined path, I saw a young fellow coming toward me on the opposite side of the road. When he was close by, I saw him holding a black and white mouse in the tiny cage he had in his hands. Instantly, I thought it’s so cool that on a sweltering day someone was taking his furry pet for a walk in the park. And said to him: “Wow, you have a rat!” Surprisingly, my friendly comment prompted an equally friendly reply. But I was at the loss in the first few seconds as to what this young person was trying to tell me when he said to me that “this one in the front feeds the one in the back.” Not until we passed by each others on the paved track, I saw something like dried tree branches sticking out from a backpack this young man had on. But this brownish colored deadwood as thick as a man’s wrist was moving. It has a head and was slithering and weaving out from the deep pocket of the backpack behind his owner’s head!
This time I was blessed being ignorant. I did not get panic at what I did not ‘see’. However, this unusual sighting at the park had made me wonder once again why someone would keep an exotic animal like a four-foot python for a pet! And that poor rat! - Ayee
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