Friday, February 08, 2008
its chinese new year....a time to just rest, get my life back into order and just be refreshed on the inside again....
we are all 21 now. its really fast. every chinese new year use to be a highlight for the hong bao's, the visitations and etc, but now it is another routine.
I guess thats how things would be...that as we grow older, something that use to be just excting in itself would start to turn mundane and routine, but whether we do it with a spark, it all has to do with how we respond to it?!
I remember the first time I went to watch a movie?? It was flintstone and I kind of remembered every scene because it was my first. There was an expectations for things, there were so many ignited moments in the cinema where the sound system just played the surround effects and I had to just stare blankly into the air to just think about whatever that has just happened.
I remember the first time I went for a piano exam? There was an expectation of how the examination might look, how will they sound, will they be strict...and etc etc etc....
I remember the first time I went for an integration outing! There was an expectation of what I must say when I see the new friend. There was an expectation of whether they would be on time ? An expectation on where to meet? An expectation of whether he or she would feel comfortable with us...
However, it is just a truth that first times only occur once and we just have to be able to get that first time feeling when we do things the second, third or forth. We just have to do it with the same effort, same joy, same excitement and same attitude! And I guess thats what being able to live the mundane life about?
The pharasees wanted a sign, a miracle, they wanted something more than Jesus when they saw Him! But Paul just knew that Jesus was the king and saviour when Jesus asked him about who do you think I am.
I guess when things happen too often, we just do not treasure it as much as when it happened on the first time.
Remember the first time somebody that never treated you treated you to something? Yeah I do!
Rememeber the 3rd time? Not really....guess thats how things work....
Learning to treasure everything's that around me...
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http://www.angelfire.com/mech/dominic/Delirious_-_Majesty.mp3
