what kind of person are you?
no, this is not a personality test that you find in a mass email, where u answer a few simple qns, then i predict what kind of person u are. i don't believe in that nonsense anyway. but i do have one question for you: do you do things right, or do u do the right thing? think abt it.
up till now, i'm still pretty amazed whenever pple tell me "you can do anything, just don't get caught." it's a common refrain within SAF, a "suitable" excuse for pple when they need to get things done along the way of achieving an objective. and i heard it from a civil defence officer ytd, haha.. thing is, so what if you don't get caught? there's a chinese saying that says even if no one else knows abt it, heaven will know, the earth will know, and you yourself will know. and if u are a christian, i'm sure Jesus will know! well, of course there are some things that are not so significant, like consuming alcohol when u are still below 18. but where is the line drawn? do we decide for ourselves? why would it be ok to drink if you do it hidden from other underaged pple? maybe i'm just such a stuck-up, one who goes by the book.. like when josh's beer wasn't included in the bill, i know i wouldn't feel good if i didn't let the waitress know. or when i just can't join in the crowd and throw pple into the pool, when the security guard is already there giving us repeated warnings, and with kenny's relatives and frens watching us. (i wonder what was going through their minds.. were they worried abt kenny's safety? or did they want to throw kenny in too? haha..)
but i'm sure Jesus didn't mean for us to choose when and how to live by rules. how can we be effective witnesses then?
back to the qn. doing things right, or doing the right thing? sometimes i give in to the temptation of going the shortcut when doing things. once in a while, things turn out better than i would expect, but there were times when there were dire consequences, and i have to brace myself to bear them. even as i'm now recalling these instances, my heart aches.. and i really regret that i didn't choose to do the right thing at that time.. haiz.. well, our actions are what defines us, and not just our thoughts and intentions. it could be a very simple thing, liking parking at a convenient place, cos u thought u will only be there for a few hours, and u are too lazy to go down further. i'm sure kenny's fren didn't expect that his car will be clamped up, and that he will be involved in a heated argument with a resident just becos of that..
hope that after you read this, you would reflect abt what the things you have done this year. ultimately the choice is yours. and being able to choose is one of the biggest privilege a person can get.
up till now, i'm still pretty amazed whenever pple tell me "you can do anything, just don't get caught." it's a common refrain within SAF, a "suitable" excuse for pple when they need to get things done along the way of achieving an objective. and i heard it from a civil defence officer ytd, haha.. thing is, so what if you don't get caught? there's a chinese saying that says even if no one else knows abt it, heaven will know, the earth will know, and you yourself will know. and if u are a christian, i'm sure Jesus will know! well, of course there are some things that are not so significant, like consuming alcohol when u are still below 18. but where is the line drawn? do we decide for ourselves? why would it be ok to drink if you do it hidden from other underaged pple? maybe i'm just such a stuck-up, one who goes by the book.. like when josh's beer wasn't included in the bill, i know i wouldn't feel good if i didn't let the waitress know. or when i just can't join in the crowd and throw pple into the pool, when the security guard is already there giving us repeated warnings, and with kenny's relatives and frens watching us. (i wonder what was going through their minds.. were they worried abt kenny's safety? or did they want to throw kenny in too? haha..)
but i'm sure Jesus didn't mean for us to choose when and how to live by rules. how can we be effective witnesses then?
back to the qn. doing things right, or doing the right thing? sometimes i give in to the temptation of going the shortcut when doing things. once in a while, things turn out better than i would expect, but there were times when there were dire consequences, and i have to brace myself to bear them. even as i'm now recalling these instances, my heart aches.. and i really regret that i didn't choose to do the right thing at that time.. haiz.. well, our actions are what defines us, and not just our thoughts and intentions. it could be a very simple thing, liking parking at a convenient place, cos u thought u will only be there for a few hours, and u are too lazy to go down further. i'm sure kenny's fren didn't expect that his car will be clamped up, and that he will be involved in a heated argument with a resident just becos of that..
hope that after you read this, you would reflect abt what the things you have done this year. ultimately the choice is yours. and being able to choose is one of the biggest privilege a person can get.
posted by zhenmingtianzi at 11:11 AM
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