yesterday i borrowed from sir samuel a book titled "It's Not about Me" by Max Lucado.
there are like 14 chapters of it, and i don't suppose i can read it every single moment, otherwise my homework would be neglected. thus, i decided to read a chapter each day (:
i read the first chapter today and i found a paragraph rather interesting, maybe i could just lift a few lines and share it with everyone.The moon models our role.What does the moon do? She generates no light. Apart from the sun, the moon is nothing more than a pitch-black, pockmarked rock. But properly positioned, the moon beams. Let her do what she was made to do, and a clod of dirt becomes a source of inspiration, yea, verily, romance. The moon reflects the greater light.And she's happy to do so! You never hear the moon complaining. She makes no waves about making waves. Let the cow jump over her or astronauts step on her; she never objects. The moon is at peace in her place. And because she is, soft light touches a dark earth.
If i could change my perspective,
having lesser of "Here is what i want!" and more of "What do you suppose God wants?",
instead of thinking "It's mine; I'm going to enjoy it", be God-centered and think "It's God's; I have to respect it."
and see our suffering differently, "My pain proves God's absence" would be replaced with "My pain expands God's purpose.",
i think life would make sense - by accepting my place, just like how the moon did.
i know i can and i will.
went to school today feeling relatively tired, but got over it after chinese lesson. can't believe i would still feel tired despite sleeping at 11plus last night ._.
but in any case, mr mak talked about getting our 'O' level chinese results tomorrow again. i'm sure God has plans for me already, so i just have to be calm about it, and await tomorrow (:
during POA lesson today, mr ho walked into class, looking very angry. after scolding us and tearing dickson's assignment, which appears to be only his draft on foolscap, he stormed out of the classroom. then hosung and people went to get him back, then he came back and apologised for losing his temper at us. i'm seriously not used to him being serious, because he simply jokes and craps too much in class.
basically, these are the highlights of class today, lessons are normal for the other subjects (:
oh ya, history students were asked to stay back today for extra lesson as mdm tang might not be able to teach us tomorrow, and we stayed all the way till 5pm (actually it lasted only for an hour d:) but history lesson was fun as it was the first time she started laughing and joking with us so much, hahas.
tonight, my cousins came over to my house as it has really been a long time since we all gathered (: my uncle opened a bottle of bacardi & orangina and mixed it, and he gave me 2 cups of it. i didn't know i'm not a good drinker, and now my face is all red! oh man. and now, i'm all dizzy and sleepy. let's just hope i can have the energy to just finish homework, otherwise i would have to face plenty of consequences d:
hope qiyan would have a speedy recovery and join us soon! don't stay in hospital! (:
and ...
A1 chinese paper! wait for me tomorrow!