.Friday, April 16, 2010 ' 8:43 PM Y
haha, end of the week now(: ;
Anyway, thank God for the weather these whole week(:
and surprisingly, i didn't get scolded on Wednesday (:
because of some stuff,
and i prayed and worried the whole time.
Thank God for loads of stuff that happen this week,
Even though today was quite bad.
:(
But just wanna leave you all with 2 stuff,
One, is that "Deny short term pleasures for long term gain"
so true, isn't it?
we need to deny our current pleasures, and work hard in our studies,
so that we will gain better results in the future!
oh, the second is that,
there was a chapel/devotion story,
i can't exactly rmb,
that i wanna share,
kind of a different version of what i heard,
but same meaning (:
The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey
"I shall have to sell that donkey of ours," said a miller to his son. "I can not afford to keep him through the winter. I will take him to town this very morning to see if I can find a buyer. You may go with me." In a little while the miller, his son, and the donkey were on their way to town.
They had not gone far when they met some girls going to a party. They were talking and laughing as they went along. One of them said, "Look at that man and boy driving a donkey. One of them surely might ride."
The miller heard what they said, and quickly made his son mount the donkey, while he walked along at its side.
After a while they came to a group of old men who were talking very earnestly. "There," said one, "I was just saying that boys and girls have no respect for the aged. You see it is true in this case. See that boy riding while his old father has to walk."
"Get down, my son," said his father, "and I will ride." So they went on.
They next met some women coming from town. "Why!" they cried, "your poor little boy is nearly tired out. How can you ride and make him walk?" So the miller made his son ride on the donkey behind him.
They were now in town. A man coming down the street called to the miller, "Why do you make your donkey carry such a load? Look at the donkey,He is tired! You can carry him better than he can carry you."
At this the miller and his son got off the donkey. They tied the donkey's legs together, turned him over on his back; and began to carry him.
A crowd soon gathered to see the strange sight. As they were crossing a bridge the donkey became frightened at the hooting of the crowd. He broke loose, fell into the river, and was drowned.
The miller was angry and ashamed. He said, "There! I have tried to please everybody and have only made a fool of myself. After this I shall do as I think best and let people say what they will."This story is trying to say that many times we depend on people's opinion to shape our identity and our lives.
Let us, on this day, to depend on God's opinion of us, to shape us(:
SEE YOU ALL TMR!
-viv.
