The ragged pieces of ideas and thoughts of my attempt to live a life as a contemporary monastic in the urban city of Singapore..
2 weeks ago I just came back from Guangzhou, I was there to go back to my ancestral hometown in Taishan. There were 39 of us and there I was standing inside in the house where my great great grandfather used to live. It was a great moment. And there I was told by my Ku Mah, if your great great grandfather were just a bit richer, he would have gone to San Francisco and not come to this part of Asia. He would have married a Caucasion and if that had happen he would not have met my great great grandmother in Malaysia and none of us would have existed.
I’m very thankful to my father for falling in love with my mum. If he did not I would have existed.
I’m very thankful to my grandfather for marrying his bride. If he did not I would not have existed
I’m thankful for great grand father to for choosing my great grand mother. If not, I would not have existed too.
I’m thankful for everyone down or up the line who came before me who made decisions that affected me.
Beyond everything and above all, my greatest gratitude is towards God whom I believe orchestrated everything. He is the author and perfecter of our faith and is behind this long due miracle that brought me and you into being what could not have been.
God says that we are carefully and wonderfully made and even in our mother’s womb he has known us. I believe He created you and me and painstakingly put us here for a time such as this. We should not despise it.
His power has put you standing here that you may not just know about Him but to know Him. Today he stand in the door of your heart and he knocks. Will you open it up for Him to work and continue that miracle in your life?
Click here for the TV coverage of the event.
posted by Hiew Hong Teck # 10:31 PM
Friday, March 30, 2012
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