Of course, our dear mother of Singapore passed away. It's sweet reading the stories about their long-lasting marriage... It's beautiful seeing how they walked each other through so many years of their lives...and of course..."till death do us part" now takes on a deeper meaning for me. My heart goes out to her family members..especially our dear Mr Lee.
Next, the news about the young Singaporean undergraduate at Cambridge, who died from an accident in London. Young girl, with a very bright future... just gone like that. I feel so sorry for a parents and her family members. I can imagine how devastated they must be feeling now. Being a parent now and putting myself in their shoes, I can just imagine how horrible this tragedy must be for them.
At sunday service, Rev Chua shared about a widow and two young boys who just lost their father. They are only 14 and 12 respectively. Still young... it's been traumatic for the whole family I believe. And now they are left to fend for themselves, face the financial pressures alone etc. It's saddening.. thankfully, brothers and sisters in church are giving to them in various ways... hoping this would ease their troubles slightly.
And this morning, another piece of sad news, a fellow lawyer (whom many people saw looking completely fine and well last friday) suddenly died of a heart attack over the weekend, at the age of 41, leaving a widow and three young children. It just happened so suddenly... no one expected that at all.. and now the children and his wife are left grieving over this sudden loss. I heard that his girl has been crying non-stop.
It's a season of grieving it seems.....and these pieces of sad news just caused me and many others to suddenly realise the fragility of life. None of us can predict our future. On one day, we may be enjoying all that we have in life, the next moment, we may just leave this world and our loved ones.
Every single day is to be cherished... and I have been reminded that ultimately, our hope rests in God and in eternity with Him. We should never take it for granted that our family members and friends will always be around us or that we will be around them. Never. And we should cherish every opportunity to share the truth and love of God...
Are we taking our lives for granted? Are we taking each day and moment for granted? Are we living the lives we should live? Are we so caught up in our own daily enjoyments/pains that we fail to realise that many around us have real needs and ultimately, a real need to connect with their Creator God?
How are we living really?
Live without regrets......
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although we grieve...but in grief...we grow too! and begin to cherish every moments and every blessing...that's why i enjoy my work so much in Assisi hospice and guess Abba uses where i am and the very work that i do to rebuild me again=)
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