~ My Gorgeous Week~
one thing that inspired me today.
early sat morn, woke up at 8am. obligated to bring joy to church for asia conference musical practice. 3 hrs back and forth. a sacrifice! LOL. sacrifice my sleep. tomorrow another 3 hr to and back from church. its all worth it.
anyway thats not the point. i sat in the main audi and watched my sister practice the wushu dance. kelven was there as well. he so cute la. fighting in the scenes of the musical. the moment i step into the hall, this little boy caught my eye. i was asking his maid whether she have any idea where my sister should report to for wushu dance. while we talked, i saw the boy looking quite pale and sick staring at the stage and the other kids.
then, during practice break time, thier children church teachers distributed london choco rolls to the kids. he took 2 of different flavours and wave it in the air with his arms stretched up. he jumped with joy in the air and laughed, as if he he had gotten the best treasures on the earth. looking at how satisfied he is, i smiled to myself.
i pointed to kelven the little boy and told him he's quite cute. and kelven said he's not like the normal kids. i thought what could be wrong with him. a minute later, i saw joy communicating and playing with him. i joked with joy as she played so rowdily ," eh, u playing or bullying kor kor?"
then i ask, what is she doing cus i see her gesturing to the little boy. joy then told me that the little boy cannot hear and cannot talk.
then i realise he is deaf and dumb. oh, so thats what kelven is talking about. joy continued that the teacher dont allow him to join in the wushu dance becus he cannot hear what the teacher is saying and instructing him. then i thought to myself. how sad it is that he cannot dance when he wanted to glorify God in the asia conference
joy said that just now she gestured to the boy becus she want to ask the boy sth. wow. joy always have a way.
then i thought to myself again. its tragic that u canot hear when it is so impt to listen to the beat for the cue of when to do certain moves. u cannot hear what the teacher is instructing as well. u can only follow what u see, and mimick the othe kids.
i observed him. he look so happy and look so normal. infact he look happier than the other kids. he kept running down to the stage and dance the ending move with the others. perhaps he is allowed only in that scene. when the teacher instruct who should go left and right, he just followed the crowd. when he dance, he dance so excitedly. he grooves better than the rest despite hard of hearing! he have great timing too even thou he got no cue. hmmm.. there's definitely sth about this kid.
all of a sudden a revelation came to me in a still small voice that the boy is perfectly lovely and normal in God's eyes. his weakness is strength in God's eyes. and who says he is gonna remain dumb and deaf forever? NO! God is gonna strike him one day and HEAL him totally from inside out! and he will become a living testimony to all. all his uncertainities are planned by God alrdy. H've got great plans for this kid. he's gonna shine one day, for Him. i know and i know and i know that his potential will be maximised one day, and when those who mocks and despise him will see how he lives victoriously with God, will turn around and bow down before God.
sometimes it hurts me to look at ppl who are not maximised to their potential. the day i went to support the tchouck ball Adiv, i observed sth that inspire me too. after the match, me and a few ppl went to have dinner tgt. when wen hao left the trophy on the table in the coffeeshop and we went off, the cleaner auntie came and held the trophy up and examines it carefully. i saw her and tried to figure out what she is doing. oh she is looking for 4D number!! thats what i interpreted, nobody knows what she is doing too. i smiled at her and told her that there are no 4D only "2010" on it. she didnt reply me, i thought she don't understand chinese. she gestured to me. wen hao came and told her in hokkien that there are no 4D numbers too. this time, she replied but with no words coming out. she echoed "ehh..oohh arr" and gestured with her hands. this is then i realised that its not that she cannot understand chinese, its that she cannot talk as she's dumb. she made gestures to us as if thanking us and make a thumb up sign. i felt so warmly touched that this little trophy that she sees could amazes her and gives her hope. she's easily satisfied.
deep in my heart, i thought that she could do greater things. she's just not maxmised due to the weakness that ppl see in her. i felt so touched that she is easily satisfied and love life. its such a heart warming scene. i pray her weakness will be seen as strength not just in God's eyes, but in all of our eyes. a little appreciation is all it takes to encourage oneto run, for a whole life time.
just like what i see in the little boy today, i see strength, hope, humility, happiness, satisfaction and a life full of joy in that auntie. both of them have a common trait. they serve, as long as they r given a chance to.
when i look at the little boy and then i look at joy, i felt that my family is tremendously blessed that four of us sisters are born and bred up normally. we get whatever we want. God is good to me and my family. there must be a reason that ppl are born to be defected. definitely God will use them to show that He will not shortchange us but strengthen us. thru healing them, ppl will see that He is the strength that we need, the hope that we have.
when im weak, i often wrestle with God, questioning why he allow some things to happen on me. but without fail, God always strengthen me in the end and i could use my experience of how i overcome obstacles thru God, to encourage ppl. my weakness always become a strength in the end, and every weakness have a story to tell, to encourage and to inspire.
i thank God for using me, and i pray that we shall be maximised for a greater cause! :)
oh yar im quite unhappy that ppl always thought im joy and gladys' mother when i bring them out. perhaps of my dressing, i look too mature. today brought joy to the library and the librarain thought i was joy's mother and when i told him im only 18, he looked shock. LOL. do i look that old? the other time, its even more absurd. 4 of us sisters cab down to church and i paid for the cab fare cus my mom deposit the money to me. the driver ask "all 3 ur daughters ah?" what?! eugenia look older than me lor... shhh....
look carefully at the last kiddy looking lady.
thats how i look in school. do i look like a mother? NO!
wait till ai ling sees that i describe myself as lady. she will scream, " u lady-like meh?!"
haha ok, Ciao and God bless! :D
