In reference to previous post

Xiuwen told me about her friend who went to do house visits and deliver food and necessities to the poor. And every house she went, she cried. She cried until her tears were dried and her body was weak. Some family are so poor that they couldn't afford powder milk. Some are so poor that when they saw milo, it was like they struck lottery.

I felt really sad for these people and after reflecting, I feel that whatever I said on the previous post was insensitive of me. Some people strive so hard because they have no choice but to do so. I felt guilty and I think that God wanted to tell me that people have different circumstances and I should not be so careless with my words.

I think that I came across wrongly when I said I didn't understand why people work like a mad cow. Essentially, the "audience" for the previous post are for people who can afford to enjoy life but still prefer to covet for materialistic needs. It is not a necessity for them to pursue so far in life but it is the greediness inside them that want more fame and higher positions. And that is why I said I didn't understand.

However, I want to make it clear that I felt guilty because of my carelessness and not because of my values and beliefs.

The whole "enjoying life" belief of mine still stands. I do believe that if you have enough to survive, you should stop thirsting for more and more but start appreciating life. The whole idea behind the previous post is that God created a beautiful world for us to enjoy and not to be ignored (or in simpler terms, appreciate what life has to offer). Some people are so caught up with work that they missed out the best things in life. Thus the whole travelling-and-see-the-world belief. Of course if you can't even survive day to day, don't go traveling la. But you can still appreciate the things in life.

Perhaps to some people, this is a selfish thought. How can you assume that everyone would be as lucky as you to not worry about life? However, I feel that as much as I need to try understand people's predicamentss, they should try to understand mine too.

I am fortunate that I was born into an average family. We might not be rich but we don't have to worry financially. Also, God has been very kind to me, blessing me abundantly in all aspects of my life. I may not be very hardworking or smart but I still do ok in school. Lastly, I am very naive. I am not spoilt but certainly I have never experienced any hardships in my life. Thus, life is very simple to me. You live, you enjoy, you die. I don't have to worry about the future because my future is safe in God's hands.

Mathew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Taking all of that into consideration, I do not think that my values and beliefs are unreasonable.

Of course, that is not to say that that is THE WAY of life. It is merely my opinion. But what is more important is that you give thanks in every circumstances.

To sum up, people should appreciate life, and how I want to appreciate life is by travelling around the world and enjoy God's creations for me.