Sunday, March 05, 2006

Came back from Suntec quite sometime ago. Spent the time with John, Adelyn and Sheryl. Had quite a fun time although the gathering was short though. Haha..

Saw the drama today... It occured to me how loving a person can be so powerful, even if it's just loving a friend. Because you are not willing to give up on knowing someone and making sacrifices to know him/her better, the reawrds can simply be so fantastic that no words can describe.

Think I'll describe a bit of the drama that I saw during service today.

It's about this couple name John and I think Brenda, who are the members of the church. And their neighbours, Brandon and Sheryl. Brandon and Sheryl had just moved into their new flat which happens to be the new neighbours of John and Brenda.

The impression of what John had of Brandon was that he was very sissy (Brandon was a image consultant) and always hold loud parties which got John pretty unhappy at times. Well, then it so happened that one day, Brandon went to John's place to seek help as his wife suffered from food poisoning and he needed to know where's the nearest 24 hours clinic but because John was pretty reluctant to help and he was busy with calls, Brandon got ignored.
Everything happened while Brenda wasn't around as she needed to attend a church retreat but when she got to realise what happened, she persuaded John to be good friends with Brandon by asking him to give him a jar of cookies that Brenda personally made.

So John went over to Brandon's place the next day and apologized to Brandon for his rude attitude the last time and well, John was invited into his place since he was forgiven and that's how John met Brandon's wife, Sheryl. In any case, John and Brenda were invited for dinner to Brandon's place and that's how their friendship started. Then things started to turn funny in a sense that in the drama, in order to know Brandon more, John agreed to go rock climbing with him when John didn't know how to but ended up got himself injured. Haha!!

In any case, there were more and more gatherings between the 2 families and they became good friends after 6 months. However at the same time after 6 months, things took a toll on Brandon as he was found to have terminal stage cancer. John happened to know about it and as Sheryl realised what took place, all were sad, thinking how things would turn out in the future. But because John and Brenda was there to support the family when they needed help, things got better while John was able to concentrate on his therapy sessions. During that time however, Sheryl was all tired because she needed to pay the bills, work to support the family and taking care of Brandon. But at the verge of breaking down still, she realised she had the support of her friends to depend on.
As for John, because of Sheryl's determination to be with Brandon while he was sick, Brandon could last until then or he might have given up in the end. In any case, cell group members of John and Brenda gave their support and blessings to Sheryl's family while brandon was sick.

Because of the care and love shown by John and the rest, Sheryl and Brandon was indeed touched by that and because of that too, they got saved. Well, things didn't end there as Brandon passed away on one fateful day, leaving Sheryl behind.

(based on a true story...)

What really touched me when I watched that drama was how the love by the people they did not know in the first place made the last days of John so memorable and precious to him, knowing that there were people who truly care for him, especially while he was sick.
Frankly speaking I almost cried from that drama coz it was really too touching le!!

That's how life should be like, whether you are a Christian or not... Constantly blessing the people around you, truly treating them as a friend and as you truly want to become their friend, the love and care overflows out of you that really touched their lives. Just like how John and Brenda were able to impact the lives of Brandon and Sheryl.

Constantly smiling, saying hi or bye, asking how is the person doing, maintaining an open mind without condemnation will help to change the lives of others positively because by doing all these, it shows forth love.

Love can be applied in many areas. Love can be a sacrifice, but definitely not a compromise. It can be life-changing, and it takes effort to maintain it. Regardless of love relationships, friendships etc, the same rule applies. By blessing the people, spend time with them, meet their practical needs. It can be easy but all it takes is the effort and whether you are determined to do it.

Love doesn't mean letting go, but it can be the form of blessing the person and giving happiness to the person. Love also involves understanding of the person and effective communication with them. (If i seem to be repeating the points do forgive me, it's my bad habit.)

People don't need to see how much you know, but they see how much you care. =)

it got me home
12:59:00 AM

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