tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post2141589926564033559..comments2024-03-17T22:48:00.427+08:00Comments on Reflections and Ruminations: How do we react in a godly way in tense situations?Fr Luke Fonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079016104331055895noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-59132607787600869072014-06-22T14:49:22.719+08:002014-06-22T14:49:22.719+08:00Dear Fr Luke,
Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is po...Dear Fr Luke,<br /><br />Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is power. We can't have both. One offsets the other. On the face of it, bliss sounds like it is by far the better choice. Unless it is sustainable, what good is happiness if it has no anchorage. If the only way to sustain it is to remain ignorant, we can see the problem awaiting. Power is not as much fun or as comforting. With power comes responsibility and that can be a real pain. But then, knowledge is also a form of wisdom and wisdom can be most soothing.<br /><br />Yet, the truth is a sharp sword.<br /><br />We don't ask to come to this blue planet in the first place. When we arrived on<br />Earth, we're surmounted with petty disputes and difficulties that seem to dog us so much of our time. This surely was never part of the plan. Nor, certainly, it was ever a part of anyone else's plan. Yet we all ended up in such a pickle, leading lives that don't do full justice to our very being. Ironically, we're given a rather clear and wonderful reminder of what really matters and why.<br /><br />Perhaps, one may say there appear a fairy with a magic wand that turn up, to see how much magic of our own we can muster - a situation we are exceedingly keen to improve. But the more we look at it, though, the more we can see only a long, hard road to travel down. No wonder we feel reluctant to make the journey and want to find a miraculous solution. But if we actually set our mind and determination to it, we will find the path of happiness much easier and more enjoyable than we ever expected it to be. <br /><br />In times of anxiety, fear and tense situation, the Christians mediate and pray for signs of empowerment. We open our heart and mind so that the space can be filled with the gifts of inner wisdom.<br /><br />We will eventually climb to the height of our inner wisdom and extend the arm of our personal power (endowed by the invisible power of God) to summon strength and clarity, and become a towering beacon of hope that others will flock towards from far and wide. We will be able to offer advice, consolation and command respect, even from those who normally disagree with us. <br /><br />And to make that happen? Just one thing is needed. A willingness, first, to face an issue from our past/present that still pains us when we think about it. Find that courage and all else we need, will find us!<br /><br />Thank you for the awesome passage.<br /><br />May God Bless You<br /><br />Faith & Love,<br /><br />T. DiorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com