bringing forth

Last night I was blog-surfing through many webbies erected by mates from my Junior College days. All were of the personal rehash of certain significant events type. Most were written in considerably good English, this you would half expect given the academic credentials most of them claim to possess. Fair enough. Out of the 12 or so that I cursorily glossed through, only one talked at length about her walk with God. No judgment here just a heightened awareness toward such things, given how important He has become to me.

The importance of faith.

I realised how far I have come since starting university in Melbourne, how He has divinely appointed me to reexamine my life in a new place, with new people. Looking through my friends' blogs, I am thankful that my worth in people's eyes is no longer gauged by which university I attend, acquisition of scholarship grants, the clothes I choose to wear, the number of parties I crash, ability to down copious amounts of liquor, number of times hearts get broken in relationships, or filling my portfolio with 'achievements'. I will not say any of the above is necessarily bad. I have my opinions of course. But I am thankful for the freedom I have to make choices; choose not to have my identity aligned with any of the above, and not be condemned for this.

Maybe some will think me silly - in the prime of my youthful life and not dancing the nights away, or experimenting with things I most probably will not get a chance to do when life throws other 'commitments' at me later... perhaps filing the accusation that I am no fun because I am so singular minded.

How about living your life for a single purpose from now till the last few days of your life here? Maybe it is how making such a choice brings new perspectives into your life, and as with most perspectives you can either ignore or adopt.

If I were ever to meet up with my JC fellows again, how would the experience be like? Maybe they will be talking about snagging a job at a multinational company and numerous perks; receiving an offer to complete postgraduate at a prestigious institution; attending press conferences for them...
Or maybe they will be sharing notes on marriage, child-rearing, car models, property prices, insurance plans, and living life in the Big 3-.

For me? there is the security of leaning on Someone who knows what is best for me and brings me precisely to where I need to be.