禤說昨天是個要記念的日子，不因為是地鐵和九鐵合併的日子，而是因為我們把住的這層樓賣出去了。
我感到「亞伯拉罕因著信，蒙召的時候，就遵命出去，往將來要得為業的地方去。出去的時候，還不知往那裡去。」希伯來書11:8
雖然賣樓並不是什麼很大的事情，不過我對於這層樓十分滿意，環境清靜，面積實用，禤的裝修設計令這間屋看和住都十分舒服，我們的鄰居又不錯，種種都令我覺得，如非必要，就不用再找另一個地方了，不如住到離世吧。
不過，禤有他的想法和計劃，這都是我自己不會去想的。他解釋給我明白後，我仍覺得如果是我，我也許會安於現狀。所以當他提出賣樓時，我只對他說，我們把這個想法放在禱告吧，讓神告訴我們是否應賣樓，也希望即使真的要賣樓，也是為神而做。
到了今日，我再想起我們起初的祈禱。
我們的樓賣了給一對基督徒夫婦，禤和我都沒有想過買家會是主內的弟兄姊妹。他們只看了一次我們這層樓便立即決定買，之後的討論和安排都很順利和平安。地產公司的經紀說他也覺得「咁arm」會基督徒賣樓給基督徒……(我順便也跟這個經紀傳福音，邀請他去佈道會。)
要開始找屋了，所以有點「還不知往那裡去」的感覺。相信又是另一個經歷神的機會。弟兄姊妹們請代禱。
10 October 2007
08 October 2007
book review 7: the five people you meet in heaven
I have finished reading a book recently -- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom.
In describing how Eddie reviewed his life episodes after death, Albom inserts the description of Eddie's various birthdays in between the reviews. An interesting technique to show "...But all endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time."
In Eddie's meetings with 5 people in heaven, he reviewed his life, episode after episode. He learnt life lessons.
The lessons Eddie learnt are very meaningful:
1.
Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to. Little sacrifices. Big sacrifices. A mother works so her son can go to school. A daughter moves home to take care of her sick father.
4.
Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all. You can't see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor. But when those senses weaken, another heightens. Memory. Momory becomes your partner. You nurture it. You hold it. You dance with it. Life has to end. Love doesn't.
In describing how Eddie reviewed his life episodes after death, Albom inserts the description of Eddie's various birthdays in between the reviews. An interesting technique to show "...But all endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time."
In Eddie's meetings with 5 people in heaven, he reviewed his life, episode after episode. He learnt life lessons.
The lessons Eddie learnt are very meaningful:
1.
Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to. Little sacrifices. Big sacrifices. A mother works so her son can go to school. A daughter moves home to take care of her sick father.
2.
Ain't you supposed to have peace when you die?
You have peace when you make it with yourself.
3.
Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves.
4.
Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all. You can't see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor. But when those senses weaken, another heightens. Memory. Momory becomes your partner. You nurture it. You hold it. You dance with it. Life has to end. Love doesn't.
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