A while back, when I was still a devoted church goer, I used to read the Bible like a romance novel. I'm serious. I read it thoroughly from Genesis to Revelation. But the more I read, the more questions I gathered. I had no one to discuss the bible with me. All my friends are born and bred believer. They don't have an ounce of doubt in them. So, every time I voice a question they can't answer, they would say 'Just believe' or 'Have faith". How can I just believe blindly? I mean, what is faith, anyway?
I remembered I attended a church seminar once, and a speaker named Jude said something that really strikes me to the heart. He said, "Love without experience, how can you survived?".
And here I am, dying to experience. You don't think I want to believe? You have no idea how much I want to believe. If only there's a manual to believe, I would have mastered them by now.
Eventually, over time, all those unanswered questions turn to doubts. It's easier to doubt than to wait. Here's one of the Bible passage that puzzled me for a long time.
Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Matthew 22 : 29-30
By the way, I already understand and solve the above puzzle. How? I found Brian L. Weiss book, Many Lives, Many Masters.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
A random encounter
I came upon this website while searching for an English translation of the song "Le temps des cerises". The website is called 'My Writings : A Collection of Things That I've Written Over the Years'. But what strikes me the most was the fact that who ever wrote all those poem was really, really, good. Unfortunately, there was little about the author you can learn from the blog. Here's one of her short poem;
Grand Canyon
The land and the sky were once in love
Behold the deep canyon
It is the scar from that romance
Right? And you have to read her love letters. I mean, who ever wrote like that these days?
But then, that's just my opinion. Because when I read her writings, I got that tingling feeling in my chest.
Grand Canyon
The land and the sky were once in love
Behold the deep canyon
It is the scar from that romance
Right? And you have to read her love letters. I mean, who ever wrote like that these days?
But then, that's just my opinion. Because when I read her writings, I got that tingling feeling in my chest.
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