Love..

你见，或者不见我
~仓央嘉措~

你见，或者不见我
我就在那里
不悲不喜

你念，或者不念我
情就在那里
不来不去

你爱，或者不爱我
爱就在那里
不增不减

你跟，或者不跟我
我的手就在你手里
不舍不弃

来我的怀里
或者
让我住进你的心里
默然 相爱
寂静 欢喜

you see, or don't see me
i will still be there
neither sad nor happy

you miss, or don't miss me
affection will still be there
neither moving away or drawing nearer

you love, or don't love me
love will still be there
neither increasing nor reducing

you follow, or don't follow me
my hands will still be in your hands
neither leaving nor abandoning

you come to my side
or
allowing me to move into your heart
silently in love
quietly rejoicing

a very nice poem that i've heard in a movie.. so beautiful, so much love and yet so sad.. just hope to share it with each of you.. the english version below is my translation, i hope i have capture the essence of the poem in it.. Enjoy!!


Love,
Naomi

2 years...

it's been 2 years..

a milestone to blog about..

how long more will it last?

we shall see..

Love,
Naomi

how much do you think you are worth?

What's your worth?


there are people who thinks they are worth the world bowing their knees to them

there are people who thinks they are worth nothing more than a piece of thrash

there are people who has a healthy understanding of their worth

so which category do you belong to?

an article on my paper which i've read today reminded me that we are all special in our own ways.. where a test that a well-known speaker did at a seminar.. he asked if anyone wants the $500 note in his hands and many raised their hands.. then he crushed the note and asked again.. still there were people who raised their hands.. then he threw the note on the floor and stepped hard on it.. he then asked again and still there were people who raised up their hands.. he wanted to demostrate that no matter what he did to the money, people still wanted the note for it did not decrease the value of the note.. it is still worth $500.. in the same way, no matter how crushed or battered we are, we do not lose our original value..

in the same way, our worth doesn't depend on others or on our past experiences or even how we are treated.. God's the one who give us our worth.. and He says that we are worthy of Him to send His One and Only Son to die on the cross for our sins.. that's how much each of us are worth..

"¹⁶"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

~John 3:16~

don't think too highly of yourself - for you are a sinner

don't think too lowly of yourself - for you are worth God to send Jesus to die for you

have a healthy self-worth of yourself

so how much do you think you are worth now?


Love,
Naomi

inception...

thoughts and interpretations about inception:

1) guilt is so powerful that it can almost destroy a person's life
2) but as long as you chooses to deal with the guilt and let go, you can have a new life again
3) people instill ideas into us every day of our lives subconsciously that we slowly believe that it is real and these ideas can either make or break us
4) sometimes we are so deep in our own world that we need the 'kicks' to bring us back to reality
5) it is easier for our subconscious minds to believe in something that we hope to see in the reality
6) you will tend to let your guard down when you think you are seeing what you hope to happen
7) defense is needed in dealing with the negative thoughts but careful when it starts to attack the positive ones

haha.. don't know if i think too much but these are the things that i have gotten out of the show.. and i think it is so real in our lives..


great show.. genius director.. brilliant lead actor..


Love,
Naomi

i need You more...

I need You more
Bethel Live

I need You more
More than yesterday
I need You Lord
More than words can say
I need You more
Than ever before
I need You Lord
I need You Lord

More than the air I breathe
More than the song I sing
More than the next heartbeat
More than anything
And Lord as time goes by
I'll be by Your side
Cause I never want to go back
To my old life

We give You the highest praise
We give You the highest praise
We give You the highest praise

anyone who have experience God's love so deeply for himself/herself.. will never want to go back to their old life.. a life without Him.. and the more you dwell in His presence.. the more you want of Him.. more than anything.. i am just one such person.. hope you will one day know what i mean..

I need You more than anything...


Love,
Naomi

marathon...

21 km marathon
- a physical challenge-


marathon with God
- a spiritual challenge-


end result?
hope it is
- a worthy finisher-


^"24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. ²⁵Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. ²⁶Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. ²⁷No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."

~ 1 Corinthians 9:24-27~

Challenges worth taking on...



Love,
Naomi

untying knots...

have you ever wonder why no matter how hard you try to do something for example be more loving or more forgiving.. you can never really do it consistently.. and no matter how hard you pray to be more loving or forgiving.. you still can't do it..

i believe it is about untying the knots of your past and in your heart.. i know looking into the darkness within us is scary.. but it can never be as scary as a black hole that has no end to it.. the mess within us has an end which is the root of it.. we just need to dig it out and deal with it together with God.. allowing healing to take place.. the rest of the things will eventually fall into place.. if we never want to face the darkness and mess within us.. we will never be able to receive true healing.. then no matter how hard we try or even pray.. it will all be futile..

so when something happens that make you feel upset, angry or any other kinds of negative emotions.. the first thing you should do is to look inside yourself.. for what happened might have hit a 'sweet spot' of yours.. triggering the negative emotions and negative reactions..

release yourself and the people around you.. deal with your inner darkness and allow God to help you untie the knots.. to be free of bondage.. becoming the person God has created you to be..


looking inside & untie the knots.. Jia You!!!


Love,
Naomi