Choices
Thats what human life is all about man. Choices everyday. Food, music, friends, life. Everything we do has a consequence, an effect, on those around us. Splurge your money and you become poor. Drugs and booze ends you in jail or death. Simple. I respect people who makes choices according to their hearts, not the situation at the time or the circumstance given. See, I respect people like Andrew Yap (3-4/2007). He did really well in Secondary 2, and could have easily gone into Triple Science without any problems. Instead he chose Double Science. People said he was stupid. But he made that choice according to his own heart.
For me, I made this choice of giving my life to God and His household around a year ago. Around 600 stayed, even more than a thousand decided to give this Man a miss. People question me,' Why am I a part of this 600? Wasting time, effort, even money...'
I tell you now. I wasnt brainwashed into this, neither was I forced into this. I took my time and chose this path. At 15, I'm sharper about what I do than all the previous years of my life. I've thought about the future, past and present. This is the way I want it to be. You, reading this, might be much older than me. I dont really care, anyway. You've been through 15. Its the age when you get to realise the face of this earth, the reality of this society. It aint pretty, you know it.
If I dint choose to stay with God, I've could much better off. Results might've been better. I would have made a lot more friends than now. I might be having a pretty girlfriend now too uh. I can be the Staff Sergeant of NCC AIR and leading so many people and earning so much respect. If I dint choose church, I might have been in triple science, top class in Catholic High, might have been one the popular guys in school. Who cares man, I would have been in the center of attraction.
Then why did I forsake all of this for Someone I barely knew? Why did I choose to stick with these 599 people, coming to church week in week out? Why did I choose to put money into the blue envelope when I could have bought myself an iPod, a better handphone or cooler schoolbags? Why did I put myself into risks of getting hammered by my parents? Why did I choose to stand for God?
Some of you understand, some never will. Unless I bring you to see the things I see, you can only sit, watch and guess.
One year ago, I found this Man who fulfils my life. More than that, I found myself. My trueself. I no longer need to ever hide behind the shadows of someone better. I no longer need to compare myself with others. I am confident, of what I do, of who am I. This is me. This is Chow Chun Kit.
Our God is an awesome God. He reigns from Heaven above, with wisdom, power and love. Our God is an awesome God.
'Unless I bring you to see the things I see, you can only sit, watch and guess. '