my '09-'10 transition was spent on the floor of the chapel. excited, not because of the prospect of a new year, but because of the photo i had envisioned. obviously, it needs a lot more work, and it could do with about 5minutes more of planning. but somehow, it works out okay. not too fantastic, but just acceptable.
spending the first few minutes of 2010 on the floor made me feel safe, shrouded in the anonymity of being out of the line of sight of many, and the chance to spend a few moments in solitude.
Happy New Year, friends. (:
Shine.
Here I am Lord, Send Me.
how people sing this verse with so much gusto if they really mean it, i dont understand. but to each his own, i guess.
except that, once again i am confronted with these issues that no one ought to be able to ignore. acknowledging the existence of all this makes me a hypocrite. pretending it doesnt exist makes me just another selfish person in a world of many.the incongruity of it all, is that, in some way,
this is just how the way the world is ordered.
and because of our fallenness, the poor's suffering is unabated, their burdens are not only left un-lightened, but are increased. children are left to fend for themselves in the streets while adults grapple with all sorts of issues from starvation to prostitution to alcoholism. and here's the best thing of all; so few people seem to care.
i will never ever forget, that man i saw crawling along the streets of bj. and but i will also never ever forget the smiles on the faces of those boys under the bridge. a new year means nothing to them. and this year will mean nothing to me if i do not understand why and if i do nothing about it.
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