De Ja Vu

AS I think and write this one more posting today, and rain is pouring down outside, I just feel that Chrysanthemum and I have had this conversation before. De ja vu.

We were then sitting in the Education Department room, talking, sharing sisterly fun, just to spend time together.

On that day,the two of us were talking about relationship, reflecting as we used to do after a day's hard work at the college. I would like a cup of coffee but she said plain water was enough and we should not spend that extra few cents in the cafeteria. Later on I realise that in one year, we can save at least 200 ringgit per person if we do not drink that extra cup of coffee. And that amount can be put to use. Taking so much coffee is not good for one's health either.

We often talked about relationships and sighed together when we see friends'family or love relationships going sour especially in such a big working place like the college. Often bitterness can cause a great deal of havoc in a working relationship too. Such bondages often harm our life,our work.

Chysanthemum would say the correctly,"Sometimes we do everything just right and everything goes smoothly and life is good. At other times it seems we either cannot get anything right no matter how hard we try or if we didn't have bad luck we wouldn't have any luck at all. When life isn't so good, or just plain hard, the other graces of forgiveness, patience, and endurance must come into play. "

She just has so much wisdom to share with others!!

And upon reflection this Bible verse comes to mind:

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. "( I Corinthians. 13:4-7 NN)

However many years God gives us for our relationships, those words equip us for faithfulness and the good life.


Grace and peace.