26th November 2007 Monday

Been wanting to blog this since a week ago but have been kinda lazy and busy the past week to do so. Heard this on Yes 93.3FM about a week ago and I liked it very much. It talks about two men who died and met God in Heaven. Having done nothing too evil, the two men were given the chance to reincarnate. In deciding the fate of their future lives, God said this to them - "I have two roles for both of you and each of you must choose one. One role is that of a person who receives. The other is that of a person who gives." Which would you choose?

Not long after God finished, one of men stood up, smiled and said confidently - "I want to be the one who receives". Well, the other man didn't have a choice but to choose the one who gives. That was when God revealed his plans - "The one who chooses to receive shall be a beggar, living on the sympathy of those who give to him for the rest of his life. The one who chooses to give shall be a millionaire, always willing to give to those in need of his help." Having heard that, have you made a right choice?

Often in life, we choose to be on the receiving side, always stingy in giving what we have, sometimes what we have in abundance, sometimes even what we do not need. But is it really that great to be always on the receiving side? Sometimes, happiness lie in those that give willingly. We might not be millionaires and might not always have money or something tangible to give away. We might even be poor in the monetary sense. But what we do have in abundance is love. And love is something that if you wish for it, will never ever run out. Having so much of something that wouldn't ever run out, why are we so stingy in spreading our love? If a smile could brighten someone's day, why are we so unwilling to spread our lips? If a true compliment could make someone smile, why are we so stingy in giving our compliments? If a word of concern could warm a friend's heart, why are we always forgetting mentioning it? Something to think about......