Of Life and Other Demons

This morning, I received tragic news: one of my best friends’ aunty passed away this morning. I got the message at about 7 plus in the morning, and boy, did I get a shock of my life! I’ve spoken to that aunt of hers before and I was really shocked.

I went for the wake as well. And when I saw my friend’s mum, I knew what a loss it must be for her, since it was her sister. I sat with my friend and we talked. My friend told me about how she felt and whenever she mentioned her aunt, she just broke down in tears. I cried as well, because I could feel the pain that my friend felt. I cried with her.

When my friend was telling me about how she felt and not, the thing that kept popping up in the conversation was that she didn’t know whether her aunt was saved or not. I could really hear the regret in her voice. And I reassured her that our God is good and faithful. He might have appeared to her before she passed away.

It’s from this experience that I understood what’s important in life. It’s not:

things you did right. things you did wrong. things you said right. things you said wrong. things you thought right. things you thought wrong. money. status. fame. career. bungalow. HDB flat. husband. wife. boyfriend. girlfriend. mother. father. siblings. daughter. son. world peace. disasters. experience. friends. church. camera. tripod. cheap clothes. branded clothes. endorsements. advertisements. mercedes. bmw. audi. fiat. toyota. samsung. nokia. sony erickson. motorola. wallet. clock. deals. phd. masters. honours. degree. diploma. rolex. swatch. mango. zara. first class treatment. treated like crap. famous people. ordinary people. smurfs. strawberry shortcake. 3 blind mice. baa baa black sheep. the little mermaid. snow white and the seven dwarfs. communism. liberty. authoritarian. george bush. ariel sharon. saddam husein. prince charles. princess diana. sony. equality. french revolution. mcdonalds. kfc. laksa. mee goreng. mee rubus. nasi lemak. char kuay teow. hokkien mee. carrot cake. chicken rice. curry. roti prata. high cholesterol. low cholesterol. high blood pressure. low blood pressure. headache. migraine. pain in the neck. pain in the backside. gastric flu. gastric pain. menstrual cramps. period. fat. thin. tall. short. balding. hairy. free. in chains. guilty. innocent. forgiveness. sorrow. happiness. joy. laughter. crying. tears.

What’s truly important is:

Do you have Jesus?