Good Morning to a brand new day 250808!
Yesterday, I was on duty and had to be in camp. While that is imprisonment in legal form, it provided an opportunity for a time of reflection over the 22 yrs, 8 mths and 16days of my life. I shall blog about my NS reflection on another occasion. Today, I wish to talk about a particular friend of mine, G.
G is a poly course mate of mine back in 2003-2006 while I was doing a diploma in chemical process technology in Singapore poly. She's a lovely lady and get along while with the class. However, she has a girlfriend and I chanced upon some disturbing photos of them in friendster. It saddens me when I saw those photos. I cannot understand why would someone resort to such actions. Probably, G was seeking for love?
However, I've come to a better understanding of love because of G. Why so? Because now, I understand how it is possible to love someone but not the actions that they do. For example, it is possible for a mother to love a son who steals. Sure, the mother doesn't approve of her stealing actions but still love him for who he is.
Marcus enjoys and pride in knowing G as a friend. However, I disapprove of her actions/lifestyle. Yes, I will go out with G if there's gatherings and I believe I'll enjoy her bubbly personality unreservedly. However, if her partner will to come and they kiss in my presence, I irk at the thought of it.
I'm sorry G if I cannot accept the fact that you have a girlfriend. I understand that you probably don't need my approval on this subject but ... Let's put it this way, what you are engaging now is not the natural course of nature and I cannot accept it and probably never will but I cherish your friendship :)
This lead me to another subject that dawn upon me this morning. "Seek"
Dictionary.com suggests the definition of seeking to be
1) To go in search of/quest of
2) To try/ ask
Marcus come to an analogy of a mother losing a child inside a shopping mall and the frantic actions taken by the child and the mother is my definition of seeking. The child will look at all corner seeking for his mother and the mother will not leave things to chance while seeking her son.
Maj Peter once said to me on the issue on my admission into local university that I will know what to do if I wanted something bad enough.
Yes, we seek many things in life. Wealth, fame, family, etc. This list goes on and on. Marcus will leave you with a thought for the day. At the end of our life, lying on the bed, looking at your family, children and probably grand-children, what really matters to you? And if that thing matters to you the most, what are you doing to SEEK that thing today? :)
