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Date Posted: 16:09:37 04/21/02 Sun
Author: Lillian
Subject: Suffering
Just a little poem I found:
I walked a mile with pleasure;
She chattered all the way,
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with sorrow;
And ne'er a word said she;
But, oh, the things I learned from her
When sorrow walked with me.
We should 'rejoice' in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope (Romans 5:3-4).
Don't know if anyone else have felt this: when I see some of the things some people have to go through everyday, I feel like I live a little cocoon. I am scared that one day, when I have to go through the same suffering, I will not be able to handle it...
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Re: Suffering -- jas, 23:38:15 05/06/02 Mon [1]
Hey lil! yeah i guess one day we have to go through with it. It's not exactly what we want but without it we would not know what the meaning of being happy and joyous. I guess a simpler way to put it it that you don't know the meaning of full without knowing hunger. I also feel the same way that i live in a cocoon, safe and detached from all the harm of the world. Sure, we might see sufferings happening to other people, from wars, famine, drought, tragic events and other disasters, but we don't think it's all that important. It's not the same when we are in their shoes. We complain now about our marks in exams, we complain that work is too hard, we complain what life throws at us, but we forget what Jesus had to go though when he was at the cross. Beaten, humiliated and spat on and about to die, he still had the courage to say to forgive us all and to accept God's will. I guess when you're down and suffering, it's good to share with God all your troubles, to give Him some of the heavy burden that life throws at us. We can say that it's not fair, but life wasn't meant to be easy and fair. Everyone has their burdens. There is always friends around that you can trust. If it makes it better then it is better to say it out then to keep it in your heart and suffer silently. Well that's what the enginnering team development book says!=) take carez everybody~!
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Re: Suffering -- James, 22:17:51 06/03/02 Mon [1]
Well,as jas said, everyone will someday have to experience suffering of the same degree though in a different form. I can tell you that you won't be alone because many ppl close to you would have experienced a similiar situation. From my experience, as much as you had hoped that it won't happen to you, you can't prevent it and what I've learnt is that while other ppl are suffering around you, help them see the brighter side of themselves so that when it happens to you, you can too speak to yourself hence be able to handle it. One way I found was to write to yourself at moments of achievement and moments of reflection while you're down, so that when the rocket hits you, you can go back and regenerate yourself. Although it doesn't completely solve the problem, it helps you recover much faster and lets you get on with the other things.
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Re: Suffering -- Lil, 12:35:11 06/11/02 Tue [1]
I totally agree with Jas, friends are so precious in times of suffering. I went through some stressful times a few weeks ago, and I don't think I would have been able to cope with it if it wasn't for some of you! To know that my friends are behind me and supporting me, to have someone who listens, and lends a shoulder to cry on, and to have people pray for you... it makes the hardest times bearable. Thank you... it meant SO much more to me than words can express.
And Jesus is definitely one friend who will always be there to help carry our burdens! He's always there ready and willing to help us, but it is up to us whether we want His help or not. Remember that phrase that Jas and Yunnie wanted us to memorise once? 'Ask and you will receive, Seek and you will find, Knock and the door will be open to you' (something like that) =D.
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