Thank God! Wishes are not horses!

There are times when I wish life were a roller coaster ride but I’m definitely not prepared for the stomach-churning climax that waits at the end of the ride. When I see some friends, some acquaintances and some others leading eventful lives, how I wished I had the same guts, the same ‘I-couldn’t-care-less’ attitude! Yes, I know, the grass is always greener on the side and it can’t be helped!

Nevertheless, I am the one who would love to reach out for the unreachable but at the same time would like to hold on to what I have got with me now.

Now, that’s asking for too much out of life!

And, when this ‘I-want-more-and-more-out-of-life’ madness strikes the ever wandering human mind, God puts the owner of the mind in unfamiliar territories and withdraws all familiar sights, voices and touches for a while… till the day comes when you think of dusting and cleaning the crooked stones that lie in the bottom of your casket – all forgotten and neglected – only to find the diamonds and pearls that lie beneath the layers of mud…

Think twice before you let go of your crooked stones – it may not be easier to retrieve them.

Cyber Art

The height of eccentricity!

Virtually Yours

Thou Shalt Dream

In yesterday's Bible Study, we were reminding each other that God loves dreamers, He gets attracted to those who have dreams, really BIG dreams! Dare to dream big for God and get down to making plans - HE will help you execute it. Boy, it sounds awesome but the difficulty is guaranteed! Joseph dreamt... and he did become the Prime Minister of Egypt. (Genesis 37-45). But, think about what happened in the mean time - his brothers hated him, they almost killed him, his dad spent the rest of his life crying and mourning, he was bought by the rich guy Potiphar and just when he thought he has finally arrived... he was in jail that too charged with sexual abuse! It was quite a trip for Joseph and I bet, he was certainly not in the least prepared for that! Dreaming big is not easy - but then, when you finally arrive, the reward is simply incredible!

As a teenager growing up in Skopje, Agnes had a dream; It was a costly dream, an unusual one, for which the first step was to leave her parents, friends, country and everything that was hers, everything that was familiar. But, she dared to pursue her dream, to give shape to her visions and to make that her mission in life. If Agnes had not allowed her dream to grow into a self-absorbing mission she would have never become the Mother Teresa that we know!

This is perhaps the longest and the most disturbing night ever, Ida thought to herself. She was closing the door regretfully after sending away the third man who came to fetch her Dad, who was the only qualified doctor around. Their wives were in labour and they needed medical help as the local mid-wives could not be of much help. Her Dad was willing to help but they wanted a lady - as they do not permit a man to even come near their women. Ida was stunned and they all tried to convince... but in vain. She drifted to sleep somehow, only to wake up to the news of their death - all the three women and the unborn babies! It took Ida no time to dream of something unheard of and spring into action. She left for England and graduated from Cornell Medical College - only to come back and translate her dreams into reality. If Ida Scudder had not dared to dream, Christian Medical College, Vellore would not have happened.

Not all dreams have a great ending, at least apparently. Graham Steines' and his family had the courage to dream big and follow their dreams even if it meant losing more than half of the family. But, that is not the end. The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die. (Edward Kennedy)

I want to be a dreamer too...
the dreamer who realizes the dreams...
not the dreamer whose dreams become a nightmare of unfulfilled hopes.

Virtually Yours