once again
to be able to hear the wind howling in your ear
you can hardly hear your own panting
then after the strenuous exercise
to lie down on the green bed
to feel the grass tickling your legs
and not worry about any insect colony that might swarm over you
even if they do
you're confident of the slowness and harmlessness of this lazy land
to be able to enjoy that tickling sensation without fear
to sigh at the fluffy clouds drifting across the blue canvas
to trace that bird sailing through the crisp air
whether the sun smiles or the clouds loom
whether the wind shoves or the humid air evelopes
remember
to be thankful
a history of nature
we are halfway through it
from judeo-christian and ancient greek views
to the scientific revolution
to the enlightenment
to the industrial revolution
to romanticism
moving on to evolution
to colonisation and acclimatisation
to conservation movements
what is nature
what is the purpose of nature
what is wilderness
is man an animal
is an animal just a machine
from all these you can see the fundamental difference
men seek
for spiritual satisfaction
we know that's not all to life
there's got to be something beyond this
but all the perversion of truth
the usurping of authority
heaping to themselves teachers for their itching ears
sinking deeper and deeper into that mire
getting confused
somehow that superior knowledge does not resonate with what we know deep down in our hearts
we are different from the animals
the fool has said in his heart there is no God
i wanted to say out then
you are so wrong
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?
how long?
but amidst that
God is good
he is the God of all flesh
is anything too hard for Him?
that 2 little booklets left over from last year
brought back to singapore
thought i'd forget to bring back
found it back here with delight
brought it around as usual
and now they are gone
after 3 months
the seed is sown
only God knows if the ground will yield forth its fruit
a blessing in disguise
:)
randomness:
i ate so many blueberries this week that i am shocked at myself
i remember the first time i ate this queer fruit
also around the time we were amazed at huge sweet juicy strawberries
blackberries blueberries strawberries peaches nectarines broccoli carrot beef
my staple diet now