Interesting life question

I purchased this book named " The meaning of life" written by Bradley Greive about two weeks ago. It's a book that contains a lot of funny-looking animals photos and life questions. Let me share two of the photos with you.

"...why do we feel drawn together as a species,

yet we steadily build up defensive barriers around our innermost feelings and beliefs so we can never be truly close to anyone?" (quoted from the book I mentioned earlier)

I think it takes time for you to get to know each other before you disclose your true feelings and thoughts to a new friend. However, we may only express our true feelings and thoughts to other people selectively. Too often I will protect myself by not disclosing too much information to a newly-meet friend or co-worker. Perhaps it's because our brains are far more complicated than what we think.

Dealing with comments

I thought I should have a better EQ after working in customer-oriented environment for years.

I still feel frustrated and uncomfortable when I receive these "positive" comments. Well, I can say that these incoming comments are positive and are made with good intention. However, we are human beings. We have emotion and feelings. It does take me some time to digest those comments and convert them into positive educational experience from the failure. It seems like that all the effort I have put is worthless.

It's very challenging to face criticism when you serve God with all of your heart.

Then, I think of William Wiberforce in British Parliament (in the movie "Amazing Grace" ) This is the message I got from the movie: No matter how difficult it is to face critiscism, failure or obstacles; if you think this is what God wants you to do, just do it as if Wiberforce.

Perhaps, it's the pressure of accountability and responsiblity to God that make a young girl grows.

No Subject

My "mood" leads me to write something on my blog tonight...

To continue the story about the manager in other branch.... Cecilia called me up on Tuesday afternoon to say Merry Christmas to me. She told me her holiday plan and thanked me for chatting with her on the phone when she was lost and upset about the death of the manager who was a father of 4 children. She hoped I can continue to be a listener when other staffs in our company feel lost or upset about their work or lives. I said, " I wasn't doing anything special, I was just listening to you."

I didn't expect I would able to comfort her or cheer her up as I was shock when I heard the sad news. Thanks God: Although I haven't mastered the technique of listening completely, I realize the power of listening is really amazing.

May God continue to open my ears and heart to listen to Him and other people around me. May God teach me to practice listening as if I have to brush my teeth everyday. Please continue to pray for Cecilia and hope she will accept this gift of salvation someday.