God's Boxes


I have in my hands two boxes,
Which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the gold."

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day, The black was as light as before.
With curiosity, I opened the black,
I wanted to find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and mused,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said,
"My child, they're all here with me.."
I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,
Why the gold and the black with the hole?
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black is for you to let go."


Source: http://www.christianlifestories.com/poems/popular/godsboxes.html

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Sorry For History

Ever Since  I started to go to school, history has been a boring subject for me. Not only that, but I am not good in it for my memory is not functioning well in terms of this subject. I am not good in events, people, biographies and geographical data.


However this semester I took History 10.1, instead of Psychology which was close already during my enrollment. 


I felt so sorry for my History class because I've been a mediocre since the semester had started. I am a sleepyhead in this class. Nevertheless, Mr. Mark Anthony Ngo, made History interesting for me and it was not boring.  I like the way he teaches us. He was not dependent to one source. He's not a bookish type of teacher. He always throws and gives mind bugling questions to his students. Wherein I personally encourages to be a critical thinker and understanding the relevance of it in our context today.


Everything in History is important. The what, when, where and who are typical discussion in this subjects since high school. Yet Mr. Ngo lead us in also paying attention to the "How" and "Why" of the series of events in the history. That we may understand fully, and relate it to our present generation.




I should have learned more if I do advanced reading and sleep early every night, or should I say get enough rest, so that I will not feel sleepy in his class. Now, I am more encouraged to read more books, especially the BIBLE, which has more historical events that could be very relevant today.to be updated in National  and International News through watching television, listening to radio and reading newspaper (this one is expensive for me).


He once quoted, "History repeats itself." Every Second is a history. What you make, do, think, say and live out is will contribute to your history as human. It will be your legacy for the next generation. I am now conscious of the how and why of events.




Shout-Out
HIS story encourages me to study history.
History challenges and helps me to e critical in His story and share it to others through blogging and by being nurtured of His word.
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