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What on Earth are we here for?
" Life is more than survival, otherwise it won't make any sense. It is definitely more than bringing in and building new generation after another just so they could also survive."
I woke up in the middle of the night with this on my mind. Well, not immediately actually. Maybe what triggered it is because I remembered my mother and the days before she passed away. It made me then think if what life is really for and what is our purpose then. Now that I am cultivating my spiritual life and been developing my relationship to God little by little, I of course been encountering of what is our purpose in this life and on this earth but then it still seems to be vague and complicated. It seems that the answer is not that simple. Maybe because I am not yet that spiritually matured enough but tonight, it's different. Just when I thought of reading the bible from cover to cover, it came out to me "could it really be that simple?" and suddenly, "hey I don't need to read the bible from cover to cover just to know the answer". Of course I know I need to read it from cover to cover but not so I can know of what is my purpose, I need to read it so i can know how to live out my purpose. The answer is right there staring at me in the very beginning. I know I am not an expert and maybe laymen will not agree but I think the answer to that question is very plain and simple. No riddles. No superficial explanation.
Genesis 1:28
"26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move the ground"
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
Genesis 2:5
" and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground"
The message is very clear, we are to be stewards of everything God created here on earth. Why make us in his own image?
"God saw all that he had made, and it was very good"
God saw what He did and He liked it and He loved it. He loved it so much that he created man in his own image so to have someone to care for it on the ground as He would do.
I looked up the meaning of the word 'Subdue' and it means " to quite and bring under control; to bring (land) under cultivation". We are to rule every living creature on the water, air and ground. To quite them and bring them under control, to bring balance.
These, my friends are our true and original purpose: To cultivate the land and nourish it; and to bring order and balance to all creatures of this world as if God himself is doing it. That in itself also explains why God instructed men to increase in number, because the world is so big that 2 tenants will not be enough to care for it.
It is, however, very unfortunate that as simple as it is, we are not doing a very good job at it. Man desires for greatness, for importance. He felt that those two roles are too simple "surely there is something more to that, surely I'm more than that". The desire of man for greatness, of self worth, of importance more than what he should be had deviate him to his true purpose. Men, great men have done unthinkable things so to gain self worth and importance, it rooted all our wars and destroyed the order and balance that we should be the main keeper.
This is why a new covenant has been given, a new purpose has risen, why Jesus came: For us to make all our efforts to bring each other back to God. So we can go back to our true purpose and live it - bring back order and balance to this world.
You see, our true purpose is not a mystery, we just don't want it because for us there is nothing great about it. There is where a lot of people are wrong, being entrusted with these vast richness, nurturing what God made here on earth, bringing order and balance in this planet is a noble and a great purpose. Knowing that God trust us with this much is surely not a simple obligation but a fulfilling one.
We are entrusted this earth, this planet and we ought to do it responsibly. It is good that we know of science, of things beyond this planet or this solar system or the universe but then again there is a reason why we are here and why we are not there.
We consume ourselves of knowing if there is life in other planets or in other parts of the universe but in search of it we are completely neglecting the life that we have here and the life that has been given to us. I say there are life in other planets or in other parts of the universe. I mean, it is arrogant to think that as wide as the universe is, we are the only ones to be given life. That same arrogant thinking has been destroying our world and our existence. That wanting to be so special than the others. I say there is life out there, there is someone like you and me out there. Maybe we don't look the same but they too are wondering, thinking the same thoughts we are thinking now. Just like us, they too have their own purpose, to care and maintain order and balance to their own worlds. I just wish they are doing a better job on it.
It is not too late, it is never too late until our world is destroyed. This is why churches are trying very hard to reach out to people. It is not only spirituality, it is life preservation and living out our true purpose - bringing order and balance. They may not know it but aside from bringing back people to God they are also saving this world from destruction because as people are enlightened, that same people are going back to our true purpose and living it.
Now that you know of your purpose, what are you going to do about it? Will you neglect it just like the rest because its too simple or are you going to live it to the very last breath and bring back the glory to God? The choice is now yours...
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Dinner date with former officemates (MWSS-Public Assessment of Water Services)
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why i hate this text message...
I hate this text message and all other of its kind: "A girl talking to her guy: girl: i want 2grow old n a pr0vince, stay in a big hauz w/a beautiful grden fild w/fl0wers, hw bwt u, wr do u wnt 2gr0w old? guy: bsyd u.. " Well, many would think..'' oohhhh.. so sweet..". Me too, at first. But then I realized this text message clearly shows the general view of most men about women. That they are superior to women. That they are always the first or the "more" and even the "most" as compared to women. Why I hate it? Aside from the spelling of course, this text message and all other sort of it's kind (believe me, there are more of them) shows that men are capable of loving more, that they are just simple and contented while women are so complicated and materialistic that they tend to want so much when guys don't expect in return. Aren't we women capable of loving as much as they do and even sometimes more? Why does it have to be always men that are always understanding, kind etc. and us women, well, next to them if we are even good enough? That's absurd. I tell you what these messages are for. They are lame excuses why it's okay for your husband or boyfriend not to give you flowers for at least one special occassion in a year or take you to a special romantic date on your anniversary or not to giving you anything at all (if you're lucky you'll get a card with the original message signed by them) because afterall 'they love you more than you do' , afterall 'everyday with you is for them a special occassion' and that they can say 'i love you' just as easy. Lame. Very lame and I hate it. Aren't we women capable of greater love? That we are just as happy and contented being with them. So contented that generally we even find it hard to see a more handsome guy than our guys when they themselves can turn their heads the moment they see an exposed flesh of other women. We love them so great that above it all we can take the effort to make a special occasion extra special? That we can spend the whole day or even days before how we can do it and what to give our partners as a gift? They are not material things, they are expressions of how much we love them. And you know what men really don't get about this? The expression of love is not the gift but the efforts of going the extra mile doing it.
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i fell in love with a girl....
I fell in love with a girl I just can't help it I love everything about her Can you keep a secret? I love her soft dark hair And her clear round eyes Her lips tempting to kiss And skin awaiting my caress I love the warmth of her body Pressed next to mine Feeling every beat Of a love so divine If Helen of Troy Can launch a thousand ship Her just very smile Sweeps me off my feet And you know what's great? Oh please keep this a secret I think the feeling is mutual Don't you think it sweet? I hope my husband won't be jealous This love is not taboo 'Guess not, I think, 'Cause he's in love with her too.
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i want to be an inspirational speaker...
I wanted to be a speaker, an inspirational speaker. I always did and It took me until now to realize this truth. When I became a mother, I felt that accomplishing my dreams become more urgent and the desire was intensified. Aside from my day work I began searching for other opportunities in which I can earn extra for our living. I searched in the net on how I can earn online or just get a plain part-time work at home. Then my husband suggested that I should consider blogging and attract good traffic to my site. So, I started to write again after for more than a year now. Then I wrote about motherhood. Well, he read it alright but told me I should be more on technical writing to be able to earn from it. So it kept me thinking again....., what can I write that is more technical in its sense?. Well..... bwala! I can't think of any. But, instead, when I started writing again something has awakened in me. Not actually the desire to write about like the one I did but the desire to speak. To speak in front of so many people and not just speaking but inspiring them. As a child, I remember composing an entire speech in my mind. Most of it I haven't got the opportunity to write (or haven't thought of writing it). For some that I did wrote were gone along with my history, english, filipino and even GMRC notebooks when my mom disposed of them. I believe the overall purpose of those speeches is to inspire me, generally about life and how I can be the best that I can be. Imagine that? I can compose an entire speech on my mind. But I was afraid and I tried to suppressed it later on as I grow older. Why? duhhh...? Because am speaking to myself, that's why. I am giving an inspirational speech to myself and it freaks the crap out of me. I thought I'm going... you know. So I stop it at the instance that I feel that am about to do it again. And if I can't stop it, I try to write it down but then, they were also gone now. Little did I know that the speaking to myself thing is a subconscious expression of one of my deepest heart's desire. And that desire did not only manifested in my mental speeches but even in my 'night' dreams. I remember, not only once, dreaming of myself speaking in front of so many people from what seem to be a high platform. Because of that, I was even lead to believe that I am meant to be a pastor or a preacher, who knows maybe I still am. But why inspire people? Why have a heart for inspiring other people. Because you can never go wrong when you tell someone that all hopes' not been lost or that they can be whatever they want to be because it is predestined, that they already have it and just have to make a decision to choose to live it. When you inspire someone, the only way is up to a higher level of yourself. Worst thing can happen is that your words will not have an impact to them but still they will be just the same and be where they are now. But, I doubt it. I doubt that it will not have an impact at all. Maybe they will not understand the entirety of what you are saying but it only takes one word, one word to strike them in their hearts and off they will go to heights they could never imagine. Remember the phrase "No man is an island"? It's original meaning is "Human beings do not thrive when isolated from others". True. But why do we really need each other? We, humans, do not just need each other to keep us company, or to have a shoulder to cry on, or to have someone to "stand by you" or to have someone to love. Yes, we do need each other for those reasons but most importantly we need each other to keep us sane, to inspire us to keep going so that when we are on the lowest point of our lives and on the verge of giving up, we can pull each others' up. I am no english major, psychiatrist nor a layman to say that I have the credibility to say all of these things. I am not also perfect. Like you, I also had my share of lows, sadness, depression.. name it and maybe I will still have, but what the heck?. I am not also filthy rich (at least not yet) to say that '"this is what I've been through, I just do this and look at me now'". All I know is that there is good and the best in every man no matter how imperfect, good-for-nothing we may think we are. And that part of us is just waiting to be reached in the depths of our hearts. Waiting to be told that it is okay to come out because it is meant to be and it is who we really are. I myself have not been truly liberated but luckily from time to time I get a glimpse of it. The feeling is just wonderful, peaceful and calm knowing you could be better.. let me rephrase that.. knowing you are in fact better than who you are now and can be the best that you could ever be. I happen to call that part of myself as my 'higher self'. And it is were all these speeches are coming from. Have you had any experience of doing something bad and then would realized later on that you should have done it the other way around? Or knowing what you should do but finding it hard to do it? Or you just passed through some phrase in the book or whatever that after reading it you felt like a light bulb has been activated? Maybe you argue with yourself, blame yourself or you hear a tiny voice inside of you telling what you should do for the good of everyone involved. That's it. The voice and that gut feeling of what you are supposed to be doing is, for me, your higher self. The true person of your being. So yes, I am not perfect. I don't have the educational background nor training to be an inspirational speaker but this I know, my mental speeches doesn't just come out from nowhere for nothing. It is my higher self trying to reach out to me telling me my true identity. Inspiring me so that despite of my imperfections I will continue to better myself because just I have said, I am in fact better. Well, I can't give actual speeches 'yet' to other people so I guess I just have to be contented of writing my speeches 'for now'. I don't know if this writings could earn me extra money to live for but I know no matter what, I can earn my true self back and maybe help you earn yours in the process. Step by step I am still finding the courage to follow the true path that was laid out before me. My mental speeches are doing a great job of finding it and I hope it will also to you. Don't just read this or take my word for it. Listen inside of you. Who knows? yours' might do a better job to you because we are after all unique individuals.;)
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how motherhood changed me..
Being a mother really changes a woman. I remember my sister and my cousin telling me that when they got pregnant and specially when they gave birth, they feel like they are invincible. They feel so courageous that they can face anything and risk anything for their children. I, too, know that feeling now. The birth of my sweet angel, Ayla Rijean, last April 8, 2010 has changed me. Before, I have always dreamt of all the security and stability that I could get. A happy and contented family, a God-filled life, a house, car, sufficient savings, stable high paying job etc. They were dreams for myself. So I can find happiness and contentment being with my love ones. So I can have peace just by being with the Lord. So I can always have a place to call my own and which nobody can evict me just because I can't pay the rent. So I will never be hungry. So I can buy the things I need and even have some for occasional luxury and so on and so forth. Now, I still dream of all of those things but with much urgency, intensity and for different reasons. Now, those dreams became my dreams for my Ayla Rijean and for my other children to be (as God chooses to bless us). I want a family that can give them happiness, love and security. I want a God-filled life so I can lead them to have one. I want to have our own home so they can always have a roof to shelter them. I want sufficient savings to ensure their education and future. I want a stable high paying job so I can provide for their needs and afford their little luxury from time to time. My dreams changed from self-focused to them- (my children) focused. Having it for me and my husband is just an added bonus. With that change of focus, my dreams became more urgent and more intense. And just like my sister and my cousin, I feel like I am invincible. Deep within me I know I can face anything, I know I can risk anything for my child/children. I strongly believe that those dreams are just one step away and that I have the capabilities to reach it. I never felt so sure before that I can have it all, but now I do, with all my heart and with such strong conviction. It is just but a matter of time and it is very soon. :)
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bicol trip :)
my sister took this shot... ganda noh?
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