Si.n.g My. L.ov.e

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

the thought for the week is.. how much do you know about the entire issue of christianity? how much do u know about the facts in the bible? or is it even accurate? gee... i seriously have no idea. i do know that, in an era that we live in where we are so dependent on what other people tell us, because we are so lazy, what on earth are we consuming? u know someone once told me, it' a very dangerous thing that i'm studying social science.. i now know why, u question everything you see, even the theories themselves, you question things you do, u analyze. gone are the days whereby you're a cute little girl or boy and just taking in whatever they tell you. u know, i was quite surprised when a professor told me that in the europe, there are so many churches, BUT... the amount of goers are so little... to think that people keep thinking that christianity is a european religion. i'll like to think it as a religion coming from the middle-east... since it christ was born in bethleham. to think about it, when was christ really born? i used to think it was 25th december till rui told me, it's not. it's just for convenience. and having thought about it for sometime, it's quite freaky. how much do i know about the god i'm worshipping? and how much do i know what i've known for in my life about christians? what on earth am i doing? it feels really queer, coz it's like.. i'm doing things based on what my pastors tell me. it's like a silent suicide bomber... believing in group thinking... i think even as i'm saying this, a lot of my seniors in church would say, coffee and tea? haha.. like always.. the problem about it is... in a group, it's either you belong in the group or you're out. and the thing about a group too, is they will convince you to be in their group. pressure etc. so what happens is they will say, oh u're spiritually dry. u've gone off the course. and if you doubt it, they'll say oh u must have faith! u little faith. of coz you won't see any results! then they'll quote you some testimony. it's quite funny, coz... after a while, i just sit there and observe. and it irritates me, coz, i always link stuff that i've learn of group thinking etc on what i see. and can quote what they say, and what they do to like group thinking. and you become wary of it. but seriously, how sure are u on the religion you are in? i'm not... i still do believe that there is a god. but, i'm not too sure what i'm doing. like, tidings, they say have to give. and it's quoted in the bible. but, how sure are you that it really writes you must pay 10%? thinking that we are a society that treats everything literally, and have long forgotten the language of the past. it's like taking an item out of context. as i you all know, the language in the past, is so different. for all you know, when they say 10% they mean 30%! 1% or a sum? it's just unknown. in all organizations you must have a charasmatic leader, in this sense it's a pastor. a person of knowledge and wisdom. or so as they say. and what is different about a religious leader and a normal leader? a relgious leader is one thought of being a person chosen by god, and has a lot of knowledge far more then anyone.. and so we do not question. okay i think i might just banged for saying such stuff, especially in singapore. but it's for the sake of the country's citizens, were we love harmonious, and it's not good to upset other races, cultures, and relgion. that is perhaps why singapore has been so successful so far. which i'm thankful for, can u imagine having riots everyday> i think we'll still be living in poverty if it's like that. but anyway back to my issue. it's not that i've anything against pastors, church, christians or any other religion. it's just that, we have to think what we're taking in. we should not be brain-washed to an extent of irrationality. and i'll be on a journey of finding out, when is the exact birthday of jesus?
it's just so interesting.. aha
Si.n.g My. L.ov.e

And here the story ends.
7:15 PM