Sunday, August 20, 2006 @2:51 PM
after two nights, or rather, at the end of the first night, i can't help but admire Dr a.r. bernard. he's filled with wisdom, spoke words of knowledge. thank you for educating, encouraging and empowering each and every one. hope to share a word also. i think i was even more attentive than i've always been.
1)
knowledge translates into
authority.
this is true in the society. the educated are normally those who hold higher positions. right? so if you want others to obey you, then get equipped and be a knowledgeable person!
2)
love is
centred in the will, not emotions.
you love because you choose to love, and you make a commitment to that choice. if you're forced to love, then that is not true love. oh, he illustrated on 'one cannot fall in/out of love'...because there is only the choice to love, or not to love.
3)you
cannot disobey without obeying.
at first i was like, 'huh?!' then he enlightened us, saying, when you disobey one, you are actually obeying the other. hm. makes sense right.
4)we live in a
cause and effect universe.
for every effect, there is a cause. and for every cause, there is an effect. it just goes on and on, like the domino effect. so the next time when A knocks into B, don't scold and curse A, because it might be someone else, C, who knocked into A as well, so you get that knocking effect. haha..
5)things
only work when they are in
divine order.
if you organise your life, you life is free. that's because there is order. order demands a clear plan of action. if there is a problem, bring order to the problem and then begin to address it. understand? to be effective in life demands order.
then there was this part on songs. on the first night...p&w started with "the time has come" and "great is our god". guess what. i wrote the lyrics on my new yellow foolscap on the same week. how coincidental is that...
the time has come
found love beyond all reason
you gave your life you all for me
and called me yours forever
caught in the mercy fallout
i found hope, found life, found all i need
you're all i need
the time has come to stand for all we believe in
so i for one i'm gonna give my praise to you
today today it's all or nothing
all the way the praise goes out to you
yeah all the praise goes out to you
today today i live for one thing
to give you praise in everything i do
yeah all the praise goes out to you