faith

"Will you do my eulogy?"

finally completed Have a Little Faith yesterday evening.
first time reading and completing a book at starbucks haha. with a grande white choc mocha~

as a free-thinker, i always find it hard to believe in god etc. i'm open to the teachings of religion but definitely not a devout believer.
just like Mitch, i always questioned, "if he was so sincere, why did that person face adversity all the time? how was He going to help mend the hole in the roof?"
i guess sometimes.. it's the mindset that these people have, together with their religion acting as a catalyst which empower them to become positive and optimistic individuals.

well, here are some takeaways:

1. Your god, our god - Faith tells people to do charitable acts and aid the poor, no matter who is the receiver.
2. What is there that forgiveness cannot achieve?
3. Anger - It churns you up inside. It does you more harm than the object of your anger.
4. Try again. (two simple words but we always find it so agonising to do)
5. When we miss them, look up. Know that they're watching over us.

this is not a post about religion, just a short reflection after reading the book.
i shall end with a quote from the book, "We who are born, are born to die."

sad fact, but very true.
however, it is up to us to decide the way we live, whether we want to live meaningfully or not. even if it's for a short time, be glad that we managed to come into this world, managed to touch others' lives.. :)

there's always enough time for procastination, but never enough for showing them your love.