Today's Straits Times supplement Urban, has a list of 50 Must-Haves. I scanned the pages and the Must-Have list ranged from things to make you glow, gels to make your hair sleek, clothes to enhance your body shape, shoes that help you walk tall and other accessories. These include watches, bangles, belts, bracelets, brooches, rings, ties, handbags, necklaces, scarves, sunglasses and other things I am not sure where to put/hang on a human body! But they are on the list of MUST-HAVES.
Gosh, I thought. I must be one of the few pathetic Have-Nots! I could not even tick off 10 items from the list of 50. I guess I am from a different generation ... Or a different planet! Do these things really matter? Sadly, to some "youngsters" and some "oldsters", they do. They matter a great deal because these items give them confidence, get them into the "in" crowd, provide them with the needed status and allow them to feel good about themselves.
I wish the 50 Must-Haves would include - handbags of kindness, watches that show timeless love, neckless of compassion and grace, bracelets of truth and justice worn on the wrists, brooches of humility and servanthood pinned close to the heart and ties of self-control around necks.
As I walked the dogs this morning, I noticed a lovely Indian girl of about 6 years old looking up lovingly at her grandfather. They walked hand in hand and looked happy to be together. Grandfather was laughing and I could see the pride in his eyes and the happiness in his carriage and his walk. For the little girl, she had the 1 Must-Have in her life - her grandfather. And for the grandfather? He obviously also had the 1 Must-Have in his life - his lovely grand daughter. I smiled.
For me, there is just 1 MUST-HAVE in my life - God.
How about you? What are your 50 Must-Haves?
Ah..this is gratitude, to God...
ReplyDeleteThis paragraph, "I wish the 50 Must-Haves would include - handbags of kindness, watches that show timeless love, neckless of compassion and grace, bracelets of truth and justice worn on the wrists, brooches of humility and servanthood pinned close to the heart and ties of self-control around necks" ...is good poetry! A new poetry book featuring poets from this region is in the making and I have been invited to submit mu poetry, one of the co-editor is Aaron Lee from Singapore....
ReplyDeleteEh doctor cum poet, thank you ah. I know you never say nice things just for the sake of saying, so terimah kaseh. You know I value your comments and feedback and am always conscious that I must take the negative not as a set back but as a chance to try again. And to take the positive with a warm glow of gratitude to our Lord. Congrats on getting your poems recognized and ada orang mahu publish. From Singapore even! Indeed God has been so wonderful in His distribution of talents. Let us use ours to the fullest and all glory to God. Amen!
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