Good thoughts for reflection – from the trees that God has created for this World…
“Stand tall and have dignity.
Stay grounded .
Reach upwards and outwards.
Be adaptable.
Get rid of dead branches; unproductive things and activity
Continue to grow – continue to learn new things.
Turn over a new leaf – regeneration.
Enjoy the view – take time to be grateful.”
Time and tide wait for no man. it goes on inexorably.
Life is made up of an “infinite” amount of choices and decisions within the framework of the time dimension.
There are the big decisions – the ones which can change our life – forever. Daily small decisions can also change our destiny.
There is a “force embedded” in decisions and we are primarily responsible for our choices, and the rewards or consequences will follow the decision made. Every decision we choose will make us who we are, in the final analysis – we are what we decide to be.
May we decide to choose to do what is right and good daily.
Implicit in decision making is the FREEWILL to CHOOSE which is a birthright given to mankind by our CREATOR right from the beginning in the Garden of Eden.
Genesis 2:16-17
“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
The first parents of mankind in Eden chose to sin, unfortunately and the consequences of sin fell on mankind thereafter.
We take courage and use our yesterday’s disappointments and ‘non fulfilment’ as rungs of the ladder to reach our desired intent or goals.
Today is the day to take action, that ‘s to step up, redo or start over. We thank our Creator for TODAY.
BEGINNING today, we would have crossed the mental threshold of inertial as the friction in an endeavour is the beginning. The starting in small ways do produce the momentum and it is easier to continue moving forward thereafter.
The “planting” of passion and persistence will result in a bountiful harvest in time to come.
The results of the human resolve to persevere, to strive for improvement and be innovative (you can “reinvent” the wheel! ).
An account about “perseverance” from our fellow human on planet
Make good choices, persevere and try again; and we will succeed, by God’s grace.
Patient efforts and concentration, properly directed each day; bouncing back and keep moving forward will lead to conquering difficulties, resolutions and success.
Perseverance means determined continuation in something with a steady and continued action of belief that occurs over a period of time amongst and despite difficulty, with little or no indication of success. It is to hold on and stay the course.
The time for correct action is now, as doing it now is better than not doing it at all. It is not too late; better late than never. God gives us the awesome power of the present – NOW.
At the backdrop of correct ACTION – it is good for us to be mindful that many a times, less is more as simplicity is key.
Simplicity while preserving the essentials and without decreasing its value, makes things easy to grasp & use, effectual, dependable and delightful. Two illustrations of simplicity. Placing your hand under the water faucet and the water flows out and walking towards an automatic door and it opens.
Connected to taking correct actions, is the aphorism from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who’s an aircraft designer. He said “It seems that perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.” As such, design is perfect when nothing more can be taken away – this is a fine definition of engineering elegance indeed.
At times, adding-on improves things. At other times, removing enhances things. Sometimes by changing, it ameliorates things. “Perfection is attained” when nothing can be improved.
Last word on “perfection” on planet earth – from a fellow human’s perspective.
“Perfection is not attainable , but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi
Ability is what you are capable of doing, Motivation determines what you do. Attitudes determines how well you do it. – Lou Holtz.
Positive attitudes nurture positive & strong character. ~ Cheong Kok Weng
Good inputs and thoughts from our fellow man.
A morally perfect God would value life, especially embodied human beings with free will, and so ensure the physical laws, with finely -tuned constants in a universe and initial conditions allowed for our existence.
Refuting the Anthropic argument
The Teleological Argument https://youtu.be/3Yt7hvgFuNg
The Case for the Resurrection of Christ . The Apostle Paul tells us that if Jesus is not risen from the dead, our faith is in vain. Yet, many professing Christians deny the physical resurrection of Christ. In this message, Dr. Ravi Zacharias will give a defense of the bodily resurrection of Jesus against modernist skeptics inside and outside the church and against postmoderns who don’t think it matters. He will explain that if Jesus is risen, nothing else matters, and that if Jesus is not risen, nothing else matters. See the two links below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbkKFEpUQTw
The Earth is very finely tuned, well designed and created. It is really a great “spaceship” for mankind to travel round the sun once a year 😝.
Seriously speaking, when we consider the earth orbiting round its own “star” in space among myriads of other stars, we should marvel at the sheer magnitude of the power of God. We should take time to consider the heavens and all of creations and be really amazed and astounded with them.
CLICK HERE for the video taken by the international Space Station astronauts 👉 https://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=YWDWYLNX
O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Psalm 8:1-9
CLICK HERE https://youtu.be/KEMt58ePNDs
Our minds can “wonder” as far and deep as we want – to the stars and beyond……because we have been given a great mind by our CREATOR. ~ Cheong Kok Weng https://gardens2u.com
Man can reach the “moon” and achieve much; one such example of man’s ability is evident here.
Man is amazing because he takes after the image of God.
We need to remember that it is always the right time for having the right thinking and right actions.
Right Thoughts and Right Actions Make a Powerful Combination. ~ Cheong Kok Weng
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution. ~ David J. Schwartz
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