It was 3 am. I woke up. I couldn't go back to sleep.
I just lay there on my bed, under my blanket, tucking my head. For 1 hour, I tried to sleep, to no avail. I listened to some music from my mp3 player. Still I couldn't.
So I decided on something weird. Change my friendster profile. Change it into something "different." Haha.
It was fun. Though, I must say I am kind of like what I put there, but, duh. I can be attention-deficient (local: KSP) so I'd do stupid things. But it's funny to think of myself as the one in my profile in friendster. I guess I'll have a good laugh if someone falls for it. hehehe...
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Showing posts with label Random Webthings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random Webthings. Show all posts
19 April 2007
18 April 2007
Forgiveness
I don't normally read chain messages. Like, I delete them immediately. But this one is an exception. Why? I guess you should read it...
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One day a while back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back when he had a job.
His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and cheated him. He remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to the illness he had that no one could cure. His very soul was filled with anger, resentment and frustration.
Standing there this day, searching for answers he could not find, knowing all else had failed him, he knelt at
the base of an old oak tree to seek the one he knew would always be there. And with tears in his eyes, he prayed:
"Lord- You have done wonderful things for me in this life. You have told me to do many things for you, an d I
happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to forgive. I am sad, Lord, because I cannot. I don't know how. It is not fair Lord. I didn't deserve these wrongs that were done against me and I shouldn't have to
forgive. As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing I cannot do, for I don't know how to forgive. My anger is so deep Lord, I fear I may not hear you, but I pray that you teach me to do this one thing I
cannot do - teach me to...
"Forgive."
As he knelt there in the quiet shade of that old oak tree, he felt something fall onto his shoulder. He opened
his eyes. Out of the corner of one eye, he saw something red on his shirt. He could not turn to see what it was because where
the oak tree had been was a large square piece of wood in the ground. He raised his head and saw two feet held to the wood
with a large spike through them.
He raised his head more, and tears came to his eyes as he saw Jesus hanging on a cross. He saw spikes in His
hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered body, deep thorns sunk into His head. Finally he saw the suffering and pain on His precious face. As their eyes met, the man's tears turned to sobbing, and Jesus began to speak.
"Have you ever told a lie?" He asked.
The man answered, "yes, Lord."
"Have you ever been given too much change and kept it?"
The man answered, " yes. Lord." And the man sobbed more and more.
"Have you ever taken something from work that wasn't yours?" Jesus asked.
And the man answered, "yes, Lord."
"Have you ever sworn, using my Father's name in vain?"
The man, crying now, answered, "yes, Lord."
As Jesus asked many more times, "Have you ever...?" The man's crying became uncontrollable, for he could only answer "yes, Lord."
Then Jesus turned His head from one side to the other, and the man felt something fall on his other shoulder.
He looked and saw that it was the blood of Jesus. When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus, and there was a look of love the man had never seen or known before.
Jesus said, "I didn't deserve this either, but I forgive you."
It may be hard to see how you're going to get through something, but when you look back in life, you
realize how true this statement is. Read the following first line slowly and let it sink in. If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.
Lord I love You and I need You, come into my heart, today.
For without You I can do nothing.
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Forgiveness definitely is not something easy to do. But, you know, the ability to forgive also shows that you are able to love. With noting in return.
Eat your guts and forgive.
^_^
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One day a while back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back when he had a job.
His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and cheated him. He remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to the illness he had that no one could cure. His very soul was filled with anger, resentment and frustration.
Standing there this day, searching for answers he could not find, knowing all else had failed him, he knelt at
the base of an old oak tree to seek the one he knew would always be there. And with tears in his eyes, he prayed:
"Lord- You have done wonderful things for me in this life. You have told me to do many things for you, an d I
happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to forgive. I am sad, Lord, because I cannot. I don't know how. It is not fair Lord. I didn't deserve these wrongs that were done against me and I shouldn't have to
forgive. As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing I cannot do, for I don't know how to forgive. My anger is so deep Lord, I fear I may not hear you, but I pray that you teach me to do this one thing I
cannot do - teach me to...
"Forgive."
As he knelt there in the quiet shade of that old oak tree, he felt something fall onto his shoulder. He opened
his eyes. Out of the corner of one eye, he saw something red on his shirt. He could not turn to see what it was because where
the oak tree had been was a large square piece of wood in the ground. He raised his head and saw two feet held to the wood
with a large spike through them.
He raised his head more, and tears came to his eyes as he saw Jesus hanging on a cross. He saw spikes in His
hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered body, deep thorns sunk into His head. Finally he saw the suffering and pain on His precious face. As their eyes met, the man's tears turned to sobbing, and Jesus began to speak.
"Have you ever told a lie?" He asked.
The man answered, "yes, Lord."
"Have you ever been given too much change and kept it?"
The man answered, " yes. Lord." And the man sobbed more and more.
"Have you ever taken something from work that wasn't yours?" Jesus asked.
And the man answered, "yes, Lord."
"Have you ever sworn, using my Father's name in vain?"
The man, crying now, answered, "yes, Lord."
As Jesus asked many more times, "Have you ever...?" The man's crying became uncontrollable, for he could only answer "yes, Lord."
Then Jesus turned His head from one side to the other, and the man felt something fall on his other shoulder.
He looked and saw that it was the blood of Jesus. When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus, and there was a look of love the man had never seen or known before.
Jesus said, "I didn't deserve this either, but I forgive you."
It may be hard to see how you're going to get through something, but when you look back in life, you
realize how true this statement is. Read the following first line slowly and let it sink in. If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.
Lord I love You and I need You, come into my heart, today.
For without You I can do nothing.
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Forgiveness definitely is not something easy to do. But, you know, the ability to forgive also shows that you are able to love. With noting in return.
Eat your guts and forgive.
^_^
17 April 2007
word for yesterday: beholden
be·hold·en 
[bi-hohl-duhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) [bi-hohl-duhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective
| obligated; indebted: a man beholden to no one. |
[Origin: 1300–50; ME, adj. use of beholden, old ptp. of behold]
] —Synonyms obliged, bound, grateful, liable.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
thanks to sir ed and ma'am cuenca.
Your Existing Situation
- Conflict and dissatisfaction of one sort or another enforce the need for the compensations indicated by the + group.
- Feels that life has far more to offer and that there are still important things to be achieved--that life must be experienced to the fullest. As a result, he pursues his objectives with a fierce intensity that will not let go of things. Becomes deeply involved and runs the risk of being unable to view things with sufficient objectivity, or calmly enough; is therefore in danger of becoming agitated and of exhausting his nervous energy. Cannot leave things alone and feels he can only be at peace when he has finally reached his goal.
Your Restrained Characteristics
- Unhappy at the resistance he feels whenever he tries to assert himself. However, he believes that there is little he can do and that he must make the best of the situation.
Egocentric and therefore quick to take offense. Able to achieve satisfaction through sexual activity but tends to hold aloof emotionally.
Your Desired Objective
- Seeks an affectionate relationship, offering fulfillment and happiness. Capable of powerful emotional enthusiasm. Helpful, and willing to adapt himself if necessary to realize the bond of affection he desires. Needs the same consideration and understanding from others.
Your Actual Problem
Needs to achieve a stable and peaceful condition, enabling him to free himself of the worry that he may be prevented from achieving all the things he wants.oh really? hehe. ^_^
Better
took me a while to figure out the new (with respect to the claasic HTML coding) way of web coding. Is it what they call CSS? Dunno.
now, at least I like how my blog looks, and it's easier to manage. hope you enjoy.
^_^
now, at least I like how my blog looks, and it's easier to manage. hope you enjoy.
^_^
12 April 2007
changing template...
I'm changing my template. Though, how much i want to keep my blog visually good, I was finding it hard to manage. so right now, I'm back to the basics. I'll just update this next time...I'm sleepy...
13 September 2006
The Most "Foolish" Traveler in the World
This is a story from Fruits Basket. It's a nice animé that i just finished watching. I really wanted to cry but i just held my tears back...T_T
By the way, this story is narated by Momiji-kun. After reading, I would appreciate if you posted a comment about your opinion. Actually, the Momiji had more comments on it himself, but I really want to know what you think. I got this from http://brymac.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_brymac_archive.html
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Once upon a time, there was a foolish traveler who had gone on a journey.
Why was he foolish? Well, because he was fooled by everyone he met!
"Please, some money for medicine...?"
Everywhere he went, people made up all kinds of sad stories to tell him, and the traveler fell for every one of them.
"I have a sick younger sister..."
"I don't have money to buy seeds to plant in my fields."
Pretty soon, his money, his clothes, even his shoes had been cheated away from him.
But the foolish traveler was always glad to help. And he always told the people the same thing.
He said: "I wish you happiness."
But by this point, though, the traveler was completely naked, and with nothing left to cover himself, he decided to leave the main road and travel through the dense forest, where no one could see him...
But soon, he was discovered by the goblins that lived in the woods. The goblins wanted to eat the traveler's body, so they begged and pleaded, and used
kind words to try and trick him... Of course, the traveler was fooled.
First, he let the goblins eat one of his legs. Then an arm. Then more and more... Before it was over, all that the traveler had left was his head. He'd even given his eyes away to the last of the goblins... And as that last goblin was eating the traveler's eyes, he turned and said
"Thank you, traveler. In return, I leave you this present."
What the goblin left was a slip of paper, with the word "fool" written on it. The traveler couldn't see it. He didn't know what it was. Even so, tears began to flow down his face.
"Thank you," he said. "This is the first present anyone ever gave me. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. Thank you."
Even without his eyes, he cried and cried, great tears of joy. Then, the traveler died, the smile still on his face.
And that's... the end of the story.
Is the traveler really foolish?
By the way, this story is narated by Momiji-kun. After reading, I would appreciate if you posted a comment about your opinion. Actually, the Momiji had more comments on it himself, but I really want to know what you think. I got this from http://brymac.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_brymac_archive.html
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Once upon a time, there was a foolish traveler who had gone on a journey.
Why was he foolish? Well, because he was fooled by everyone he met!
"Please, some money for medicine...?"
Everywhere he went, people made up all kinds of sad stories to tell him, and the traveler fell for every one of them.
"I have a sick younger sister..."
"I don't have money to buy seeds to plant in my fields."
Pretty soon, his money, his clothes, even his shoes had been cheated away from him.
But the foolish traveler was always glad to help. And he always told the people the same thing.
He said: "I wish you happiness."
But by this point, though, the traveler was completely naked, and with nothing left to cover himself, he decided to leave the main road and travel through the dense forest, where no one could see him...
But soon, he was discovered by the goblins that lived in the woods. The goblins wanted to eat the traveler's body, so they begged and pleaded, and used
kind words to try and trick him... Of course, the traveler was fooled.
First, he let the goblins eat one of his legs. Then an arm. Then more and more... Before it was over, all that the traveler had left was his head. He'd even given his eyes away to the last of the goblins... And as that last goblin was eating the traveler's eyes, he turned and said
"Thank you, traveler. In return, I leave you this present."
What the goblin left was a slip of paper, with the word "fool" written on it. The traveler couldn't see it. He didn't know what it was. Even so, tears began to flow down his face.
"Thank you," he said. "This is the first present anyone ever gave me. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. Thank you."
Even without his eyes, he cried and cried, great tears of joy. Then, the traveler died, the smile still on his face.
And that's... the end of the story.
Is the traveler really foolish?
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