The Farmer and The Botanist

There was once a farmer who found seeds on the ground near the fields where he's walking to. Naturally he picked it up, but something just prompted him to plant the seeds at one small corner of the field. He did just that and took great care of it, watering it everyday, adding fertilisers to it, hoping that something beautiful will grow out of it.

Days gone by but there's only one shoot that grew, nevertheless the farmer relentless took care of the plant. Now there's this botanist who had to walk alongside the fields everyday in order to reach home, but he hardly notices the new shoot, often brushing aginst it. Eventually it grew up to be an exceptionally beautiful flower that gives off a scent that would force a smile out of the most pessimistic person in the world. The farmer was so happy that he spent even more time on the flower, he really liked the flower very much.

Around the same time, the botanist finally glanced past that corner of the field and saw the beautiful flower also, exclaiming, "This must be the most beautiful flower on earth! It even gives off such a pleasant scent that puts me into a relaxed mode when i sniff of it. Just too bad, i think it belongs to the farmer whom these fields also belong to. How i wish i can bring it home.." The Botanist had also taken a liking to the flower and would often fix his eyes on it whenever he walked past it.

The season came when the harvest of the fields was disappointing, it was disheartening to see that things do not turn out the way the farmer wanted. The farmer was distressed because the fields occupies an important place in his heart, it's his work of perspiration most of the time everyday. So upset was he that he began to neglect the flower he liked most, not watering for days. Life seems without road signs to direct his path.

Finally in a drunken stupor, he went to the corner of the field and plucked out the flower. The flower was still the same, or even more beautiful, giving off a stronger and nicer scent. Coincidentally, the botanist walked by and saw the farmer grabbing the flower in one hand tightly. Despite the grab, the flower never failed to give off the unique scent. Instinctively, he knows that the farmer is going to destroy the flower, immediately he walked over to the farmer. The botanist was ready to pick up and keep the flower to himself should the farmer throws away the flower, because the botanist appreciates the beauty of the unique almost perfect flower...to be continued

What would you do if you are the botanist? Given such a situation? Would you encourage the farmer to plant it back or would you grab it from the farmer's hand? It's wrong to grab it from the farmer because the flower still belongs to the farmer, he can do what he wants. For me, i hope the farmer would let go of his hand, so please stop hurting the flower and rest assured i'll definitely take really good care of the flower when the opportunity rises because i'll be able to appreciate and treasure the flower more. However, my underlying objective is to be able to enjoy the presence of the flower, seeing its beauty and that its still alive without hurt anymore. What would you do?

Revolutionary Revelational Thoughts

Through 'labouring' over these past few weeks, it's about 2weeks since i posted anything on my blog. Seriously, i need to have "intellectual vomitation", because i've been feeling intellectual nausea; best situation is the possibility of having an intellectual interaction with someone. :)

Recently, i had a revelation from one of the verses in the Book of Life. John 15:16 mentions, "You did not choose Me, but i chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you."

It starts with "You did not choose Me,..." He's Jesus(God's manifestation in man) and He created the whole universe, gave you life by breathing into you, so by right you have no right to choose. When you were born, you were not of God, that's why we need to accept and receive Christ into our lives when we grow up; confessing our sins, saying the sinners' prayer.

However, God actually had plans for you even before you receive Christ when He says, "..but i chose you.." What a great decision it is, for someone to choose another person who is stubborn as a mule and did not choose Him. How many people will be able to bear with that? As it follows, "..and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit.." An appointment? you might wonder why is God appointing us? That's because the great purpose of going to bear fruit is an important task and God thinks highly enough of us to appoint us! When you are appointed to do something, do you give a couldn't care less attitude? Absolutely NO! Instead when an appointment comes upon us, we take pride in what we do, with excellence, trying our best not to let ,the person who appointed us, down. Notice that it says we should go and bear fruit, the word asserting its strong meaning here is "should". It means compulsory and bearing fruit is usually after having done alot of things, from sowing/planting, watering, daily attention and in addition a time factor. The Fruit refers to souls that will be added to His kingdom. Fruit symbolizes prosperous, therefore we should prosper heaven with souls that receive and believe in the LORD our God.

As you know that fruit will ripen and fall off the tree and dropped on the ground. Coupled with the possibility that no one touches the fruit, leaving it on the ground, it will eventually rot. So Jesus says, "..and that you fruit should remain.." So after you have prospered His kingdom, you have to follow up, edifying and encouraging your brothers and sisters in Christ, spurring them on to love God even more, lest they will not slip away from God.

Finally here comes the part where most people liked, "..that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you." When you desire something, you ask God in Jesus name. This verse is God speaking through Jesus to man, and we have to ask for something from God also through Jesus. When Jesus says that, He is helping you to get something you want, because He knows that if you ask in His name, you'll be more able to get it. He loves you, and loving is giving. You might wonder why Jesus uses the word "may"? It means you too have to work extremely hard to get what you want; using all means(righteous ones) to get it, accompanied with the grace of God. Under such circumstances will you get the desires of your heart. I thank God for His grace and mercy because by man, it's impossible, but with God all things are possible to the extent of your imagination. WOW~*

I've been thinking about the freedom of worship to our God. I was in my dad's car when i listened to techno music when my brother changed radio channels. It inspired me to want to create and compose music, a new kind of praise and worship, an unconventional one. I started to inquire of myself of the possibility of immersing into techno and trance music in praise and worship of my God Almighty. We can clap our hands when the music starts and when it goes into the trance parts, the whole congregation lift up their hands in worship. This whole scene just played in my mind, just amazing, how God can give me revelations upon revelations. I'm going to start on my project and make my visualisation a reality.

And again i give thanks to God for i've become more of a thinker, better self confidence to be able to try new things, and most importantly, getting more in touch with my artistic self. I find that i'm metamorphing into someone who is more at balance, maximising both sides of my brain. Exploring more into the unknown by man, i'm becoming more extraordinary as compared to my ordinary self who can easily blend into the surroundings without much effort. For that i give thanks to God; Elohim, Master Creator of the vast heaven and earth and the whole of universe within a week and yet after millions of years, there are still thousands of mysteries unrevealed. Great is our God!