Stones in a river

Craving : Foie Gras

Have you ever thought about how interesting a river actually is? It's got so many different elements going on in it at the same time. There is change - the water that flows through out. There are constants - the many rocks anchored in the river. There is balance - the diverse ecosystem of life that lives in it. There is chaos - the flood waters that crush all in its path.

Seems like life doesn't it? This weekend itself has been a crazy one. A wave of change swept across Malaysia during the elections with the opposition winning big, capturing 5 states and denying the ruling coalition a 2/3 majority. And yet even within this change, there are constants. It is the same people living and working in the country. It is the same roads they travel to work. It is the same families and loved ones they go home to.

The stones in the river. I wonder have you ever looked at a solitary large stone in the river? Standing defiantly against the river's flow. It looks so sturdy and strong, a constant in a river of change. Yet slowly but surely, the incessant battering of the flowing river will wear away the stone. That is also how it is sometimes. Sometimes you look at someone and think, "Nothing, phases that person" or "He/She seems to have no problems". Sadly this is sometimes just facade that people have. This facade that sometimes builds up a barrier between them and others. Even then, whatever they may be facing is always beating down on them cracking the stony exterior they put up. That's where friends come in. Sometimes even the biggest, hardest stone needs some one to help bear the brunt a little bit or to even just pick it out of the water giving it some respite or just to let it know...it's not alone. Really bad analogies I know, but I think it gets the point across well enough :)

And for some happy news...congratulations Adrene and Jason! May the Lord continue to bless you both in your lives together!!!!