Thursday, January 15, 2009 @ 12:28 PM
the choice.
I read this a while back and forgot about it till i started cleaning out my stuff. Thought it would be nice to share. It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming.In a few moments, the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day The calm solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met.For the next 12 hours, I will be exposed to the day's demands. It is now that I must make a choice. And so I choose.I choose love...No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. Today I will love God and what God loves.I choose joy...I will invite God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical - the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.
I choose peace...I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live
I choose patience...I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I will invite him to do so. Rather than complain the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clenching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.
I choose goodness...I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.
I choose faithfulness...Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their father will not come home.
I choose gentleness...Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice, may it only be in praise. If I clench my fist, may it only be in prayer. If I make a demand, may it only be of myself.I like best the last one.
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Yours Truly
Liyana.
Medical Student.
Music Lover.
Mostly Sane.
liyana.zailan@gmail.com
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