The seasons come and go, and I have learnt humility, patience, gratitude. More than that, I have learnt love. In love have I learnt to be humble and grow to know that I am no more significant than the next man on the street, and yet so significant in the eyes of God. In love have I learnt to be patient and endure increasingly longer periods of silence and to endure emotional fatigue. In love have I learnt to be grateful for every little positive sunshine that comes into my life, but to also look upon every normalcy in life as a blessing from God. In times of ungratefulness, in times where others take me perhaps for granted, I have learnt to deepen the capacity of my heart to know that have received some gain, and I have been fortunate to be the giver of it. In these times I have come to understand God as a loving Father and Friend, because He gave the same to me, and beyond that, to reverence and fear God, because His capacity is so great and so infinite that He awesome power and capacity to love shines through so brightly.

For friendship to deepen and sweeten is to grow love in all aspects. This is why true lovers are always best friends, for anything less does not give due credit to the level of intimacy and trust accorded in such a bond. In my current moment of self-examination as I pine, perhaps sincerity isn't enough to grow love. Perhaps God has another purpose, and I know it cannot go wrong. What shall I do then in my moments of longing? I shall sing praise to God, who has given me the capacity to love, and with each passing year, the capacity to love more and endure more. I shall continue to love and increase my capacity to love, because that is how Jesus set the example for me. || posted by Kuan Hui