X'mas evening in Church

Visit Bible Tower with friends

Images in UAE

Friends & Me enjoying beach @ Ajman

Now I staying Kerala

After X'mas I will return to UAE and join to my friends....................

Overcome Prejudice with Humility: Don't Be Insensitive!

Often times we neglect to empathise on what others are going through. We are viewing it in our own perspective as opposed to walking in their shoes. It is an egotistic approach that is often dubbed as being self-centred. When we discriminate on others, we are venturing on a reproachable act of playing. First and foremost we have no idea on what those people are going through.

There are certain factors that affect people to act beyond the accepted social norms; it could be stress and imminent fight or flight mechanism triggered due to an emergency. Like a mother rushing through traffic worried of her child. She had worked nine hours at an under appreciated, underpaid job that day. She is eagerly driving home because she still has to cook for her children, help them with their homework, do laundry and then hopefully - if time allows - spend a few precious moments with her children which is the most important thing.

We need to remember that the haggard-looking, body pierced, overtly tattooed, disinterested and disillusioned young man who is having problems making change correctly is, in fact, an extremely stressed and worried 19-year-old college student. He is currently mentally juggling and balancing his apprehensions over taking final exams - with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Drop all your preconceived ideas and be open to see the good in others, regardless of their appearance, reputation or actions. Let us not judge or prejudge. Empathise with others; get to know them beyond the norm of social interaction. Who knows... we might make a significant impact on their lives.

Never judge a book by its cover. Never prejudice your opinions with a circumstantial filter on your heart. Everyone has a LIFE that cannot be gauge by outside appearance. (CLICK HERE to read about how I feel about one of the most misunderstood people in the history of mankind.)

To be a great leader, you need to have a teachable heart. No matter how successful or how esteemed you are as a leader, you are not perfect therefore you cannot possibly be right all the time. Learn to be sensitive and don't be insensitive. And learn to listen! If you think you are right all the time or most of the time, you need a serious reality check.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Like a Fish Out of Water

I try to be a very organized person. I like it when everything has a place and my stuff is where it is suppose to be. I must confess to you that since arriving at Maryville, I have felt very disoriented. Don't get me wrong, you have been amazing in your hospitality and warmth toward us. You have accepted us with open arms and we feel your Christian love. The disorienting part is in the nature of a move itself. For those of you who have made major moves in your life, you completely understand.

Moving to a new place, you don't know where anything is located. You have to find a bank, doctors' offices, and of coarse the closest Wal-Mart. In our apartment, I'm still looking for things. Nothing is where it should be yet, and it drives me crazy. This is especially true in my work space. My office is chaotic and not up to my organizational demands...yet. I find it hard to focus when my desk, office, computer, and workspace are not ordered to my preferences. I may be a little obsessive-compulsive about it (maybe I need to see a counselor). However, it is getting better every day that we are here. As the weeks move on and we get more settled I'm certain things will begin to feel "right" again. But I must admit that I feel a little like a fish out of water at this point.

I wonder if that is how Jesus felt when he came into the world. Imagine leaving the comforts of heaven for a planet wrapped in dirt. The eternal Word of God left heaven where everything was right and was born as Jesus of Nazareth in a world where almost everything is wrong. (John 1:1-14). I'm sure it was a very disorienting experience for God to become flesh (John 1:14). Yet, Jesus was willing to leave behind all of the privileges he enjoyed in heaven and submissively take on the form of a servant, "being born in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:8). Jesus out of heaven was certainly more dramatic than a fish out of water. Yet he was willing to go through this disorienting experience to the point of experiencing death on a cross for you and me. Surely this is a "move" that would cause men and angels to sing!

wish you merry x'mas & happy new year