Change Resources Into Opportunities... For Others!
Looking at the last blog entry... it's shocking to find that it has already been 6 months! Looking back... this year has really flown by.
But the past 6 months has by no means been boring. After my frustration with the "CEO" of that group I mentioned in my last entry, things had erupted to almost the brink of all-out-war. Luckily it was averted.
It's funny... looking back on the past 6 months, it almost seems like part of me had been on a journey of discovery, one that is less physical. Throughout that previously mentioned "tension period", I had actually found myself fighting within myself. Part of me wants to get things over with by going through "destroying" the other side, but another part of me had been seeking a more "Catholic" solution to the situation. At this moment, looking back, I think the Catholic side of me won, and I'm glad. It would be a shame to have years of friendship thrown out the window.
Over the past few months, I have also felt I've been receiving a calling... a call to change some of my way of seeing things. There feels like a call to care more about the people around me, especially the ones who are unfortunate. During the summer, I went to an interactive exhibit on AIDS with a friend. We each went through a story of a child in different parts of Africa, with different life threatening dangers. At the exhibit, I was actually able to play around with a real AK-47 machine gun, which the kids in Africa are forced to use at a very young age. That thing wasn't light! Imagine kids being forced to march on to fight after being brainwashed?!
After going to that exhibit, it had actually gotten me thinking about people outside of my circle of friends. My friends all know that I had always been ready to help them out. But the exhibt got me thinking... maybe I should expand what "resources" I have to help more people. The recent few months have also brought me to see how easy it can be to help the people around you. It doesn't have to be overseas in Africa, people within our own communities could use the help too.
I guess part of me had already seen it, which is why I had already came up with a "plan" for a non-profit company to hopefully benefit the local poor. But such a project requires a lot of money and planning. To those I have told of this plan, they have said it's pretty good, but very ambitious. But the underlying idea behind that plan is that everyone can do great when given the opportunity to try. I'm very happy to say I've done that in a very small scale this Summer, by encouraging someone to join our Sunday School. Through this, I hope God can touch her and maybe return her to His bunch. And also hopefully it would give this new helper meaning, direction, and confidence. It was actually quite disappointing to see others in the admin group using "concern for the kids" as an excuse to not give someone who most need an opportunity. Keep in mind... why would someone rich need help in finding opportunities to do better?
In business, I'm FINALLY truly ready to go out and sell! I certainly hope it will all work out. But knowing that God had led me to where I am now, I believe that He'll be with me through it all and it will turn out ok. :D
But the past 6 months has by no means been boring. After my frustration with the "CEO" of that group I mentioned in my last entry, things had erupted to almost the brink of all-out-war. Luckily it was averted.
It's funny... looking back on the past 6 months, it almost seems like part of me had been on a journey of discovery, one that is less physical. Throughout that previously mentioned "tension period", I had actually found myself fighting within myself. Part of me wants to get things over with by going through "destroying" the other side, but another part of me had been seeking a more "Catholic" solution to the situation. At this moment, looking back, I think the Catholic side of me won, and I'm glad. It would be a shame to have years of friendship thrown out the window.
Over the past few months, I have also felt I've been receiving a calling... a call to change some of my way of seeing things. There feels like a call to care more about the people around me, especially the ones who are unfortunate. During the summer, I went to an interactive exhibit on AIDS with a friend. We each went through a story of a child in different parts of Africa, with different life threatening dangers. At the exhibit, I was actually able to play around with a real AK-47 machine gun, which the kids in Africa are forced to use at a very young age. That thing wasn't light! Imagine kids being forced to march on to fight after being brainwashed?!
After going to that exhibit, it had actually gotten me thinking about people outside of my circle of friends. My friends all know that I had always been ready to help them out. But the exhibt got me thinking... maybe I should expand what "resources" I have to help more people. The recent few months have also brought me to see how easy it can be to help the people around you. It doesn't have to be overseas in Africa, people within our own communities could use the help too.
I guess part of me had already seen it, which is why I had already came up with a "plan" for a non-profit company to hopefully benefit the local poor. But such a project requires a lot of money and planning. To those I have told of this plan, they have said it's pretty good, but very ambitious. But the underlying idea behind that plan is that everyone can do great when given the opportunity to try. I'm very happy to say I've done that in a very small scale this Summer, by encouraging someone to join our Sunday School. Through this, I hope God can touch her and maybe return her to His bunch. And also hopefully it would give this new helper meaning, direction, and confidence. It was actually quite disappointing to see others in the admin group using "concern for the kids" as an excuse to not give someone who most need an opportunity. Keep in mind... why would someone rich need help in finding opportunities to do better?
In business, I'm FINALLY truly ready to go out and sell! I certainly hope it will all work out. But knowing that God had led me to where I am now, I believe that He'll be with me through it all and it will turn out ok. :D
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