Going the mile.
How far will you go for a friend, a partner or a lover? Its easy, if its not much of a hassle, if it can easily be done with little or no-fuss, or maybe u actually enjoy doing the task in the first place..Then it wouldn't be so hard wouldn't it?
But what if its totally out of your shape, nature.. but still the job at hand is ask of you? Would u still simply follow the directives or would u do in under a grudge? Maybe you could get some better terms as a trade-off for the task to be completed. But is that why you would go the mile, not even including the extra for simplisitc sake.
This challenge has been lurking in my mind esp when it comes to service for others. Called it ministry, or it volunterism, what would challenge people coming out to do the difficult for other but at no benefit for himself/herself? Think about it when u next see people helping others.
On that note, I would like to share how glad and grateful I felt, when my parents and younger sister basically spent their saturday at chinatown, spending the day go around hoping to get some donations into the cans for community service...My mum even has a sun-burnt arm to prove her hours spent getting donations. Which leads me to this point, Singaporeans are generally a helpful lot aren't we? Although we haven't had a great service orientation in the sales line, but when it comes to donation, I think as a nation we generally do not too bad eh?
Seeing old grannys putting in 10cents and more is a big deal, and with people going around, spending their weekends this way, is very meaningful to me. Yes, students may have to do it as part of community service hours, but I'm sure, there're others who do it becoz they can and they want to...That's special.. I'm really proud of their efforts, whereas I had to babysit my 'fever' brother!!
None-the-less, I'm feeling alittle more upbeat these days, even though I didn't get to try-out my new soccer boots in a match! (don't worry, with my poor health and being reasonable that I'm ain't the best, I get to be on the side-line..)But I would like to note that I'm feeling more upbeat due to better times in prayer, not better health...sad..but true!
and off I shall go, walking the mile..