16 July 2023
A boy saved an entire bus of school children because he did not have a mobile phone. While on the way home, the bus driver suddenly fainted and remained motionless. The bus was without control. The boy rushed to the front, caught hold of the steering wheel and stopped the bus. The whole bus was saved from a potential terrible accident. He was the only one who knew what was happening because he was not engrossed on the phone. The boy was honoured by the city and was also awarded the key to the city. The bus driver also made a full recovery. During the post award celebration, the reporter asked the boy how he felt. He only said: “My parents are just old school.”
No! I am not talking about addiction to the phone, though much can be said. Despite the honour that the boy received, all he can think of is to own a phone and to be “addicted” to it like the rest of the people. Had he owned a phone; the whole bus could be dead. It is difficult for people today to understand the weight of different things, comparing honour with merely owning a phone. What is important is not as vital as instant gratification. To be able to make a difference is not as important as just being another one in the crowd.
Brothers and sisters, we are in this world but we are not of this world. We are to be different from the rest in the way we live – in holiness and love for one another. We are to be disciples of Christ and live for the glory of God. Are we to give these up for something as trivial and temporal as owning a phone that will be obsolete very quickly.
The eternal weight of Glory is way too precious for us to give up. We have to learn to look beyond the temporal and seek eternity. What matters and what’s not, the ability to differentiate them need us to have wisdom of the Lord. Live a life that is close to the Lord, see the world through the eyes of the Lord (via Holy Scripture). Then we will live a worthwhile life.
God bless,
In Christ’s service,
Barry Leong
有一个小男生救了整辆校车的学童,只因他不拥有一部手机。在回家的路上,巴士司机突然晕倒并失去了知觉,巴士也失去了控制。小男生冲上前去,抓紧了方向盘并将巴士停下。整辆巴士从一场潜在的可怕车祸中被挽救回来。他是唯一一个知道发生什么事的人,因为他没有沉迷在手机上。小男生被这个城市授予荣誉,并获得通往城市的钥匙。巴士司机也完全康复了。在颁奖礼之后的庆祝会上,记者问小男生他有何感受。他只是回答说:“我的父母也只是老派的人。”
不!我不只是在谈论对手机上瘾的事,虽然确实有很多可以讲论的。除了小男生所领取的,他其实也可以要求拥有一部手机,接着就像其他的人一样”沉迷“在其中。如果他之前真是拥有手机,整辆巴士恐怕就无人幸免了。要今天的人去明白不同事情的轻重是很困难的一件事。得到荣誉与仅仅拥有一部手机作比较。何为重要还比不上及时的满足。有能力作出不同也不再重于只成为人群中的一员。
弟兄姐妹,我们活在这世界但却不属于这世界。我们在生活方式上必须是有所不同的——活在圣洁中并对彼此有爱。我们要成为基督的门徒并为上帝的荣耀而活。我们是否会为了琐碎及暂时的事物,犹如拥有一只会快速过时的手机而放弃这些呢?
荣耀的永恒份量极其宝贵,是我们无法放弃的。我们必须学习跨越时间及寻求永恒;什么是重要的及什么不是,要有分辨它们的能力,我必须有主的智慧。活出与主亲近的生命,透过主的眼睛去看世界(藉着圣经)。我们就能活出有价值的生命。
上帝赐福,
主里同工的,
Barry Leong
(林秀娟会吏翻译)