A young lady was walking on the road and as usual her head was buried deep into her phone. As the event unfolds, she stepped into a rather wide crack on the pavement and fell forward. Her phone left her hand and went flying. I could see very well that the phone screen was totally wrecked when she picked it up. Well, that’s the usual scene of today, is it not?

It is common sense to look where you are going. So, my guess is that common sense is not so common after all. Many may sympathize with the young lady. Well, I will be honest to say that I don’t. You can choose whatever you want to feel. I will not judge anyone for their stands.

What we see as common sense is no longer valued as wisdom passed down. They are taken as cliches, old fashion and outdated. Maybe, some are and others not. It will be good to seriously evaluate them and decide what we can live by.

Of course, another ‘cliche’ is “When it is too good to be true, it likely is.” If only people would be more careful in assessing the deals before they jump in. Then there will be less people getting scammed by the various creative scams around. The safe environment that our country provides had, unfortunately, lowered our sense of alertness to dangers. Well, that’s usually followed by “another fool is born by the day.”

We want to live a wise and good life. Having the right values in life is the only way we can live beyond unhealthy social norms. Really, ask yourself a question: “Is there a real need to look at your phone constantly, searching for messages and feeling important that you are needed?” Could that be why the mental illness problem is on the rise in our society today?

“Be still and know that I am God” says the Lord. When we start to live in the present and is always aware of His presence, then we can live a very good life. A life that is not just morally correct, but healthy in body, mind, and soul. Practice the presence of the Lord in your life.

God bless,
In Christ’s service,

Barry Leong

一个年轻女子走在路上的时候，一如既往将自己的头埋进到手机里。随后事件的发展，她踩进了路面一个大裂缝就向前扑倒了。她的手机就从手中飞了出去。当她拾起手机的时候，我很清楚的看到手机的荧幕完全摔破了。这是今天我们常看到的场景，不是吗？

这是正常不过的常识看着你要去的地方。随之以来的是，我估计常识已经不再是常见的了。很多人可能会同情这一个年轻女子。我很诚实的说我不会。你可以做任何的选择作出你要的感受。我不会审断任何一个人的立场。

我们看到了的是常识已经不再看为传承下来有价值的智慧。它们被看为是陈词滥调，古板和过时的。可能，一些是如此，一些不是。这将会是好事严肃地来评估它们并决定哪一些是合适宜的。

当然，另一个陈词滥调是“当它好得令人难以置信时，它很可能是。”只要人们在签约之前更小心奕奕的评估配套。这样受到各种创新的诈骗技俩而受诈骗的人数就会减少下来。很不幸的，我们的国家给与安全的环境大大地降低了我们对事物危险的警觉性。这通常随之而来的是“又一个傻瓜诞生了。”

我们要过一个智慧和素质的生命。如此拥有生命里正确的价值是唯一使我们可以活出超越不健康社会规范的生活。真的，问一问自己一个问题，“这真的需要时常看着你的手机查看信息和你才会觉得自己有被看重的感觉？”这是造成今天的社会里精神病上升的原因？

“你们要休息，要知道我是神”神如此说。当我们开始活在现在就会晓得祂的同在，这样我们就可以活的精彩。生命不单在道德行为上完善，也要有强健的身心灵。在你的生命中操练神的同在。

上帝赐福,
在基督里服事的,

Barry Leong

(林忠彬传道翻译）