fragile

read about the horrible killings in Oslo, Norway. one gunman beckoning his victims and then shooting them. 76 lives lost just like that. 

the train which derailed in China, killing at least 39 people.

a friend got into a really bad motorbike accident and is hospitalized with a broken leg, a broken arm and a fractured jaw.

my grandmother has been really weak and tired this past week :( i love my mah-mah.

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life's fragile. one moment here, next moment gone. the closer the people are, the more painful.

just watched two super action packed movies these past two days - Hanna and Captain America. and after watching, it's as if people are just there to be shot at, killed, etc. as if lives don't really matter. okay, so they're just movies. but think about it, after watching so much of these kind of movies, are we becoming more and more desensitized towards the taking of lives? have we come to adopt the "if it's not me, it's fine" attitude. just a thought.

this past week, the whole theme of the fragility of life has been on my mind. morbid, yes. but it also makes you question, what would you do before you lost someone or before you yourself died? makes you appreciate the  lives around you more. makes you want to not have anything to regret, whether it's in words or deeds. 

yet, i will still trust that life and it's timings are in God's hands. like the case of Daniel in the lions' den and like Shadrach, Meshach and Abenego in the fiery furnace. i believe God is able to keep us from death till our time is up and even then, it is a continuation of life eternal and a beginning to a new life with Christ. 

i trust God in His timings and His plans.

as for me, i will live this life for Him. 

live a life that i am prepared to leave when He calls. 

live a life of faith, hope and love.