Katherine loves Apple, Bible, Chocolate, Dog, Encouragements, Family, GOD, Hugs, Integrity, Jokes, Keychains , Learning, Music, Nature, Oasis, Party, Quality, Reading, Singing,
Thanksgiving, Unity, Vacation, White, X-posure, Youthfulness, Zealousness.
Qiyan hates Accusation, Bullies, Condemnation, Deceptions, Excuses, Fats, Guilt, Hypocrits, Irresponsibility, Jerks, Killing,
Lier, Mess, Noise, Offence, Pretence, Queueing, Rejection, Spicyness, Tomato, Unfairness, Violence, Wishy-washy, X-xaggeration, Yelling, Zestlessness.
She wants to spread GOD's love, bring joy, create laughter, treasure and encourage the people around her.
This girl is born in 050586 with 3 brothers, graduated with Dip in Mass Com and believes in JESUS CHRIST.
.SHE.IS.ALWAYS.ATTRACTED.TO.BEAUTIFUL.THINGS.
Monday, June 23, 2008 "I've been through..."?
4:51 PM
Have you ever heard people saying "I've been through..."? Or perhaps this may sound more familiar, "I have eaten more salt than you ate rice" (Chinese proverb)?
It is really good to hear from the experienced and the expert. Indeed there are plenty to learn from them. They are a good source of inspiration and they are often the right people to approach if you need some wise advice on something that you have never set sail on.
But I've also discovered a 'BEWARE' sign in front of those "old" advices. There tend to be smells of biasness and individuated opinions. They may not be bad but it is wise to QC the things you receive. Please don't get me wrong, I am not saying that you should doubt every pieces of advices you receive but it is important to ask God for wisdom so that you may have all understanding in the things you hear and not be easily influenced or swayed by the thoughts and comments of others. After all, what is applicable to them may not be applicable to us and vice versa.
Let's give it some thought: Do we often impose our past experiences into the present situation of the advice-seeker? Do we often based our judgments on what WE have gone through? Do we often assume the same things happened to us will DEFINITELY happen to another in the same way? Do we often neglect the biblical perspective? Do we often wear a 'BIG HAT' when sharing our testimonies? Do we often think we have the best advice? Do we often forget to LISTEN and understand the problem before we start sharing our opinions?
Have we forgotten NONE of us is made the same?
No one will EVER walk through the same path - it is the unique process of life.
"I've been through..." - is your journey; it will never lessen another person's burden.
It took me a while to understand this simple fact.
So let us not strive to become the "perfect" problem-solver (let's leave that to Jesus), but to be an encourager to one another. I believe words of encouragement will never be too much for anyone.
