Once upon a time, long long time ago in a far away land, there was a bird. Let me just name it, Berd.
Berd was alone, on its way to somewhere far far far away, but has yet to decide on where to go. Thus, Berd just flew and found itself ending up in Antarctica. Berd, being stupid, having no idea that the chill would immobilize its wings, ended up plunging down towards the snow and landed straight into it. Berd's wings were stiffed. At a dire state like this, there was nothing it could do but shiver and await its death.
Then came along a cow (which I have no idea why it was there, but that’s how the story goes), which is named Kau, and it had an urge for a release. It was scanning the whole area, looking for a spot best for its release. “Uh-huh!!” it exclaimed, spotting the beak of Berd protruding at the surface of the snow. “It is a sign.....” it continued. And there it went towards it, dug a hole (without noticing the Berd’s existence), and poured a mud slide right into the hole, burrowing Berd in a pool of shit. Berd, though felt like flying a away, was helpless and could only cry out within, “!@#$%^&@#$%^&.” Obviously, after shitting, one would stay away from a distinctive amount of distance from the shit. So Kau left the place.
Miraculously, after a few couple of minutes, Berd’s wings could move again. The shit, which was warm (assuming that the shit remained warm throughout the couple of minutes), heated the chill in the wings and freed it from its immobilization. Berd, having overcome a life threatening situation, was overjoyed. It flapped its wings once again (with all the shit still with it) and flew off far far away from this far away Land, Antarctica.
Naturally, after the long flight and excruciating experience, Berd was famished. It began its search for food. Along the way to far far away land, Berd’s eyes sparkled when it saw the luscious looking fruits lying on the kitchen table. Berd landed on a tree branch right next to the house and stared at the fruits powerlessly. It seemed so near, but yet so far. The fruits were locked behind the windows.
Thankfully, there came the pet cat of the house, Kate. Putting on a wide and suspicious beam on the face, Kate crawled towards the window; its eyes never left Berd at anytime. Slowly but steadily, the crafty Kate slides open the window panes and the fruits were unlocked.
Berd, still as stupid as ever, could not perceive Kate’s intention. It was overwhelmed by the hunger and craving that it took no notice of the situation. Thus, it flew right into Kate’ trap and Kate devoured Berd (with the shit still hanging onto Berd).
*Contents within the () are there for fun (now laugh).
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The moral of the story is this:
- People who give you ‘shit’ at times might not be the ones that harms you but wants you to benefit.
- People who are good to you might not be the ones who really love you but has their own intentions.
Similarly, God’s loves for us at times are not exactly the ‘lovey-dovey’ kind. We don’t exactly experience God being good to us all the time. Sometimes, God will just give us ‘shitty’ times, such as disciplining us when we do wrong. Well, those times are not supposed to make us suffer or restrict us, but to keep us safe and to grow us. God’s motivation behind everything that He is doing for us is pure love, not that He loves to see us suffer.
Proverbs 3:11-12
My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
Our Father’s love is the basis for all that He does for us. Never doubt it!!
-Winstar
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