The Pursuit of Excellence (and happyness)

我是不是已經習慣了做事,尤其是學業上面,總之「過了骨」就算了?

讀 grad school,其實真的很多東西要讀,要學,但是越學就越覺得更加多東西需要學,真的像無止境一樣... 有時這種 overwhelming 的感覺真的會令你覺得,其實係唔係都讀唔完,不如唔好讀, 應付到就算。The pursuit of excellence, 從哪裡來的力量?




"You Raise Me Up"

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

Chorus:
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

Bridge:
There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

Be still

God said, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10)

Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me." (John 14:1)

This is the answer that God gave me to soothe my troubled heart yesterday night. I think I kinda got it. I began to be critical because I felt disappointed that even among Christians, God isn't always glorified, sometimes even neglected altogether; and I was troubled because somehow I feared that everything God stands for was going to be conquered, and I did not have the strength to swim against the tide.

But God tells me, "be still, and know that I am God". Oh how reassuring this is... I am sorry God that I have so little trust in You. If God is really God, then what is there to be afraid of? What God stands for - love, justice, forgiveness and kindness - can never be defeated; holding on to these, I can walk with heads held high, and I know I've already won. I don't need to be critical of other Christians, because I can trust God will do His work on them, and He is in control. Instead, I will seek God, and seek the love and wisdom I need to relate to people.

Psalm 27 it says,

"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?
...
One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
He will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.
Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the Lord."

Rusty containers

Just a few days ago Chad reminded me not to fall into the trap of being critical of other Christians. Just today, I realized this is a very very hard thing to do...

Francis Collins has said it right, we Christians are just rusty containers. No wonder non-believers turn away. It's not the pure water of Christianity inside the container that's the problem. People are just complicated. People who label themselves 'Christians' yet live like the world are sometimes even more complicated.

Jesus, teach me how to handle people... Teach me how to live like You... How to be pure, yet not naive.

好大雪啊...

From SFU Security:

Road and Traffic Report - Burnaby Campus

The University is: Closed

University Roads: SNOW(beware of possible ice)

Adjacent Roads: Use extreme caution

Classes are: CANCELLED (All Classes)

The Library is: CLOSED

The Daycare is: CLOSED

Translink Buses are: DELAYED

Exams are: POSTPONED

and a side note: "Bear sighted on the side of Gaglardi Way near the tennis courts."

Haha... maybe they should make it into a skiing resort...
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Outside my window: