Life ~ What Do You Make of It

Taken from GLDBT

WHEN YOU WERE BORN, YOU CRIED AND THE WORLD REJOICED.
LIVE YOUR LIFE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WHEN YOU DIE THE WORLD CRIES AND YOU REJOICE.

A painting in an ancient temple depicts a king forging a chain from his crown, and nearby, another scene shows a slave converting his chain into a crown. Underneath the painting is this inscription: "Life is what one makes it, no matter of what it is made."

You may have been born with certain "ingredients," just as a baker may find the staples of flour, sugar, and oil in his kitchen; but what you create from the talents and abilities God has given you is up to you! Live your life so that it might be measure according to these words of an anonymous poet:

Not - How did he die? But - How did he live?
Not - What did he gain? But - What did he give?
These are the units to measure the worth of a man as a man, regardless of birth.
Not - What was his station? But - Had he a heart?
And - How did he play his God-given part?

Was he ever ready with a word of good cheer, to bring back a smile, to banish a tear?
Not - What was his shrine? Nor - What was his creed?
But - Had he befriended those really in need?
Not - What did the sketch in the newspaper say?
But - How many were sorry when he passed away?

The memory of the righteous will be a blessing. Proverbs 10:7

Something From The Comics

I was reading today's papers, the comics section and I saw this from Broom Hilda.. the little green witch? Sorry don't have scanner, else I'd scan the page, but the conversation between Broom Hilda and her friend goes like this:

Friend: When you're a little kid, you don't know everything. Then when you're a teenager, you know everything, just ask one. But when you get to be an adult, you don't know anything again, any teenager can tell you that. Why?

Broom Hilda: Guess we peak during our dork years..

Hehe, I found it funny so wanted to share with you all..

Legacy

Last night was Buzz Group, we started off with Clement on ice-breaker and he played this game where you're supposed to name yourself something that starts with the same alphabet as your name, ie, crazy Clement.. oh sorry, Clement, just harmless example.. heheheheh. Everyone seems to have fun trying to think up of crazy stuff, like Momma Moses.. or Juicy Jenny and Chinese Clement.. Amazing Adriel.. can't remember the rest! You need good memory for this!

Then we had Rachel leading P&W for the first time ever, yeah! big claps for Rach..good work Rachel, this is the beginning of a wonderful journey, hehe. Thanks also to Jenny for leading P&W faithfully all these years! Praise the Lord indeed for Jenny and the whole band.

In buzz group we talked about Legacy.. what are the things we want to leave behind for the future generation, to our family and also our youth group. It's about leaving behind godly values. 3 points to consider:-

1. Start Now - if you never have daily devotion b4, think about starting now? What about setting aside time for prayer?
   
2. Start with the end in sight
3. Start and don't stop.

From the questions, and answers given, I think we don't really think about this but it's a good exercise and we're never too young to start thinking. So, what do you want to leave behind for the future generation?