loss

This year (which is not finished yet!) has witnessed many losses. I think it is the first time ever in my life that i know of so many losses.

It reminds of me the following passage in the bible (see below). There is a time for everything. Unfortunately, there is also a time to die.

The few past years, i went to 10 weddings per year but this year is different.

As I grow older, I realize how precious my parents are. When i was little, they were there for me, i took them for granted. In my 20s, i was fighting to acquire my own freedom. Parents have to live old so that we can appreciate them when we grow older too! we then start to understand their sacrificial love and their wisdom.

My heart is heavy for all my friends who have lost a parent or relative!

Ecclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything

¹ There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

² a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.