Swimming On.

Mum told me she took Thursday off from work
For me;
And for that,
I've been very pleased.

Lately,
I've been riding on high waves.
As much as feeling good,
I've been learning how to balance and manage myself
At another level.

I realise we love to have a big life,
But tend to forget the responsibilities and price
That come with it.
I guess that must be why
Not everyone can live big.

The bigger life becomes,
The more people are involved,
The more problems follow.

This means more
Time,
Money and
Effort
Have to be given
To meet the needs of the
People,
To provide solutions for the
Problems.

We don't get promoted in life
Just because we want it.

We get promoted
Only when we are proven
To be able to pay the price
To be where we're at today;

And continue to pay the price
For the next level tomorrow.

Yes,
It sounds challenging.
But it's either you
Overcome or
Be overcome.

I remember how I tried hard to be an adult
Many times, when I was a child.
I'd always wanted to wash the dishes,
But grandma never allowed me to.
I thought why couldn't she believe that I could do it.

So I marched into the kitchen,
Tip-toed on a stool,
And took on the dishes at the sink.
In a few minutes at my feet,
Broken bowls and plates,
And a body full of soap water.
A catchmeifyoucan caning session followed after with grandma.
'Oh, I thought I could do it.'

I recall this now and learn,
That it wasn't because grandma didn't love or believe in me;
She just knew I wasn't ready.

We want big life, impressive titles, great authority and even a fat wallet -
But really,
Not all of us are able to handle it.

One who's bitter
Is like a 7 year old who hates his father
For not allowing him to drive the car
While his 20 year old brother is allowed to.

Can he sneak out for a drive himself?
Why, of course -
With a very great risk,
And a high probability of a deadly consequence.

We are like that,
When we get ahead of God -
When we don't understand
He loves us too much to see us plunge into waters
Which its depth we can't handle yet.

So, now what?
Trash our big dreams and settle for a small life?

No, no.
Why should you.
If there's a choice,
Choose the best for yourself.

He never told us how great our dreams should be.
I like what Dr. Cho said,
'Dream dreams that are so big
That only with God they can happen.'

It's good to dream big for a few minutes.
But I've learnt not to get too busy with that;
Treading water at one spot doesn't get me anywhere near my dream destination.

I will not swim back to the coast,
Because I'm told to Go.
If he has said so,
Then he knows I'm ready to go.
Who am I to say,
'No, I can't go yet.'?

If he has called me to do
Something new,
Then I know -
Hey, it's time for another breakthrough -
Surely, I will do it.

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Swim forward;
With much girth and passion,
Consistently and faithfully.
Sometimes, it gets mundane.
But the spectacular will come.

I will swim as fast as I can,
And as far as he leads me to.
He is the strength of my heart;

And because of that,
I will never be out of breath,
But I will swim on strong

As I see my path
Shine
Brighter and brighter -
At the shadow of his glory.


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