Have HOPE.

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.  If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.   If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.   If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.   The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.   Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.   For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”   ― Mother Teresa

Today is the day when God became physically visible to mankind, became the Son of Man named Jesus.  And we call this day Christmas Day. Last night, at the Holy Mass of Christmas Eve, our parish priest shared his experience of seeing the actual manger in Israel where Jesus was born.  His sharing was so sincere that when he said that it made him cry seeing that manger, it almost made me cry too.  Can you imagine having your child born in a stinking place where horses rest and eat?  How would you feel having your most loved person give birth there, if you are a husband?  How should one feel having a God who is the creator of all the entire universe and yet chose to become human and be born in a manger? Makes you think, right? A stone manger in Israel.  This was used to put animal feed for the farm animals.  This may have been the kind of manger that Jesus was put in as an infant.  Scripture: Luke 2:7-16.   Made me think.  I've alw...

The body of our Lord transcended into tiny pieces of bread...   ...consumed and contained by and in these tiny vessels of Christ. "He remains among us until the end of the world.  He dwells on so many altars, though so often offended and profaned."                                                       - St. Maximilian Kolbe

Appreciating THE GENIUS. Getting inspired with such love and passion for work. “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” “Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”