August 3
We went to an evangelical play Saturday night at DUMC Dream Centre in Section 13, PJ. My friend, Sharon and partner, Allan invited us. They must have been compelled to invite us, the two backslidden christians for such plays, in hope to guide these two strayed sheep back to the Almighty.
The play was about a young man, Kiang who was about to leave school, and his parents, who were hawkers selling prawn noodles, had high hopes for him, and of him. He was to fulfill the dreams that the older couple never had. Senior Khoo wanted his son to further his studies in Australia as an accountant. The young man dreamt of becoming a renowned chef.
The young Kiang went against his father's wish, left home and pursued his dream in a foreign land. During his six years away chasing his own dream, he paid tribute to his father by perfecting his father's recipe for prawn noodles soup paste. He had dreams to grow the business of selling prawn noodles into concept stores.
The older Khoo, though secretly proud of his son's achievements and success, could not bring himself to utter the words that his son yearned to hear. Instead of a pat on the shoulder, he continued to lash out his anger, disappointments, and discouragements. It was when his son decided to leave again that he finally came to his senses.
His best friend grew up loving plants and wanted to be a horticulturist. Instead, she pursued her father's dream and along the way, cultivated the love for architecture. She graduated and returned home as an architect, and enjoyed contributing to the family business.
It matters not whose dream each of us are pursuing in life, ours or our parents'. Be they paths that are self-chosen, or of higher calling, dreams of those whose hearts are set right are worthy of blessings, which in His infinite wisdom and time, would come to pass.
We went to an evangelical play Saturday night at DUMC Dream Centre in Section 13, PJ. My friend, Sharon and partner, Allan invited us. They must have been compelled to invite us, the two backslidden christians for such plays, in hope to guide these two strayed sheep back to the Almighty.
The play was about a young man, Kiang who was about to leave school, and his parents, who were hawkers selling prawn noodles, had high hopes for him, and of him. He was to fulfill the dreams that the older couple never had. Senior Khoo wanted his son to further his studies in Australia as an accountant. The young man dreamt of becoming a renowned chef.
The young Kiang went against his father's wish, left home and pursued his dream in a foreign land. During his six years away chasing his own dream, he paid tribute to his father by perfecting his father's recipe for prawn noodles soup paste. He had dreams to grow the business of selling prawn noodles into concept stores.
The older Khoo, though secretly proud of his son's achievements and success, could not bring himself to utter the words that his son yearned to hear. Instead of a pat on the shoulder, he continued to lash out his anger, disappointments, and discouragements. It was when his son decided to leave again that he finally came to his senses.
His best friend grew up loving plants and wanted to be a horticulturist. Instead, she pursued her father's dream and along the way, cultivated the love for architecture. She graduated and returned home as an architect, and enjoyed contributing to the family business.
It matters not whose dream each of us are pursuing in life, ours or our parents'. Be they paths that are self-chosen, or of higher calling, dreams of those whose hearts are set right are worthy of blessings, which in His infinite wisdom and time, would come to pass.
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