Thoughts of a programmer, wanderer and frozen soul

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I…
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
(taken from Batman: Detective #27)

– continuing from "Moves at the Speed of Life" –

I pray you’ll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don’t know

Let this be our prayer
As we go our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we’ll be safe
…
(Josh Groban - The Prayer)

Some of us may have realized that our life is a journey, a journey of the heart which resonate ours since we’re young through stories which tell us that things aren’t what they seem, that we’re at battle - the battle of good and evil, as the Hero try to save us by grace, and the villain attempt to captivate our heart by destroying life and hope - while deceive us that he’s not there, because a losing heart person can’t find any battle to fight.

He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44 NIV)

But even for those who knows the truth, the journey still not become easy for them. Some don’t really want to be rescued - the reason Chyper betrayed Neo and rest of the free world, some often have to die or lose their friends and beloved, and sometimes it seems they don’t get an happy ending… however, everyone has a role in a story and we always have the freedom to choose our own path as God has given us free will.

A veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. (2 Corinthians 3:15-16 NIV)

Just remember, in order to have a safe journey we have to look ahead as well as look back, and when we lost sight of our path, listen for the destination in our heart… don’t forget: at the end of our journey what matters is not what we got, but what we did!

Some people said good words, poems and stories resonate in our heart, sometimes even when we haven’t really understand what it means, which I think somehow can be dangerous - caught in the riddle of life and you missed the simple truth; and one said God’s answer is a simple one.

I know for some people the meaning of our title means to replace their AM/PM to TM/SM (Time & Stress Management), while I’m trying to view it from a popular yet simple philosophical phrase "Life in the present" which often raise intriguing questions: should we forget our past? or shouldn’t plan anything for the future? and what we really have to do now to life in the present?

Like Neo said in Matrix Reloaded: "I just wish I knew what I am suppose to do", the answer to this question seems to come only when we know the whole story.   

Life - as you’ll notice - is a story, an epic.
Something hidden in the ancient past.
Something dangerous now unfolding.
Something waiting in the future for us to discover.
Some crucial role for us to play.

Because God has set eternity in our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Every story we tell is our attempt to put into words and images what God has written there, on our hearts.

You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Everyday was recorded in your Book! (Psalm 139:16)

However, for most of us, life feels like we’re holding some pages torn out of a book. These pages are the day of our lives, fragment of a story. They seem important, or at least we long to know they are, but what does it all mean? If only we could find the book which contains the rest of the story.

– to be continue –

Just like the wind,
I’ve always been.
Drifting high up in the sky that never ends.
Through thick and thin,
I always win.

I face my destiny every day I live.
And the best in me is all I have to give.

Just like the sun.
When my day’s done.
Sometimes I don’t like the person I’ve become.
Is the enemy within a thousand men?
Should I walk the path if my world’s so dead ahead?

Is someone testing me every day I live?
Well, the best in me is all I have to give.

I can pretend.
I am the wind.
And I don’t know if I will pass this way again.
All things must end.
Goodbye, my friend.
Think of me when you see the sun or feel the wind.
(taken from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)

"I believe
If time passes, everything turns into beauty
When the rains stop, tears clean the scars of memory away
Everything starts weaning fresh colors
Every sound begins playing a heartfelt melody
Dreams embelishes page of the epic
as Hope embraces tomorrow…"

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an
example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in
purity. (1 Timothy 4:12 NIV)

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we subconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. (Nelson Mandela)