Post #3 - Beautifully Imperfect

The above video shows how imperfections in a partner can make a relationship beautiful. It is express through the eulogy of the lady who recently lost her husband. In life we have indeed tried too hard, looking around for the perfect person or trying to be perfect for our partner. I guess from the video we can learn to appreciate the imperfections of the other person in order for us to truly love him/her.

We can be attracted to the other party physical appearance or similarities/differences but these are just the initial factors which result in the formation of the relationship. However, to manage and maintain the relationship we need trust and commitment which are the two very important factors. And of course, the ability to accept who they are and appreciate them.

This second clip shows what an individual will do for their partner and in this instance, she is willing to risk her life so that her dying husband can hold the son just in time. Just take the question that was being asked in the video, Why were we born? and What were we born for? I think all of us are born with the ability to love and to be loved by someone that matters to you. It is amazing because it's two different strangers that are willing to share their life with each other and created this bond that is so intense.

Personally, I think in most of our lives we have been searching for that perfect person or trying to get into the "best" relationship that we lost the happiness in the relationship. One simple example will be the snoring that the wife explain in the first video, most people might find it irritating or disgusted by it but only for her, she can look at it from a different point of view because it's who he is.

So we all should start putting the idea we have for our Mr/Ms Perfect and start to appreciate the people that truly love you. So commies, do you all share my view on this?

Don't let the imaginary person in your head keep you from loving the real one right in front of you. - Source: Deviant Art

Post #2 - I bless thee, laptop

I refer you to the article above from The Straits Time, dated 20 January 2010. The article is about the vicar from the St Lawrence Jewry church in London blessing the cellphones and notebooks of those worshippers. The reason the vicar uses this method is to remind the city's workaholics to have time for worship. He also state the technology is our daily working tool and should be bless.

From here I can sense the two extreme reactions we can expect from different groups of people. People that are more open-minded will think that is a good initiative by the priest to look at the world from a different perspective and cater to the current trend. There will be another group that must be thinking what the hell is he doing and no way they can accept bringing electronic products to be bless by a priest. This shows that a single act can be interpret differently by different individual.

Personally, I do see this approach as a very interesting and effective way to engage the working class and younger generation.
From my point of view, it all depends on how we see the whole picture and react to it:
- a new approach to engage the church goers
- a way to attract the younger generation to attend church
- the church initiative to come up with "new approach" for church services

I guess afterall it depends on how each of us manage our perception on situations and in this instance the church tried something out of the norm to spread God's grace.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8454032.stm
(Additional news report by BBC News)

So commies, what do you think about this?