Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor : Is GOD good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent.)

Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does satan come from ?

Student : From … GOD …

Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student :Yes

Professor: So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer.)

Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who created them ?

(Student had no answer.)

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smell your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.

Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn’t.

(The lecture theatre became very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)

Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)

Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class was in uproar.)

Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?

(The class broke out into laughter. )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.

P.S.

I believe you have enjoyed the conversation. And if so, you’ll probably want your friends /colleagues to enjoy the same, won’t you?

Forward this to increase their knowledge … or FAITH.

By the way, that student was EINSTEIN

Seem like a fairy tale aint it? When soiety has potrayed and attempted to define success and significance in many twisted ways which few can only dream of achieving in the natural realm of our lives. Blogging isnt something that comes naturally within me at this stage of my life, but rather I choose to blog because in the future.. One day, my children will be able to read my thoughts.. I guess its prolly something that Im starting to consciously work on for them.. :)  A random and interesting fact about my job is that I'm spending about 1800 hours a year with children.

Apart from that, I'd also like to dedicate this post to my students in class 3P for their willingness to share life together w me this year. To my students: "You are highly esteemed, greatly favoured and deeply loved."

OK, I'll start off with Perlis trip during the 2 weeks of school holidays

"Mango party" with other teachers in the male dorm. Anyway, it was unplanned :)

Our dorm in Perlis...

KPLI-KDC- PC (C) ... Kekuatan Squad: 25 orang .. ^^

This was a teachers day celebration where the students were dancing to the WAKA WAKA music. Everyone was pumped!!:)

Chee Wei and I were involved in the lighting effects.

Later when the white lights were turned off, everyone went on a  frenzy!!

We celebrated Madam Wong's (in blue) retirement, she marked her career on a high by opting to serve the school  FOC since there werent enough financial aid by the government. =_=" But ya, The heart of a true teacher.

At Cheryl's (lady in red :D)birthday..

Was meant to be an emcee in the games session, which turned out to be a unorganised, but still fun :)

Playing "spot the leader".

Swimming session.

Bday cutting session. Classmates and teacher :)

School photo "re-take" as our class monitor was absent on the original photo taking day

3P. We rock!!

After PE session.

Celebrating Carian's bday in class.

Posing around... Just got ma Iphone 4 that morning :)

Shanelle's bday (in pink) after tuition. Held a small party after exams!

AHA, the amount of recycled items we collected w one day notice. *fingers crossed* but I think this week when school re-opens, we'll be announced as champions over class 3E whose has always been 1st!

These are the elected commitees btw for the "Recyle day."

Class 3C, my other PE class :) They are a good class too!!

12 finest students representing class 3P in the "Brave dragon cross river" challenge during sports day. This is only their mock run session

The game

Given some free drinks w excited faces all over the show

Lim Shyn Ru and Lim Kiat Ho's bday :) We 'secretly' held a BIGGGG party right before school holiday started. Basically that day we had not done anything apart from eating eating, vomiting, and being in the hall for teachers day celebration.

Had picnic in the school field with the remaining food we celebrated earlier that day.

Did the usual jumping shots.. hahaha

 

Im not sure what the gathering was for over here'

I miss my last years maths class .. 2C (2010) ... REALLY miss

 

 

Finally, the other side of the story. HAppy mamasita's day!! :) This steamboat was yummy!

Sesi makan sampai JIALAT with my 2nd sister's group of friends. They call themselves SOULMATES.Sandy and her friend Karin came from Sg and tagged along to borak borak and makan makan :)

Eldest sister's bday.. Had our lunch along Kelana Seaview:) Food was pretty yummy ...

Nah, cubalah lihat sendiri dan rasakan kelazatannya!

Joined my eldest sister to meet her ex Pfizer colleagues for her bday dinner.

Peeps from CHC KL after makan ... :)

Went to a forest reserve in Kepong. I think its FRIM...

All in all, I'll summarize the whole blog with my title.. Which is "the life that I had in mind". :)

Recently, following through the Japan news on tv has been a combination of sadness and exhiliration altogether. The reason being depressed is quite clearly that many lives were,are, and will be affected by these ordeals that have been happening. On the other hand, it is our mother nature earth crying foul over self-destructive acts of us humans destroying whatever we've been blessed with. Indeed, it is a GREAT AWAKENING that in this WORLD, "What comes around, goes around".

Yet it is not time to point fingers or pass any judgements to any party but we as civilians of this earth are ALL responsible to know our role, and play pur part in being the best stewards we are being crowned upon. And from the reactor nuclear incident, the world seems smaller, yet again. Living this life, it would be intersting to comprehend all this, have a good chat with dear Father in heaven or maybe sit among the billions in the 'Heavenly Stadium' in an "Earth-conference between the Creator vs leaders of the world". According to my imagination, epic would be such an understatement. The thought that really grips me by my throat is that, am I living a worthy life? A life worth pursueing, a mark thats worth remembering or leaving.... Naked I come, and naked i leave this flesh/shell of mine.

Also, Ive had discussions with many friends after watching live coverages over youtube and following closely with updates thru unbiased channels, realising theres not many among my community actually fully comprehend the extent of hardships going through Libya civilians. I dont claim to even know more than 5%, but their state is looking grim. As it seems, it is objectively speaking - a lose-lose situation for the civilians and that part of war-thorn city are living by a thread, and surviving for their dignity as a Libyan. Many rich merchants and owners gave up their possesions abroad and came back to defend their motherland and make their voices count to reclaim justice and battle freedom. From the Iran experience, my thought is that a leader shouldnt overstep boundaries of humanity in any circumstance, and to kill innocent ones in mass, in all ignorance... I cant even think of a word to describe the act.

Nevertheless, who am i to pass any judgement,because of the many trepasses Ive commited as well. The significant impact and rippling effect of LEADERSHIP truly determines the rise and fall of a nation, and its down to our prayers and knees where we 'normal humans' can affect a change. How Libyan leaders respond with humility in recognising that theres no compromise for mistreating another fellow Homosapien, and Japan government manage the crisis in hand.

I don't have a clue why Im even writing this, as it doesnt change even the slightest direction of wind. Its of this statement that i realise, I am nothing more than a passerby on this earth... How God is the only source of hope I'd willingly give myself n make His will mine. I have nothing on this earth. Nothing.

Dear Father in heaven,

(Heal the world -Michael Jackson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWf-eARnf6U

(heal our land) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTm_rA54EGw

(shine Jesus shine) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3iB30gCqAc&feature=related

Amen