In 1986 or 1987, there was an operetta held by my Christian school foundation (BPK Penabur, Jakarta), titled “Pelangi Kasih” or “Rainbow of Love” in English. I was still in Junior High at that time, so I didn’t know many details, but I remembered the event involved hundreds of students from 7 Junior High Schools (SMP Kristen 1-7) & 3 Senior High Schools (SMA Kristen 1-3), me myself included. My part was swinging a 6 metres long blue fabric, mimicking a sea wave if seen from far away, along with 50 fellow students, I think. My scene was about the “Ocean of Life”, as lyrics free translated as following:
“There is a vast ocean of life in front of you
Cold awaiting for you and you feel very small
No matter how scared you are, don’t surrender
Always rely on Him and Him only
Keep your faith, strengthen your heart
Face everything in front of you
With a comforting hope
There goes a song about the life in this world
Symphony of sorrow and happiness
Life is beautiful indeed
If you can understand it
Do not give up, there is always hope
In the name of Jesus
Who always love us no matter what
At times sea waves coming mercilessly onto you
Wind blowing hard and trembling your heart
Storm whirling fiercely and crushing your soul
Sometimes you are wondering helplessly
And your heart is questioning
“Why oh why?”
Just look at Him
Jesus is your only savior”
I don’t even know why I am writing this. Maybe because I found the old recording of this operetta a few days ago, which quite amazed me. Maybe of some sentimental feeling when I listened to the songs, it sure brings back memories. Or maybe I just want to share a bit of what can lift up our spirit even if only for a little.
Coming out of Christian school, I am not that into the religion thing, but I keep my faith for myself. Like everyone every where, there were/are/will be many many ups and downs that we can’t even remember the details anymore. World today is not getting better than what it used to be, and problems seem to be getting worse in quality & quantity.
For you, brothers & sisters – no matter what belief you have or what not, who are currently in stress, self pity or 7th layer of hell; just do this : pause for a moment and ask yourself ,”What exactly are you doing for your life now?” You see, as short as a human life span is, consider ourselves lucky if we can enjoy every second of it. There’s a reason why I label this writing in Work topic, it is because in today’s modern world, it seems that we don’t have enough time for everything, including for ourselves. It is sad; because we should control the time we have, not the other way around.
Life is beautiful indeed….. If you can understand it. God bless us :-)
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