Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Today's post is also mostly due to the date looking so nice and all.
I made sure to write it that way on my GP paper. Which went horribly, by the way. The GP paper 1, not the writing of the date.
And for my thought of the day, actually I meant to post it some time ago, but it slipped my mind. The next time you want to tell someone to shut up, as in saying "Shut up", DON'T. I don't think there's any nice way of saying "Shut up", because the phrase itself is jolly rude.
Tell the person to keep quiet, or shush, or "you'd better stop talking now", which actually isn't very nice either, but it's better than telling them to shut up. I've decided that even when people say it, no matter to what degree of annoyance, I think it hurts to be told to shut up. They may not really mean it in a rude or angry way, but it's simply not nice.
Another word I've decided to try and remove from my everyday speech is "Nonsense". It's so easy to say "nonsense" in response to something that's wrong. However, calling it nonsense suggests that the person who said it is saying something totally unfounded, unreasonable and illogical.
Surely the person has sense, though may be misinformed or less quick at evaluating something. It's very rude to just brush something away as nonsense. Of course, if it's just joking between friends then it's not so bad lah. For example,
Sixuan: I dunno how to do the chem question.
Person A: Huh? But you're H3!
Sixuan: Nonsense.
Actually, while you're at it, try your best to remove all foul language and expletives as far as possible. All those incriminating four letter words. Each time you want to express your dismay, how about saying "OH NO" or "BOTHER IT ALL" or "WHY MUST THIS HAPPEN TO ME?"
And when in shock, please refrain from saying "Oh my God", because it's disrespectful to Him, and to Christians. You don't see us saying "Oh my Buddha". Most likely if you're saying it, He hasn't become your God anyway. And if He has, then shame on you for uttering such a phrase.
And to end off, with the words of the last hymn we sang during our church anniversary service on Sunday!
The Church's one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord
She is His new creation by water and the word
From Heav'n He came and sought her to be His holy bride
With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died.
Elect from every nation, yet one o'er all the earth,
Her charter of salvation, one Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food;
And to one hope she presses, With every grace endued.
Though with a scornful wonder men see her sore oppressed,
By schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed
Yet saints their watch are keeping, their cry goes up, “How long?”
And soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song!
'Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation of peace forevermore;
Till, with the vision glorious, her longing eyes are blest,
And the great church victorious shall be the church at rest.
Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won:
O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we,
Like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with Thee.
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