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Taking the initiative
Monday, April 12, 2010
Recently, I had my closest call with an accident. Sitting in a friend's car and waiting to turn out to the 3rd lane from the left, (the road is 4 lanes long) And he was waiting for a moment that he could zip through the three lanes of traffic.A brief moment where not much cars were on the road, a grey car on the first lane, and a bus on the second. So he zoomed. But as we were passing the bus while turning, I kept my head turned back to watch the traffic and right as we were passed the bus, I saw another car on the third lane, hidden behind the bus.Our continue to speed as we turn the car in line with the 3rd lane and suddenly a honking from the back came and as I watched, I saw the car from the third lane swerved to the fourth while braking.We just closely missed an accident, thankfully so. But, I was troubled after that. Something kept bugging me, I saw the third car, but I didn't say anything. I assumed my friend knew about it. But he didnt.That incident bugged me for the rest of the day.The times where I see wrong in people's life, do I keep quiet and assume they know it, or take the initiative and approach the matter. Because, nothing may happen, as with my close call, but just as well, accidents too may happen. We could have crashed into the third car, and with another terrifying thought, there's a bus right behind us. Lives are at stake.So similarly in life, when we see our friends go wrong, take the wrong path, we got to take the initiative, and raise the issue. Don't just assume everything will be ok. It would be a disaster to see someone make an irreversible mistake, all because... we kept quiet.Labels: God, thoughts
Darren Nico Pillai
Not-so-average teen, deep thinker, perfectionist with quirky randomness. Trained in the art of sarcasm and nonsensical logic.
Overcoming the circumstances of the present, and the issues of my past,
striving in self-betterment with a moral balance with the hope of the fulfillment of the destiny to be a light for Christ in His likeness,
spreading the love of God as how He first loved us
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Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like You have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks Yours
Everything I am, for Your kingdom's cause
As I walk from earth into eternity
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- Hosanna -
Philosophy:
I like to think about life, especially pursuing on the concept of love. Not that lovey dovey romantic kind, but the affections we have for one another
that ties us together,strangers, friends, besties, family, that's the love I wanna know about. Love is the essence of life that ties us together,
love is what we were made for and to be, love is embracing the gift of the relationship with GOD.
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Collection of inspirations and reminders: Nico_thoughts@Twitter
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Taking the initiative
Monday, April 12, 2010
Recently, I had my closest call with an accident. Sitting in a friend's car and waiting to turn out to the 3rd lane from the left, (the road is 4 lanes long) And he was waiting for a moment that he could zip through the three lanes of traffic.A brief moment where not much cars were on the road, a grey car on the first lane, and a bus on the second. So he zoomed. But as we were passing the bus while turning, I kept my head turned back to watch the traffic and right as we were passed the bus, I saw another car on the third lane, hidden behind the bus.Our continue to speed as we turn the car in line with the 3rd lane and suddenly a honking from the back came and as I watched, I saw the car from the third lane swerved to the fourth while braking.We just closely missed an accident, thankfully so. But, I was troubled after that. Something kept bugging me, I saw the third car, but I didn't say anything. I assumed my friend knew about it. But he didnt.That incident bugged me for the rest of the day.The times where I see wrong in people's life, do I keep quiet and assume they know it, or take the initiative and approach the matter. Because, nothing may happen, as with my close call, but just as well, accidents too may happen. We could have crashed into the third car, and with another terrifying thought, there's a bus right behind us. Lives are at stake.So similarly in life, when we see our friends go wrong, take the wrong path, we got to take the initiative, and raise the issue. Don't just assume everything will be ok. It would be a disaster to see someone make an irreversible mistake, all because... we kept quiet.Labels: God, thoughts
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