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Name and reputation
There’s something in a name that spreads like fragrance. Especially when you have built a good reputation. But its stench wreaks havoc when you have stained it with malice and distrust. I can remember how someone associated us with good people because of our name. And that’s when I realized the weight of keeping your… Read more
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Sometimes, we’re afraid of not looking busy
So, instead of just enjoying the green grass and the bleating and the chirping, your hands creep around for your phone. Are we afraid of being alone inside our heads? That we want to drown our thoughts with external noise? Maybe. But then, giving ourselves the time to listen to ourselves helps us see everything… Read more
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Why do we spend just because we can?
Sometimes I think there’s something off about yearning to spend the money I earned just because I can. Not that I needed anything at the moment, but it felt like I needed to buy something for myself like a reward. Perhaps, it’s not inherently wrong. Right? Because, of course, we deserve to enjoy what we… Read more
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Anger is like a disease
It spreads. And it eats you up on the inside out. Even if it starts as a spark, once coddled, it grows until it gets big enough to consume you. Anger isn’t really working to make you feel good, even better. Instead, it makes you feel worse and worse about so many things until the… Read more
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What if you are under constant surveillance?
Surveillance cameras aren’t really new. Unless you are someone with something to hide, you’d even dismiss such technology as mundane and a part of daily life. And what are these surveillance cameras for? From Singapore’s tech-utopia dream is turning into a surveillance state nightmare: “What [technology] will do for people is make our lives a… Read more
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The writer I hoped to become
When I was young, I fancied about becoming a writer. Becoming someone with the power to change a person with words seemed attractive to me, like marrying a storyteller and a change seeker together. And with the scarce access to the internet around high school, I sought knowledge on how to write that can touch… Read more
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It’s so good to be in the House of the Lord again!
Seeing people who worship Jesus with you, you’re confident that belonging with the body is profoundly encouraging and nourishes the soul. And how wonderful it is to lift up your hands and worship the Lord with fellow believers too! Perhaps, wherever you might be coming from, when you know that it is the local church… Read more
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