A Time for Everything! A Happy Birthday!

You don't need to be religious to enjoy reading Bible. It contains a lot of wisdom and there are quite a few chapters which is quoted and re-quoted by many people as they touch a lot of people's heart. Today is my birthday! Those who know me long enough would have heard me preaching a few times that "I don't find birthday that important!" and that "Everyday is a special day for me!" Though I never opposed people celebrating birthdays as it is always good to find excuse to meet up with family and friends, especially with your parents, without them, where are you today? (And smile please!)

To combine the above two, Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 would be a good read:

A Time for Everything
 ¹ There is a time for everything,
       and a season for every activity under heaven  ² a time to be born and a time to die,
       a time to plant and a time to uproot,
 ³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
       a time to tear down and a time to build,
 ⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
       a time to mourn and a time to dance,
 ⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
       a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
 ⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
       a time to keep and a time to throw away,
 ⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
       a time to be silent and a time to speak,
 ⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
       a time for war and a time for peace.

Nowadays, birthday greetings can come in many forms, e.g. emails, e-cards, wall-to-wall posting on Facebook, and of course traditional Birthday Cards. Here below is one of the cards that I received this morning. It says "This card is very, very, very, very, very, very, very SMALL" and you may observe that it is indeed a BIG one!

Thank you for all your birthday cards and best wishes! Especially a few of you whom I have never met (thanks to this Blogger)! You all charged me up and provide me with positive energy. Yes, I shall continue to stay strong, positive and energized as the road ahead is no easier than the days behind.


There is a time for everything
A time to be born and a time to die
A time to tear down and a time to build
A time to weep and a time to laugh
A  time to search and a time to give up ...
... A time to tell your Loved Ones how much you love them 
... and to feel how much you are being loved!