the wonder of life

day 05... oct 16, 2009

my first nephew turned one month at exactly 8:27am today...

i am so overwhhelmed by him, especially because before i saw him last saturday, the memories i had of this cute little baby were of the day he was born. immediately after that, we had to leave for three weeks. when we came back, i had a startling cough, propelling me to keep my distance up until today when my lungs feel clear, finally!!!

i was able to cuddle him, feed him, cuddle him, kiss him, let him burp, make him dizzy, dance him around and put him to sleep. all of these happened in a span of four hours and i did not feel even a single pang of discomfort. (though i actually wasn't able to concentrate on work since i welcomed a cute and gorgeous distraction in such a tiny package!)

it just made me think that such energy i had in taking care of this little becoming of a man, a budding person with actually his whole life awaiting him, had to be channeled in the way i take care of other people in my life as well... some i have known for practically all my life, others for just a few moments, yet these connections have their own lives waiting to unfold.

indeed, i want to and really have to learn how to take care of people more... how to be able to minister to someone who will be there in the long run and effecting the same change even in a swift encounter by touching another in just a moment. Jesus did just that! He never ceased influencing those who have been with Him for three years and even more, yet He strikingly made a difference even to those who were with Him even for just a speck of time.

He was able to do so because He knew the value of each one He met: His blood. now i say to myself, aha! indeed, the secret is seeing life as it is... it's wonderful! truly, it should be celebrated in every way can, in every place we can and in everyone we can...