just finished watching Patch Adams and BOY!! its AN AMAZING SHOW!!

everything in the show really amazed me a lot, especially his love for the patients and why he's doing all these. best of all, its based on a true story!

if you guys are bored and are thinking of renting a VCD, do check out this show~ its definitely worth the money=)

i learnt many stuffs from the movie~ learnt about not focusing at the problem but focusing BEYOND the problem. focus on getting the problem solved, rather than getting "drowned" with the problem.

learnt that when we serve people, it doesn't come with a tag that says "Dr. Joel" or "Bro Joel" but its simply helping others to improve the quality of life. it doesn't mean that we go around with the authority and power to do things, but we do things because we want people around us to feel better at the end of the day.

its definitely not a routine or a profession.

though the movie maybe about Patch Adams going medical school and the things he did to treat his patients n stuffs, but i believe that if we apply the same logics and thinking to the things that we do, we would be able to create an impact Patch Adam created.

he's a genius, so are we=)

as long as we're able to think out of the box, to go the extra mile for others and to serve other people wholeheartedly, we can be history makers.

Patch Adam believes in humour, laughter as his medicine for patients. he believes in making his patients happy so that they do not focus on the pain and suffering that they go through.

likewise for the people around us. we lend a listening ear to them, we share their pain and suffering, but we do not just stop from there. we got to assist them in getting out of the pithole! more than just praying, we can fight the battle together with our "patients", standing strong together with them even during the worst of the battles.

so how do we do that?

constant prayer, constant fellowship, constant encouragement, making dreams reality for them, helping them focus on the positive aspects of life and never giving up.

it may sound like something you do everytime. but is what you're doing shallow and a profession? you do it because you know you have to do it. with that mentality, nothing's gonna change!

there must be LOVE for the people, a true revelation about God's love and His creation.

whats God's love?

His acceptance to us. we maybe the MOST foul creatures on earth, but He still loves us the SAME as the MOST beautiful creature.

His desire to reunite with us. like how a father yearns to see his child after spending 9 months in the mother's stomach. we're all like babies to God and He desires to hold us in His arms, to cradle us and tickle us all over.

His grace upon us. He could have wiped out the entire human race when Adam and Eve sinned against Him. but time and time again, He gave mankind chances to repent and return to God. yet time and time again, man has turned their backs against God. was He angry? definitely! did He want to destory everything? definitely! but did He? NO!! He remembers the promise He made to noah, abraham.

He sent his Son, Jesus, who died on the cross for our sins, so that the gap between man and God can be bridged forever. anyone who come before Jesus and confess their sins and repents of them and declares Him as Lord and Saviour would be reunited with Father God.

instantly, God forgives and forgets the sins that we did and the angels and God, Himself, dances around the throne of Heaven, celebrating the return of a lost sheep.

WOW!! isn't that amazing!?

what about His creation? we're all created in likeness of God. doesn't mean the LOOKS, but the seeds that are planted in our hearts. the seeds that were corrupted by the devil can be removed and God is able to plant seeds again and He would guard and protect our dreams and visions.

everyone in us has seeds. the more we sow into that area, we reap that harvest. you sow your entire life as a selfish person, you reap a selfish character not even knowing why people dislike hanging out with you!

the beauty of a child is that they are innocent and pure. the bible wants us to have child-like faith. child-like faith is trusting in God no matter what the situation is and placing all on the altar of God.

like how a child runs towards his father when he's scared. a child isn't afraid to show his discomforts, to ask for requests and to seek refuge when in trouble.

as we grow older, we tend to become independant and feel that we don't need anyone to help us. thus, pride is being sowed into and when we run into trouble, we're lost and we don't know who to run to.

sometimes we get the solution, but we reject it because its not the solution that we want. you want a solution thats quick, fast and easy for you. but God says the other way, thus you think that the fault isn't in you, but in others.

sit down, stop and think. if your action caused bad things to happen, whose fault is it? worst of all, if you can help in a situation and you didn't do anything, would you feel good about it?

stop looking around. don't bother about the speck at other people's eyes when you got a log in your own. doesn't mean that we live a selfish life, but we live to serve others.

if there's a mistake someone made, point it out and offer a solution. this way, the person would learn from you and you're given a chance to minister to him. isn't that wonderful?

we're all placed in this place for a purpose.

my purpose? to make a difference in the lives of others.

how? being a encourager, a light in the dark.

do you want to do this with me?