Saturday night, was our good friend’s wedding. After the dinner at Carlton, Don sent the peeps and me home. As he dropped the last person off, he said this to me.

“You know, Aaron would fetch the girls home after cell group meeting. When I asked him why, he just said that he was blessed to be able to drive and hence, he was more than happy to be a blessing to others by sending them home..”

“That was very nice of him. It all lies in having the right perspective huh..”

“Meaning…?” He asked.

“Well, if one chooses to see it in a different perspective – eg. ‘I am so being taken granted of because I have a car’, then the outcome would be different, wouldn’t it?”

Perspective is such a powerful thing that we probably don’t even think much about it sometimes. Misunderstanding, stereotyping all comes from viewing an issue from ONE perspective, then a perception is created.

Quite similar to the analogy of “Is the glass half empty or half full?”, but this is more than just about being optimistic and pessismistic. It leads to forming a judgement on a person’s character and perception towards a problem. Sometimes, a crisis could even turn into an opportunity too.

Just like what some people say:“Getting married is like going to prison – you’ll lose all your freedom!” Then they will put across 1000 reasons why they think so in a super convincing manner. Depending on the listener, if he/she doesn’t have the wisdom to discern or look at the matter in another perspective, then you know what the outcome will be.

In fact, sometimes we only need 1 reason to do something, if that reason stems from the right perspective. This goes the same for viewing your job, too.

I am very thankful for my friends who are very kind to give me a lift back every now and then. They could have 1000 reasons not to do so, but they only need one – to genuinely care for their friends. That, I am truly grateful of.

If Michael Jackson thinks he has a handsome face, perhaps he wouldn’t have gone under knife.

Ultimately, we all need the wisdom to discern. We could also find excuses for a doing, a fine line between naive and optimistic. I am still learning from people who are experienced and wiser than me. I must say, sometimes it requires taking the harder route to be wise.

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