Unspoken Power
[This post was evoked/inspired by Shi You.]
Allow me to explain why - I was shopping around in Vivo city yesterday with the ULs when I heard someone calling out my name. It was none other then Shi You and apparently she just wanted to tell me that although she’s in Melbourne, she still reads my blog because she finds it inspiring and encouraged me to keep blogging.
It was a short conversation, perhaps at most about 2 minutes, but the words exchanged have made a big difference in my heart. People often have no idea how many times I felt like closing down this blog as I often thought that it wasn’t fulfilling its intended purpose: Impacting the lives of others. That small little encouragement from her helped to reassure me that it’s on the right path.
As I dwell on her words, it can only cause me to wonder how many times have God placed a person in my path for me to encourage? A simple phrase or a gentle assurance can have such an enormous impact on peoples’ life. Yet am I guilty of withholding such simple gestures from a discouraged soul? Probably. I suspect this is fundamentally a cultural flaw. We Singaporeans tend to be less vocal, withholding our praise and muting our personal opinions. No wonder Shirley needs to rally the hundreds of people who visit Eelee’s blog to tag and comment, in hope that a few souls will respond. Perhaps this is why thousands may complain about the 7% GST but only 5 would join the opposition parties. Ridiculous isn’t it?
As with all flaws, actions need to be taken. Problems can only be solved if we take ownership of them. If we have to change this culture; I have to change this culture. It starts with the power of one. I’m going to comment more, tag more, write more cards; in hope that I might encourage some. Join me. Change the culture!
Sometimes… to be less vocal is to be less biblical.
hey bro, im from Hope Tertiary grp.
jus read your recent post.
continue to blog, because im also, always inspired&encouraged by your post!!!
REALLY THANK GOD for you…
=)
Hey davine!
Wow, im really surprised… didnt know tertiary people read stuff here too. Glad that its impacting people very there too.Thanks for reading and commenting. You chose to speak up. Its very much appreciated =)
Do continue to drop by. Hope to hear more of your insights in future!
YES I TOTALLY AGREE
i think if you continue to do so you’ll touch so many souls with words, especially those whose love language is words of affirmation! [for instance i'm one of them hahax XD]
please please please don’t close down this blog for it’ll really stop many from being inspired, touched and so encouraged by the powerful words you always to use at the right time.
So you joining the Worker’s Party for the next election izit??? Let me know I sure vote for you…. Ha ha …. =P
yo yinghui-
haha, i think ur love language actually is quite obvious.
hey andrew.
Haha, you never know. But so far, it seems like the worker’s party has the most potential? We shall see again in the next 4 to 8 years. Then again, there might always be another James Gomez to destroy party reputations. haha.
Here’s thanks for dropping by and leaving your comments… And ya who knows, you might even see me in WP… Tsk tsk…
hey. been here. your posts are pretty much encouraging and thot provoking. Guess i spent more time thinking through rather than tagging. Heh. But closing down your blog is definitely a no no. Cos that’s not impacting people AT ALL.
haha! thinking about closing ur blog will really makes no sense.
unspoken thoughts and words are always those we dun express and hence being less expressive. haha. i don’t know what im talking about.
hey elise-
The ending point of thinking is always to express what we are thinking, just like the ending point of training is to race. If we train yet we do not race, the training is wasted. If we think yet do not act on our thinking, its merely unproductive busyness - those that will cause headache. =)
Joanne-
Haha, sometimes people do things that makes no sense when they arent able to think logical. (wasn’t thats why Adam sinned? haha)
And its really hard to mantain a blog. I’m sure you know what i’m talking about. Well, i guess its just about remind myself and going back to the purpose of this blog. Its for the people… and perhaps now, to some extent, its by the people too. =)
hello! it’s quite ironic. didnt expect that inspired you to write an entry about encouragements. haha. but yup. continue writing, and i’ll continue encouraging. well as much as i can… and remember… but yup. thank God for this blog and its writer =)
yo, i also come by there often! this blog does fulfil your purpose of impacting peoples’ lives. yea it always sets me thinking about my life and also inspires me. so keep the big picture (of being able to impact people) in mind and keep blogging. ((:
agree very much with ‘Singaporeans tend to be less vocal, withholding our praise and muting our personal opinions’
guess i’m sometimes like that too. =x
me too, me too! hahaha
whoo. let me join the bandwagon as well!
Proverbs11:25 “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”
i guess when you write this, its not only for the people, it’s for yourself as well! trying to figure out your own insanity. lol.
hey shiyou, yingjie, xanthe & weiting!
Haha, thanks for taking effort to comment! Let’s change the “silent” culture together and rally others along to join us in this revolution!
Heys , don’t really know you but I managed to get here through ting’s links .
Really thank God for you and your posts . It definately inspired and encouraged me . Continue to post more ! (:
Anyways , I sort of ripped some of your posts . Hope ya don’t mind (:
jiawann-
haha, no i don’t mind. its my pleasure. I pray those post goes on to inspire other people as well. =)
Hahaz so many encouragements for your blog. I guess like what Weiting mentioned, you not only bless others but you also help to put your own thoughts to words when you blog.
Hey Nick!
didnt hear from you for a long time. welcome back!
haha, yeah didnt know refreshing others will also result in refreshment for yourself.
and yeah, its true, when u write, u become more precise. shirls told me that writing make your thinking more precise. in my case, perhaps i merely find out how messy it actually is. haha.