a time for all things..

k.. let's get into some social issues today.. something in the news caught my attention.. it's not new to singaporeans, and i felt it was a good analogy of "readiness" in perspectives opposing growth and developments..

the news was about the china white-collar workforce, saying that they (70% of the total work force) were working up to 10 hours a day.. it was reported that in the long run, this would cause increased stress and negative impacts on lifestyle and health... part of the report attributed it to the quickened pace of development in the country... people wanna keep up with this pace to protecting their jobs and stuff.. well, doesn't it sound like our workforce here? it's like.. what are we working for? are we working to feed ourselves? working for satisfaction? working for money? seems like, people are likely to be working to work!!?!

this situation is forseen to worsen due to future of developments of china that will continually progress over a short time.. and what's my point?

in singapore, i guess we do appreciate the comfort we have.. but if we recall, over the recent years.. when singapore built esplanade, when soccer betting was legalized.. and now, when the IR is enroute to being materialized.. the fundamental controversy was about how ready we felt we were? i was just thinking.. our nation grew over such a short period of time... so did our lifestyles evolved with all these developments.. if we stop to look at we who share the society today..

from the way i see it, the changes are so quick that within the age differences of say 2 to 5 years, the amount of exposure we recieve and experience can be so different...

so, were we truly ready to have what we got? or are things simply happening to quickly for us to manage? have you ever experienced trying to eat a dish that's uncooked because you didn't wait long enough for it to be done?

drawing this back to seeking the Lord.. there is a time and place for everything in His plan.. so to share a word of encouragement, i feel that if we keep seeking and asking yet do not recieve, there could be many reasons... maybe our hearts were not tuned correctly, like motives were wrong? or perhaps, there was nothing wrong with what we seeked, but it could be because the time wasn't right in God's plan to give.. we may not have been ready for it, and not have the capacity for it... =)

as from the bible quote i put up few entries ago, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven…He has made everything beautiful in its time” (Eccl.3:1, 11)