Sometimes our days are so busy and full and we forget how short and simple life is. We are too occupied with so many things that sap our time and energy. From the time we woke up we are already exhausted from all the things that we need to do. We even forget to utter a simple prayer of thanksgiving for a new day that God has given us, along the day we tried to squeezed our time just to accommodate our tasks for the day so when we reached home at night we are dead tired and yet planning again for the next day.
Because of that we tend to ignore the simplicity of life. We tend to forget to appreciate little things in life. We missed the opportunity of being carefree again. We missed the child in us.
When was the last time you smell a flower, listen to the chirping bird or even watch the children happily playing on the street? When was the last time you pause and thank the Lord for the beautiful creation He sets before your eyes?
That’s what the Lord reminded to me when we held our YA retreat in Al Ain. Far from the hustle and bustle of city life, far from the time consuming and nerve wrecking paper works and free from all technologies the world has offering us. It once again refreshes my soul. And again I feel that with all the mountains surrounding me no one can be able to harm me, that even in the middle of chaos and storms of life I know I'm safe and secured for my refuge is the same God who created them all.
Let us always admire and appreciate God's beautiful creation because time will come they will all be gone and only what remain are the pictures of them in our heart.
