Carpe diem!

Walking through the gates of KCSS for Sunday service, a young BB boy greeted me. I was slightly startled. I usually make my presence as unnoticeable as possible, past anyone or anything unfamiliar with the fastest speed. Hence, when someone greeted me, I turned back and went, “huh?” (yes. I've came to the realisation that trying not to notice anything obviously does not imply that no one notices me... anyway... )

Then he bowed a little and repeated, “Welcome to BB enrolment service!”

He's a bespectacled boy. Part of a group of Sec 1 BB boys welcoming the congregation at the entrance. It was their enrolment service.

So cute!

Through the service, as the colors were marched in, I tried, but failed to recollect how my own enrolment service was like when I was in GB (if there was any). Then, as the slides showing the various activities of the GB/BB played on the screen, I felt I have missed out a lot even though I should have gained a lot more in those 6 years I was a part of the brigade.

I remembered then, always wondering why I should be tortured under the sun in “Ser-Dee-Yah” positions… and being constantly skeptical of the leaderships… yes, those things and more…. I must say I have thus never truly remembered GB as anything particularly enjoyable.

A certain indescribable feeling welled up within….

Then in the evening, watching the Campus Superstar on TV, I realized that being young could be so fun. I mean… enjoy the fun, and it will be so fun! (Ermmm…. that seemed like a weird sentence…. but you get what I mean?)

I should have relished my days then in GB. I mean… Those 6 years I spent Saturday after Saturdays was not particularly long. But neither has it been short. Had I learned to let go and enjoyed myself back then, I would probably have gained a lot more.

With that realization, I think I should start seizing each day, appreciate each moment, each opportunity, and enjoy!

Everyday is a gift the Lord has given, and the day will pass how ever I choose to live it. When I make any moment seem dreadful, I guess I am just being unkind to myself…
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