Sports Day Little Irritation

19My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.

James 1:19-20

Hallejuyah!! Wow, this verse on the "verse of the day" is so timely for me today.



Incident:


My girl runner fall just before the finishing line to lose her Gold medal. Other than minor scratches, she sprained her left wrist, which swell. First aid is given, ice compression is given.


Then, the first aid teacher came to tell me that she should not run anymore for the inter-cca race for her safety, in case, if she fall again, it may worsen the wrist, stating that they do not know if there is a facture in the wrist. To me, it is my intention for her to run for the track team in the inter CCA relay. If she run, it will give the track team the best chance of winning and it is also her last year in school, she will graduate this year. It is her last chance to run for the team and win the gold medal.

After discussion with her, she wants to run. I spoke to the parent to explain the situation and the parent gave the go ahead and even asked if she use her hands to run or her legs to run?? she only hurted her wrist, but still can use the legs to run. (When the parent said like this, it really feel abit foolish to call her in the first place. But it is a must for teacher to make that courteous call.)

Then I called for the bandage to hold the wrist together so that she can run. Then the same first teacher talked about:

1) Safety - what if there is a fracture inside?? It is not a fracture ( I also have first aid knowledge), if it is a real fracture, she will still be in constant pain and it will not swell. (What kind of first aid team is this??) My girl runner cannot move her fingers, of course, because the tendons, nerves and muscles to move the fingers pass through the wrist. And if the wrist is hurt, the person may not be able to move the fingers.

2) Take responsibility - who is going to take the responsiblity?? Ya Ya, at the end of the day, she do not want to take responsibility, asking if I want to take the responsibility. (I totally understand that she is also trying to protect me) I do not mind taking calculated risk, like what I have done like checking with the parents.

3) What if she falls again and worsen the wrist?? Then what if she walks home, fall and worsen the wrist?? Then it will not be our responsibility, is it?? Accidents will still happen whether you like it or not. If it is the will of GOD for a situation to happen, we, humans, are so weak that we cannot avoid it or prevent it. Why be so pessimistic?? Look on the bright side of things.

4) If the same thing happens on her child, she will not want her child to run. I think it is only a matter of perspective. First, I will not mind if my son (or child) continue, because I also want him to develop a certain amount of resilent. When I played water-polo for my school, our team has a understanding that even if our both legs cramped during a match and no chance for substitution, we will continue to play and swim hard, because if we stop, we will affect our game and let down our team mates. Second, as I have said I lost two national inter school medals, I do not want to disappoint my son (It is his decision, if he decides to do it, he will put his mind to it.) Through my swimming "career", I have seen Kenneth Goh (our national swimmer) cried after a race, which he won gold medal. Later, I found out that he cried because he missed the record timing by spilt seconds. WOW!!! That is the mentality of a champion. Winning is not enough, but to win well.

A HOD (he) was beside us all this while, of course, I did not argue like this, but he noticed that I was about to lose my temper (Yes, I admit I am pretty pissed) I mentioned that I lost two national inter school medals because some doctor said that the troat virus could attack my heart if I swim (compete). I have carried that disappointment for many years and I wished help her to at least a relay gold medal as it is her last year in school and want her to live to regret.

Then he mentioned that my role is not only to be a coach, but also a teacher. Teacher has to think for the well being of the pupil. (To me, it seems more like the well-being of the school, scared complain??) I will not push my runners more than they can bear. I have been with them for four to five years, do I not know them better??

He also mentioned that I could have made that decision based my past experience. Yes, of course, different people have different life experiences, which affect the choices and decisions that we made. Of course, I am not totally without fault too.

But I do not want to disappoint my runners too. That is why they want to run for me. And when they fail, they always say sorry to me, even if I know there is no need to. I know their disappointment to themselves will be greater than their disappointment to me. Reflecting on my way home, have I set a standard too high??

Resolution:

Seeing that I also got a "lecture", she decided not to run. If she does not want (badly enough), there is no point arguing anymore. But in the first place, a senior teacher said before, a pupil is only here for four years, but colleagues are in the same school for time longer than that so try not to argue over a pupil.

Praise GOD that He reminded me to calm down when the feeling comes up.

And of course, the track team still won gold. Hahahaha!!!!

Follow up in the evening:

She got a half cast and she is fine without the medal. (Chay, what for argue in the first place!!!)

A personal thought, has our society gone soft?? Or has our school system become so afraid of parent complain?? What if the parent complain why the school refuse to let her daughter run, causing her to have mental disappointment??


Personally, I will want to live a moment of glory, then to live a life of disappointment and regret. If my life is meant to be short, but meaningful, then so be it, then to live a long life of regret.




Did I mention that I went for water polo training, even with a muscle tear on my shoulder???

Please dun legalise Homosexuality by removing Penal Code 377a

Homosexuality debate - we are being raped here

Please, people who are against it please raise up and stand against it. I am not only talking to the Christians only, this will affect every single pores of our country. Just look at the so call Land of Freedom (America). Do you know that a person can be put into jail (church burned and people beaten up) just by saying that homosexuality is a sin??? How free can you be when you cannot say what you want??

The word 'gay' has been raped. In the past, gay used to mean happy, light-hearted, but now..... I will not want to be associate with the word.

The homosexuals are attempting to deceive us that adultery is also wrong but not criminlise, so why should homosexuality be criminalise?? Yvonne Lim has written in the Straits Times few weeks back and has put it across in a very nice manner. At least the adulterers know that they are in the wrong and not push to legalise adultery, but homosexuality is different. homosexuals do not think that their act is wrong and even attempt to legalise it.

The homosexuals have an homosexual agenda to push forward, to destroy family values. There are many websites talking about, I just highlight two that may offer some understanding: Wiki and straight-talk. The steps are:

1. Decriminalise homosexuality,
2. Equalise the age of consent,
3. Anit-discrimination legislation e.g. equality in sex education requiring the teaching of
anal sex to young school children,
4. Same sex marriage or civil union
5. Homosexual parenthood.

This is not a legacy that I want to leave for my children and my children's children. Please understand that I do not hate the sinners (homosexuals) but I hate the sin.

My heart is griefed after reading some posting on the feedback unit forum where there is a gay christian (who is proud to be gay) - please learn the Word of GOD and repent. Even though I do not have the right to judge (for the measure that we pass our judgement, in the Last Days, we are also measure by the same measurement & Jesus said let he without sin cast the first stone), I need to advise you to repent and turn from your wick ways for it is recorded in the bible (the bible that you believe,, unless you do not believe what you believe) that adulterers, murderers, homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of GOD.

There is no hyper grace message and it is not once saved always saved. Thoughout the bible, there are many incidents of GOD sending plagues, wars to wipe out his own people, the Isrealites, people who worship the golden calf, people who complain and wished that they had not left Egypt and, of course, the two classic cities: Sodom and Gomorrah. (The two cities found) The two cities, which are known for their wickedness and homosexuals. The bible story of how two (beautiful) angels entered the house of Lot, they attracted many men, both young and old, who wanted to lie (have sex) with the angels. Even when Lot offered his two daughters, the men will not compromised. Later as we know the cities were totally destroyed by fire from the Heavens. GOD sent the ten plagues on Egypt, not only to release his people, but also to punish Egypt for the sin of the shedding of innocent blood. Incident of the Pharaoh ordered the killing of baby sons aged two and below and the Israelites oppressed and enslaved with many privileges taken away.


Our nation does not need to pursue the pink dollars (as coined by the newspapers) and neither are all creative people gay. Just had this thought: why are we modelling ourselves after a nation of few hundred years history (America) when there are nations of few thousand years of history (China)??? There must be a reason why some nations (civilsations) can endure the test of time, while some are destroyed, like Babylonians (present Iraq), Persian (present Iran), Greeks, Romans Empire, Soviet Union (separated), British (Remember the sun will never set on the Union Jack), civallisations in the Central America where the people are no longer and cannot be found and the largest Empire in History: the Mongolian Genghis Khan, whose Empire stretches to large parts of modern day China, Mongolia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Moldova, South Korea, North Korea, and Kuwait. Today, it is only a small piece of China.


1corinthians 1:10
[Divisions in the Church] I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.