Suddenness of this short life on earth

Dear boys,

As we had such great fun over the weekend going through the circle of life, I came back stumped by what I read in the news.

Five missing members of the dragon boat team after boat capsized

It was merely a few weeks ago where we engaged the help of the team in instructing us how to paddle and played and rowed with us during our session.

I was anxiously trying to find out if the instructors who took us were indeed lost.

Today’s news: Five bodies found. It’s confirmed that one of whom, Poh Boon San, was with us previously (on Sir Yongwei and Chee Leong’s) boat, died.

 

Sad, isn’t it? They were the fittest, the young and promising people of our nation. Remembered we just learnt the weekend about:

• the suddenness of death that took over us (even 1 min, after u get married)
• the reality that lies after, where are we after we die?

Few lessons we learnt through all these events……

a) life is short, cherish your friends, family and people you know and you love.

b) suddenness of sickness, death that takes us or our loved ones without notice (gives us no time to react)

c) Thirdly and the MOST IMPORTANT LESSON: you need to know where you go after death.

Remember our lesson in Luke about the rich man and Lazarus.

Lazarus, who looked towards Jesus, know, believe, trusted and acknowledged Jesus as His only Lord and Saviour will enter into eternity with God himself.

Where will you be? The place of torment where the rich man was? Or with Jesus himself in paradise? Your choice.