a tree

6 July 2007

A family of 5 was in a car driving on the road. They were driving up a huge mountain to a resort to spend their vacation. Below the mountain runs a river with a strong current leading to a waterfall up ahead. It was then, a racoon ran right in the way of the car causing the father to spin the wheel to the left, jammed at the brakes to avoid hitting it! While the car was being spin to the left, the back wheel hit a fallen rock from up the mountain which caused to back end of the car to be lifted up into mid air! With the front wheel still gripped on the ground, the car's end made a 180 degree swing. At that moment, the front wheel's grip on the ground loosen which caused the whole car to fly off the side of the road and down the mountain due to the pulling weight of the car's end.

The car landed on the side of the mountain but is still rolling down with great speed! The father stepped on the brakes many times but it appears the brakes was damaged from the events earlier! The car is heading down the mountain and straight to the river! Everyone in the car was screaming and crying but one. The father. He calmly placed his hands together in front of him and began to pray. The wheels then hit on some unevenness on the ground, swayed to the right a little and crashed into a huge old tree just two feet from the river!

The tree stopped the car. The family emerged from the car and between air bags with unharmed bodies. The father looked around but found no other trees nearby but that huge tree.

21 March 1830

Squirrels were gathering some nuts from higher up the mountain. One of them dropped a nut while running back to their hole! The nut rolled down the tree, down the side of the mountain and was stuck in between a few branches of another tree! Meanwhile, a family was having a picnic 2 feet from the river. It was a calm river at that time. Their family dog dug a hole in the ground and was about to bury something when he got scared off by a thunder from the sky! Suddenly a strong gust of wind hit the tree where the nut was stuck. The nut fell off the tree and roll right into the hole the dog dug. The dog went back to the hole and covered it up.

{This is not exactly a story but a testimony from someone long time ago which i dont really remember who. It wasnt exactly that dramatic but the person did fell off and a huge tree did save him and his family. 21 March 1830 was his thoughts and i kind of agreed. A tree that big cant be grown in 2 hrs. It takes hundreds of years to grow to that size. It even grew at that spot to catch the car at the last moment. It was as if someone knew what is going to happen 200 years from then and planted a tree there. Which reminded me of a verse.}

Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.

lets wait

Sam. A successful businessman. A man with everything he wanted. A happy family consisting a beautiful wife and two kids, Nicole and Nicolet. A new BMW he bought just last month from his raise. A big house with a seaside view. A happy man is he in the eyes of the world! A man chasing his dreams.

Is he really happy?

Sam. He works 9 to 5 every single day excluding overtime. Even on Sundays he has to fulfill appointments with clients. When his daughters approach him regarding school projects or the amount of A's they scored, his reply would be "Not now kids. I do not have the time. Maybe tomorrow alright?". When he return home, he would be too tired to even pat his beloved wife on the head. It has been long since he last kissed his wife or his kids. A family that went through countless nights without their daddy on the table for dinner. But in the name of trying to give them the best, he worked and worked. Pouring all he had into a sand castle.

How long will it last?

Sam. His beautiful wife now living in her mother's with Nicole and Nicolet. His company went bankrupt. His position, salary, everything he worked for, blown away like the sand in the wind. His car tolled away and his big house went on mortgage to clear heaps of debts. His friends left him(as if he didn't see this one coming). His dreams now seemed like a nightmare.

Is he really alone?

Sam. When he was young he was a church going boy. Whenever he was lonely he would call upon his best friend Jesus. When something good happens he would tell Jesus. When some big kid bullies him, he would run home and cry to Jesus asking for help. When he is free, he would read the bible and have conversations with Jesus.

Will it stay only in the pass?

Sam. He is crying alone at night. He remembered his childhood days and searched for his old bible. He hugged the book tightly in front of his chest and started praying. He started crying out for forgiveness. He seek for help. He wants to speak to his old friend again. He fell asleep soon after.

The end?

Sam. Woke up with the sun shinning bright in his face. Was about to leave the house and look for a job when he noticed a letter slipped under the door. With no address or sender's name, it is a really odd looking envelope. With no friends, he wondered if the letter was from his wife. Wrote with a unfamiliar handwriting, the letter read:

Dear Sam,
I missed you. I was hurt when you have forgotten me and went on sailing with your own strength! I was even more hurt when you decided to not listen to my voice anymore. After your 17th birthday you have given up on me but I havn't. Every night I have been trying to ask how your day is. I even screamed and shouted but it appears my voice is far too soft and too distant for you to hear. Yes yes, I know. I am all knowing! I should know how your day is! But... I just want to have a little conversation with the one I love. It sounds better coming out from your mouth.

On your wedding day, remember the white dove that landed on the table in front of you when you are exchanging rings? That was me! You thought I would not care about your wedding day didn't you? Why did I go as a dove huh? Because I could not talk to you anymore. Even if I congratulated, you would not hear me. There has been many countless times I tried to warn you too. At work when your colleagues were plotting something or when your company is going bankrupt! At home when your wife is feeling lonely and your kids are crying for daddy's attention!

The sheep recognizes the shepherd's voice. Remember my voice my dear child. Let me tell you a good news! I do not sleep. I watch over you day and night. I look forward for a conversation with you.

With an unconditional love,
Your best friend Jesus.

Sam. Tears flowing down his face. He knows he has found something he lost. With a voice still sore from the night's crying and yelling he said:

"I know You never sleeps. But if You get bored, I am still awake. Lets chat."

t

Strolling pass ruins and massive structures of passed age, looking out for any hint of human presence. All was found were well kept stone statues of great people that were once living. One statue had a name of Marco.P and another had Stanford.R. Magnificent explorers that sailed the seas! There was even Qian Long and Kang Xi! Ancient Chinese kings! All was recognized but one. The statue covered by the bushes, overgrown with moss and weed. The face was hidden behind the overgrowing vines that spread throughout. Cracks covered the faded name plate. It was hard but was able to make out J.Chris. Who is J.Chris? John Christopher? Who? Why was his statue forgotten by everyone and left here to decay but still included amongst all the statues of great mens? There was a hole after the letter s. Like something was suppose to be nailed there.

A sound! There was a sound from a ruin close by! Running to the direction of the ruin, the sound suddenly stopped. A stone tablet estimating 5 feet high stood at the doorway of the ruin. Words carved right into the body of it.

A lost trumpet sounding from the far horizon.
Reminding hearts about the great work done.

The love that could fall down like rain.
Washing the veil off the covered eyes.

Did the world make you forget the t?
Do you remember the man on the t?

Forget the t? What is this t? As the rest of the letters were curved into the tablet, the t wasn't. It was nailed onto it. It was shaped more like a cross than a t. At the foot of the tablet, there was another t laying on the grass and a nail beside it. It looks like it belonged to the dirty broken statue. But where? Who was he?

What was forgotten?