recently in my class, we'd been having our physics oral presentation, where all of us spoke on our different info Search topics. and space-related topics came up pretty often, teaching me a lot of new stuff. over the past, i've had an obvious disdain for astronomy related careers, which i would always say is a waste of money. i used to, and still do VERY MUCH think it was an absolute waste of money(millions of dollars) to send a Malaysian astronaut to not-even-the-moon simply to show off that we too are capable. to prove we are capable, then the money should have been used for a greater purpose, for the people of Malaysia, the poor, the sick, those that really need the money instead of some spaceman. so yea, i think exploring space is pointless and ridiculous, especially since it hardly affects us unless some armageddon thing was gonna happen. everyone just wants to show off you know? but anyways, listening to all the presentations just made me slightly reconsider the whole issue. i mean in each one of their presentations, the word INFINITE most likely came up. and no matter how many universes astronomers discover, God will always be more than a step ahead, creating new universes faster than we humans can even find out about them. i remember Louie Giglio saying this, "What if, the sole purpose of the vastness of the universe, is to proclaim God's glory?" and i was so incredibly amazed then, and that amazement returns again as i see slides after slides of how great the universe is, how infinite and glorious and beautiful it is, and i can't help but wonder how much more beautiful it's Creator is, the star-breather who became the sin-bearer. just the very fact that we could be alive amongst galaxies and planets that cannot sustain life shows that there are greater forces at work here. so no, i don't believe in the Big Bang either, because that is saying that everything that's beautiful in this world, love, hope, joy, peace, goodness, was all simply an accident. and more than ever, i believe that the more scientists research, the more they will discover that God is the only answer.
these pictures were taken from the hubble telescope.
Source: Hubblesite.org
Source: Hubblesite.org
looking for Louie Giglio's video about God's glory shining through astronomy, i found this, an excerpt of his other sermon. and i remember how touched i was watching this a long time ago, and if you have never watched this before, watch it now. i dare you, to see just how much God loves you.
"when you think that you can't take one more breath, I'll give you enough to keep going on." wow.
hmm other than that, i was also thinking about the One Malaysia concept. i have heard countless remarks about how the concept isn't working and about all the controversy regarding it. yet, that spirit alone is what kills it, it isn't nasty politics or imperfect concepts that ruin 'One Malaysia' it's the Malaysian attitude of simply complaining all the time. going to my first ramadhan bazaar yesterday made me feel a bit more 'One Malaysia' where people were nice, and smile begot smile. i love smiling at other people and have them smile back, and truly yesterday, regardless of race, everyone was smiling easily, especially over a hilariously large amount of cempedak gorengs that smelled so good. so if you feel like 'One Malaysia' can never work out, let me ask you now, what have you been doing to make it work? let us together end racism and truly live as Malaysians in the spirit of One Malaysia. it's like, there will always be broken policies, to put it mildly, when you see thing from high up above, but when you come lower and see things as they are, and as they can be, when you see little kids able to converse in manadarin, tamil and bm, when you can have char kuey teow, roti canai and teh tarik all in one meal, when you see people love one another despite colour, culture and race, that's when we should realize indeed how truly blessed we are and become ever so proud to call ourselves Malaysians. Happy *early* Independence Day! :)
let's make a difference today,
candice
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