Smoke from the jossticks (15 more days to go...)

Smoke from the jossticks
by comrade commissar PerPlExED @ Wednesday, August 11, 2004,
11:36:12AM
http://tanttt.blogspot.com/2004/08/smoke-from-jossticks.html

On a Tuesday morning, I walked along the walkways of shophouses in central Toa Payoh.A "Mei Zhen Xiang" employee appears from his shop, & walked to a pillar along the corridor. A mini altar dedicated to a Taoist deity was hung there. The man reached out, took out a lighter & jossticks, & solemnly offered this to the gods.Amidst the human traffic along the heavily used walkway he stood still.

For a precious few minutes, his work was put aside. For those minutes, this dignified employed man's actions revealed a little of his inner insecurities. What did he think of? Friends? Work? Health? His future?

After he was done, he returned to attend to the shop. The smoke from the incense dissipate & disappear. The glow eat away at the limited fuel. The activity at the altar eventually dies down to stillness again.The questions left unanswered are pacified for the moment. Tomorrow, he will return to stand among men & before idols, with new worries & real burdens.

Recently, this month, the PSI unit must be quite high and everywhere are very dirty. Papers been burn, ashes flying everywhere, smoke rising from the ground, smelly.

HEAVY AIR POLUTION!

But, they are still doing it. Still have 15days to go, 15days of unsecure unless they burn some paper, 15days of fear unless they burn some sticks, 15days of worries for the safetly of their children unless they put the meat to waste.

15 more days of unnesscersary actions to feel safe.

What's the point of doing all this? It just reflect that they are small and weak. Mouth proclaim that their gods save men from disasters, but now they are offering sacrifice to the "ghost" so to make sure the "ghost" don't bully them. That's so ironic, if their god can save madkind from disasters why their god can't protect them from those "ghost".

Do all this again and again just to fufil their basic human nature, having the sence of security and peace. And it must be renew everyday.

THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO FIND PEACE AND SECURE.

At least when you get it, you would need to renew everyday, it's for a life time.

Open your heart to let HIM comes in...