About Christianity

my little sister was helping my mum to cook dinner when she accidentally scalded herself. of course, it was painful. even an adult would find it painful. so my mum put some toothpaste on her palm and spread it on the injured area. of course, as we all know, it was still painful. so my little sister was sitting on the sofa alone crying, silently. my mum told her not to think about the pain, but to focus on other things. of course, it didn't work.

then i told my little sister that i would watch her favorite anime with her. she started watching anime by the age of 5, under my influence. i sat beside her and watched with her. and then soon she focused so much on the anime that she forgot her pain. and soon after the pain had subsided more or less.

moral of the story? in life we too sometimes have pains in our life. not that we want it, it just came to us sometimes. or maybe sometimes we asked for it. regardless, it is still pain. what can we do? we can focus on Jesus and take comfort that He is there looking after us. but what if even though we know we should focus on Him instead of the pain, yet is like my little sister who cannot bring herself away from the pain? then we need someone else to encourage us. of course, if there is no one to do that for us, then we have to deal with it and look to the Lord ourselves.

but if we see another person in pain, would we extend a helping hand? turn his / her attention away and help him / her to focus on the right things instead of the pain? if it is within our helping range, we should do it. of course, even now when saying that i feel like i am a hypocrite, because when the time comes, i might not do it. the person in pain may be my hated person (even though i should not hate anyone), or that it is too troublesome. but then, when we are in pain, don't we all hope for someone to comfort us and point us to that light of hope?