FOR-giving

read thru the last part of Matthew.. and it triggered the memory of e young begging boy by the streets af siem reap..
Walking past him, listening to his quivering voice was painful enough and yet it had always been a habit not to give into beggars in Singapore that it simply wasn't natural to give..

what was I thinking.. even if it had been a dollar, it'd have probably made a big difference to the poverty stricken life. who's to know really and here I was being all Singaporean with the "no no" to begging..

Guess I've learned my lesson to be more discerning and flexible... why pretend to be all unfeeling and come back wishing I could go back there to make ammends for that selfishness then..

Friends comment that I got cheated with the us$5 book purchased but the truth is I feel really good the kid got a sale.. I prob would have felt like I was cheating him by payng US$1...
least he made a day's takings with that book sale..

I asked our guide pidiere on the average monthly income - US50-80 !
and here we are splurging S$200 in a night out of drinks..

5 bucks means almost nothing to me, but a smirk or smile on his face.. thats good enough.. the gap's too big.. the world should be more forgiving..

Matt 26:42..45
For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prisonand you did not look after me. ...
He will tell you the truth, what ever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me"