I had lunch this afternoon at my regular haunt – Plaza Pelangi. The aroma from three fat prawns and a generous cut of New Zealand lamb sizzling on a hotplate at Stone Grill on level three made me salivate.
Somehow, despite the palatable food before me, I could sense something disconcerting within.
It didn’t take me too long to pin-point what exactly was amiss - Dr Tan Meng Kwang’s warning about healthy living now as a precaution for ending up in an old folk’s home sick and helpless.
Presently, oil oozed out of the sizzling meat copiously while I considered the amount of cholesterol in the shellfish.
Then a strange thing happened.
Through the smoke coming out of the grill, I could see a familiar face smiling at me! It was Brother Thomas standing on the opposite wall in a green shirt looking like a twenty-five year old smiling happily among a few equally happy faces.
OMG! God has sent His angel to warn me about my diet!!
With guilty conscience I nibbled at the food instead of savouring it. After everything had been eaten it was time for repentance. I prayed that the bad cholesterol and fat be siphoned off my digestive system so that my good health might be intact.
I walked closer to Brother Thomas and realized it was only a huge poster occupying one wall of the shopping mall. By God’s grace Brother Thomas has become a model posing as a young man at 49! The photo he has put up in the Facebook members’ page must have been taken by the same photographer who did the photo shoot for this advertisement. I have noticed a marked difference between that portrait and his image in the group photo taken during high tea at One World Hotel.
In a flash of clarity, I finally realized the exact spot that has changed about him.
In the opposite wall, the wordings on the poster read:
Beijing 101 Hair Care Centre
Somehow, despite the palatable food before me, I could sense something disconcerting within.
It didn’t take me too long to pin-point what exactly was amiss - Dr Tan Meng Kwang’s warning about healthy living now as a precaution for ending up in an old folk’s home sick and helpless.
Presently, oil oozed out of the sizzling meat copiously while I considered the amount of cholesterol in the shellfish.
Then a strange thing happened.
Through the smoke coming out of the grill, I could see a familiar face smiling at me! It was Brother Thomas standing on the opposite wall in a green shirt looking like a twenty-five year old smiling happily among a few equally happy faces.
OMG! God has sent His angel to warn me about my diet!!
With guilty conscience I nibbled at the food instead of savouring it. After everything had been eaten it was time for repentance. I prayed that the bad cholesterol and fat be siphoned off my digestive system so that my good health might be intact.
I walked closer to Brother Thomas and realized it was only a huge poster occupying one wall of the shopping mall. By God’s grace Brother Thomas has become a model posing as a young man at 49! The photo he has put up in the Facebook members’ page must have been taken by the same photographer who did the photo shoot for this advertisement. I have noticed a marked difference between that portrait and his image in the group photo taken during high tea at One World Hotel.
In a flash of clarity, I finally realized the exact spot that has changed about him.
In the opposite wall, the wordings on the poster read:
Beijing 101 Hair Care Centre
2 comments:
I believe that :
People pray when there are dark clouds and storms over their heads; play when there are sunshine and brightness all around. In troubled times, heaven usually "favours" those who had prayed when they don't need the help, yet they are saved graciously, in the arms of God.
Somehow & somewhere, someone from far like Bro Thomas Lim who remembered you by his fervent prayer and petition with thanksgiving in His Almighty Name. "Not my might, not my power but by his Spirit, that's made the difference."
God bless.
Cheers,
Kenny Lee
Thanks. I am indeed very blessed to have brothers in Christ like Thomas and you.
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