my treasure lies in heaven

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while cycling to changi village yesterday, we passed by a tree sprouting the most vividly striking red flowers. the sight was so beautiful it took my breath away. i silently wanted to shoot myself for not bringing a camera to capture that.

however, the ground beneath the tree was strewn with fallen and wilted petals. their reds no longer glistened in the sun, but faded into a brownish hue, lying hidden in the shadows. they slowly decomposed, and their nutrients were returned to the soil.

i guess we are like those flowers.

no matter how brilliant we are at the prime of our life,

no matter how many achievements we make, 

no matter how much glory and attention we get right now, 

all things from this world will eventually come to an end. 

because 

"All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return." 

- Ecclesiastes 3:20

"What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?" 

- Matthew 16:26

i thank God for sending Jesus to die on the cross for me, for us! 

though when the time comes for my body to be returned to the earth, 

i know there is hope for life after death for my soul. (: