Often we hear people said, “You’re the MAN dude!” But ever wonder what’s the criteria that the man has? Or rather, what man are we talking about here? Are you a man? Is she a man? Am I a man? So who is this man here?
He is the warrior, who is strong, but at the same time is weak. A man who conquers all the difficulties in life, achieves outstanding performances in life, having no fear of any incoming enemies. He is strong, he is tough, and he overwhelms everything that comes in his way, but he bow down in front of LORD Almighty. He is strong, but he only do things upon receiving commands from the LORD. He never acts on his own, and the LORD is with him. He is the warrior that I want to be.
He is the father, who is strict at the same time lenient. He punishes his children for the bad deeds that they have done, but the forgiveness is always there. His ‘no’ will never mean ‘yes’, but in his tight pathway there’s always a way out. In his ‘darkness’ one will always see light. No, he traps not human life in a bottle. Neither does he compress the wild heart of his sons and daughters to the extend of suffocation. The oxygen is always there, but he takes it away, feeding them little by little, while guiding them to the source of oxygen in life. By that one will know the importance of oxygen. He throws them into the deep sea, but never will he let them drown, for his shadow can always be spotted at the corner. They shall have no fear, but to kick out at least a frog-style or a free-style to live, not to survive. He is the father that I want to be.
He is the genius, but never is he wiser than the LORD. He holds both knowledge and wisdom, but also acknowledge that He is the LORD. He hears not only the news of the world, but also GOD’s channel. He tells every truth of life, but all of those are come from GOD’s Words. He never act as if he is GOD who knows everything, but he is as if the moving library, an ultimate collection of portable books in brain – You can just ask him about anything. Never will he sit on GOD’s Throne, nor will he rebel against the Almighty, for what he has in store is never enough to compare to what the Giver of Life has. He is the genius I want to be.
He is the most romantic lover to the one he loves. He can not only (read carefully!) be a sweetest boyfriend, but also the most loyal husband ever. He is understanding of what personality his love is, and also understandable to his love one. He hides no lies in the relationship bridge, and he sees the the way to make the bridge strong is through GOD Himself. The bridge is strong, and will never fall, for the bridge is not made of wood nor steel nor marble not even diamond, but the finest perfect jewel named GOD. GOD is the component in the bridge, in the relationship with the partner. GOD will be the centre and foundation of the relationship he and she have. Their ultimate true love is not on each other, but on the LORD who loves us without any conditions. He is the romantic lover that I want to be.
He is the finest strategist of life. His life is never out of control; yet his life seems to have everything. He seems to always in multi-tasking mode, but even the QuadCore can’t process tasks swifter than him. His finance never leads him to bankruptcy, yet he owns everything that one can imagine. His goals always seem to be very far-away and impossible, yet never does he fail to reach them. His wars never lead him to surrendering, yet the only one he surrenders to is the LORD. His only strategy is not depending on himself, but focusing on the GOD. All the strategies for the ‘wars’ in life is not signed and approved by himself, but by the One who has a plan in everyone of us. He is the strategist that I want to be.
He seems to constantly under stress and strain, yet his emotions never creep (solid material!). He keeps his mind and brain chill and cool, when everyone else has long lost his and hers. Never will he show colors to friends and family, although he might be at the end of the hill. He is as if carries around a contact bomb, but never will he ever loose his touch. The workload in his life seems to be pressurizing him, yet never will he give in to the difficult situation, nor will he strangle himself to death, for he know that perseverance is the unlocking key, and there’s always Someone to turn to, and that Someone will never let the load beyond what he can bear. He is the cool (but not that Ah Pau) guy I want to be.
Despite all the royalties he seems to carry, but he is more like a people servant. Although he is much gifted by LORD, but never will he mix in ego into life. He is someone who anyone can close to, not to worry that he might be betraying you. Not to worry that he might take advantages on you. Not to worry that he’ll backstab you. Not to worry that he’ll swallow the trust that you choose to bank-in to his account. He is the warm counselor who you can share your deepest hurts or wounds in life, without worrying that you will be the next top story in local or international media. You need not to check your account every hour, day, week, month, year, decade, century, millennium, life-time – you just trust in him. He is the friend that I want to be.
He is a responsible teammate. He never work in recklessness and in the end hanging all the blames and burden on his partner. In fact, he does all his parts nicely and neatly, then offers hands to make others straight. He holds his responsibility to family, to love ones, studies, work, to GOD and even to himself, and he knows it. He knows what he should know and should find out. He never leave things unorganized or not knowing anything. Expected surprises never surprise him. He manages his time well that he can cover all the responsibility without making another worse. He differentiates what is important and what is urgent and what is not. He knows what he is doing, without needing his teammates to worry about him. He is the teammate I want to be.
He is a hand, and his hands are helpful. He is willing to help others to solve things in life, without making any of them worse. He manages his resources well, and his brain for others never run out of ideas. He uses what he has to help others, to solve problems, to reconcile misunderstandings, to remove hatreds between each other, most importantly, a hand of heal for the hurts. He helps the weak and supports the strong, and he is the screw-driver for all the tightest nuts and bolts you can ever find. He helps to turn the complex into simplicity, without skipping any minor errors during the process. Sometimes will the hand turn into an ear, listen to the grunts and complaints of others in their lives. Then the ear turns into a tongue, speak the words of encouragements, words of hope, words of comfort, and ultimately, the Words of God. He is the hand I want to be, the hands I want to have.
He must not need to be a priest or a pastor, but his faith in the LORD is refined pure. His relationship with GOD is more than words, and be still he is because He is the LORD. His heart for the LORD is never only Sunday, an he follows Him all day. He feels not going to Church is a Christian’s duty, for he owns a relationship with God which is more than beauty. Bible is not a book on shelf, but the guide book for him in life to heaven. He tells his surrounding of how really great his GOD is, without “ermm… ermmm”-ing around finding words, when being asked about his very GOD. He reinforces his brothers’ and sisters’ faith in Him, he helps them with questionnaires about GOD, and he prays for everyone. His everyday devotion implies his fond and bond relationship with GOD. He has GOD in him. He is the servant of GOD I want to be.
His speaks are equal to his actions. Never will he vow a promise he cannot fulfill. Never will he procrastinate in his life. Never will he put everything to the very end, and let the stack of mountain-high runs over him in the end. Never will he say “I will…” but instead will he say “I want to…”, for the ‘will’ lies somewhere far in the future. No one will ever question about his promises, because they know he will always fulfill them. What he does will not be like most of the empty talks by what we can see in politics. Instead, you can see clearly the words he gives. You can have his words. You can keep his words. His promise definitely will not be hanging somewhere out there, or in there. He is the executor that I want to be.
He, is the man I want to be.
Vincent
