Of stars and moon

1 week ago, my air-conditioner was cruelly brought away for servicing. I could not sleep well at all! All of a sudden, my door is left ajar and my windows are wide open. Instead of the noisy air-con, it’s replaced by a spoilt fan, which doesn’t rotate. The changes made me un-sleep-able! I felt sleepless in Singapore for 3 whole nights. By the 4th night, I could happily sleep without my trusted air-con.

Actually, this small incident made me step out of my own comfort zone. Honestly, I never like to sleep without the air-con. Not that I am spoilt but with the air-con, I have every reason to keep my door close.

However, when my “zone” was shaken, I saw a scene that I have never appreciated ever before in my small room in Singapore. I saw the moon and stars in the sky - in Singapore.

In my small room in Brisbane, my bed’s beside the large window. (I will try to find the photo of it) And every night before I sleep, I have a habit of looking up at the sky to enjoy the galaxy of stars and moon. It’s a real nice feeling. It totally relaxed me. If not on my bed, it’s a drive to Mt Cootha just to gaze at the sky.

Labeling Singapore as a place that’s filled with clouds and high rise buildings, I never learn to appreciate the nature that’s around me. Many times often, I will fall into the habit of “complaining” that the beauty in Singapore is less than that of Brisbane.

Then I realized, it’s not that it’s not beautiful. But it’s that standard of beauty has changed. Not only that, sometimes when you have seen something nicer, anything lower than that is “Eeeuuukkk! Nay!! NO GOOD!” Reminded me somewhat of a loss of childhood innocence, loss of childlike faith.

For the past 3 nights, it has become a habit of mine to look for the moon and find a few stars behind the clouds and give thanks to the Lord for His creation IS good!

Stars. They have always been a source of constant hope for me. To Abraham, God said that his descendants will be like the stars. To the 3 wise men, they found Jesus by following a star. At the same time, Jesus is a star of the morning light came from heaven to us to shine on those who are in the dark. And now, hey… We are stars. That hope in me that I can be a light that can help shine in darkness.

Genesis 1: 16-18
“God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.”