Today i talked to my maid and it became a very thought provoking session. This few months, my maid who has been with us for a couple of months refuse to eat the food that my family eats, be it lunch, breakfast or dinner. Even though we've been asking her to eat the food so that she won't fall sick, she just refuse to.

At first, i thought it was because she doesn't really like us, and that maybe she don't wanna eat our food. Or perhaps it is just because she has pride and refuse to eat the food we provide for her.

Today i had a chat with her while she was having her "dinner". Her dinner consisted of a bowl of rice, plain rice and fried ikan bilis. That was all she had for dinner. I became very emotional and asked her why do you only eat so little.

This was what she replied me
" I don't want to eat oily food. This is the life of Christ, simple but full of love. What will happen to you one day if there is no more food "

I just really felt like breaking down and just cry and ask God. Sometimes, i feel we humans have become so self centered that everything is us us us and more of our own selfish desires. Even as much as i talk and want to go for mission trip, i think it is a complete failure if i cannot even reach out to people who are in my house.

Like so easily from this conversation i am so touched by some people's way of living. She said that this was the life she lived in Philippines where her house was high up in the mountains and there was little accessibility to food. Salt, water + Rice was all she had for dinner while she grew up..

While people like us living in Singapore, our meals consisted of fish, vegetables, pastas, soup, mcdonalds, KFC, etc.. Yet, people who are living in Philippines are eating just salt, water + rice. How are we ever better Christians than those out there suffering, eating little and almost no nutritional value food. Yet, what did we do to deserve more than them to be eating such luxurious food?

What superstition has overcame our denomination?

I think this is a really thought provoking issue. God's love isn't measured by what we've done, God's love is equal to everybody. Be it the poor, the rich and the humbled & Broken. Being in love with Christ is simple. Fullstop. Just simple. But yet in this simplicity, in this stillness is where we find God's love the strongest.

Junting
-OAK