trippingdifferently

EDIT: after posting this, i decided to find out how this VBA started. Googled & got my answer (don’t u just love the internet – heheheee). Click here for the VBA story.

January 17, 2012January 17, 2012

The Back of the Bus Syndrome…

We, me & the little guy, take public transport very often. The Swiss Transport network is great, connections are good, buses, trains & boats are 98% of the time right on schedule. We love it!

Today on the way home, i noticed it. i’m sure i have seen it before but the thoughts just never came to the forefront of my mind. The back of the bus syndrome exists here too!!!

Back in Singapore (homeland), this has been the bane of bus-drivers for donkeys of years; people simply refuse to move to the back of the bus. As if the back of the bus was a most terrible place to be. As if being at the back of the bus was some form of punishment. As if the back of the bus was haunted. i even remember a time when the bus company sent staff members to be on duty at bus stops at peak hours to request firmly but politely that people move to the back. Sometimes the bus driver would yell down the aisle for people to move back so that more people could get on.

No one at the back? — The Back of the Bus Syndrome

See this photo – i took this tonight on the way home. We were sitting in the very last row of the bus (T loves to sit there cos it’s high up) & right in front of us are 5… that’s right, count it! 5 empty seats (there’s one hidden in the left bottom corner)!! But look – everyone is bunched up at the door. & these people didn’t even get off when we got off. They had to step out of the bus, let us & other alighting passengers off, then get back on the bus again.

i will never understand this. Do you? Do you have The Back of the Bus Syndrome where you live?

syc – amused 😉

January 15, 2012January 15, 2012

What Is True Spirituality?

Church & Cross on the edge of a cliff, Mt Pilatus, Switzerland

Being spiritual is something i have heard about far too often. i never really wanted to be too spiritual or have spirituality cos it always seemed so daunting to me; so much to need to live up to. When i think of a spiritual person, i think of people like Martin Luther King, Mother Theresa & pastors & leaders who have left their footprints in my life. i think of people who speak of big things & do great things. So little old me would never be a candidate for being a spiritual person. Or so i thought.

This article has changed that view. i don’t have to be charismatic or know everything about the Bible or have a fantastic vision to be spiritual or have true spirituality – i simply need to do what the Bible tells me to do; share the Love of God with the people i know, not just the Words of God but the practical love of God.

What Is True Spirituality? – Tullian Tchividjian.

The most critical point which the article highlights is that True Spirituality looks outward, not inward. It’s not about how much time i spend reading the Bible or the time i spend praying or listening to sermons. This is not to say these things are not important, they are. But what good is knowing the Bible inside out when your neighbour next door really needs a babysitter so he/she can go to work & support the family & i do nothing but nod & smile or talk about the Bible. Why not lend a helping hand? Showing them care & concern in ways which are tangible to them. i can pray & pray but if i do not avail myself to be the answer to my prayers for my loved ones & friends, i may just missed out on the opportunity to be a blessing to them & know what True Spirituality is.

syc