Friday, May 05, 2006

the value of a life and the coming-of-age.

i just got the letter from MOH...and it says...

congratulations! you will be turning 21 years old. this will, no doubt, be a major milestone in your life.

and it's a letter about organ donation should i pass away.

as i read the letter many thoughts went through my head. i just recently watched an episode of grey's anatomy about harvesting this brain-dead guy's organs.

the human organ transplant act states that the kidneys, liver, heart and corneas will be donated to people in need of them. and we all know for a fact that the list of people who need organs is long long long. 2 kidneys can go to 2 people with acute kidney failure caused by a whole lot of diseases and medical conditions. the liver, largest internal organ in the human body, can save lives of many, including actresses taking slimming pills and alcoholics. but they are still lives saved. a mother, a wife, a father, however mistakes they made that landed them in this state. the corneas restore sight and we always say the eyes are the windows to our soul. the heart. need i say more?

when we die, our bodies are useless. our hearts stop beating. our brain goes dead and the neurons stop firing. our blood stops flowing through our arteries and veins. our muscles stop working. our lungs no longer gets filled with air. the light in our eyes goes off. but this is when we get called home to be with God in Heaven. the blessing of eternal life. so what we have on earth does not matter anymore. and with this reasoning i'm not opting out. and consider that my final contribution to singapore and her people.

and turning 21 and my first decision as a legal adult. responsibilities come flying in in all directions. and it's time to grow up. time to make decisions. time to think for others. time to stop behaving like a child. time to pack my own bags and time to wash my own dishes. time to manage my CPF account and think about my finances. time to think about the future.

time to stop whining about becoming an adult. because that's just childish.

time to be responsible.

"maturity does not come with age. it comes with an acceptance of responsibility."

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
- 1 corinthians 13:11

yup how true that is.

p.s i went shopping yesterday and saw so many so many pretty clothes but i have no money to buy. =( the latest collection at forever21 super nice lah. so tempted to buy this pretty dress. $70. but i didn't. and i know it'll be gone when i come back. so sad right.

time to go bowling with long-lost friends from hall 7. and do my secret project. and i'm flying tomorrow! ohmygoodness i have no time...

This girl posted at 1:18 PM