{"id":562,"date":"2011-06-02T13:45:59","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T05:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/?p=562"},"modified":"2011-06-02T13:45:59","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T05:45:59","slug":"life-was-a-miracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/life-was-a-miracle\/","title":{"rendered":"Life was a miracle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This afternoon, the thought came to me as I was having my lunch.<\/p>\n<p>Many things in life happened not because of my choice. Contrary to holywood movies that telling people, you have a choice. It seems very different for me. I see things just happened, and I didn&#8217;t have to choose anything. So here a just a few, and why i think life was a miracle.<\/p>\n<p>I still remember, how all began. I didn&#8217;t choose my school, or where i want to go next. There&#8217;s a show, my mum and I went there, drop my school result. They called me, gave me scholarship. My dad didn&#8217;t allow me to go, coz he wanted me to take local school. One of his good friends then told him, &#8220;take the chance&#8221;. Then it was, i studied overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Many years later, I received a call at night. My dad was hospitalized. I cried hard that night, also the following morning. While boarding the airplane, God spoke to me, my dad was no more. There&#8217;s great comfort there. When i reached home, my mum opened the door, and i was told that my dad had passed away. Everything was dark suddenly. I can&#8217;t see anything of future. Then, good friend of our family spoke to my mum, that all the children must continue their education. It&#8217;s very hard. My mum would have to support 3 children. But my mum took the advice. So i went back to finish my study. I didn&#8217;t say, or choose anything.<\/p>\n<p>Many years later, it&#8217;s my mum who&#8217;s hospitalized. This time, i pleaded with God to save her life. God&#8217;s miracle, my mum survived. It&#8217;s very hard time. But this time, I chose to leave. I didn&#8217;t go back. It&#8217;s also the word of someone whom I didn&#8217;t know. But he told me to finish my study, and leave my mum&#8217;s to God&#8217;s hands.<\/p>\n<p>SO, here i am today. Still alive and survive. And finding ways to get cure for my wife. It has been a very long journey. We have tried many, done many, and the road still very long. It&#8217;s like those times when someone spoke a word, that things just moving forward. I wished there would be someone too this time. But here I stand today, I know life has been a miracle to me. It&#8217;s impossible to be here, without God&#8217;s favor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This afternoon, the thought came to me as I was having my lunch. Many things in life happened not because of my choice. Contrary to holywood movies that telling people, you have a choice. It seems very different for me. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/life-was-a-miracle\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[219,276],"class_list":["post-562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-lifes-journey","tag-reflection"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1202,"url":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/children-at-their-best-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":562,"position":0},"title":"Children at their best (1)","author":"clay","date":"April 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This evening, I just witnessed one of the most beautiful aspect of childlikeness. 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