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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

On my way to EH this morning, I probably watched the trailer for April Snow, 4-5 times on the train (you know that small screen installed on some of the new trains). This show stars Bae Young Jun (winter sonata) and Son Ye-jin (the classic, summer scent), and if you have taken the MRT lately, I am pretty sure you have seen the promotional posters.

The show is about this girl and guy who are strangers, but are later brought together when their spouses were caught in the same accident. I am not sure whether their spouses are dead or in a coma in hospital but they later found out that their spouses were cheating on them. As such, they decided to have an affair also, to take revenge on their spouses, not because they fell in love with each other.

While in the train, it strucked me at how many might perceive this couple. They were wronged first, hence they having an affair with each other is not 'that' wrong. If it sounds like warped logic to you, thank God, else, please rethink your moral values.

In a world where tit for a tat or 以牙还牙 is justified, we may find it hard to say this couple is totally in the wrong, which they are. Commiting adultery, whatever the reason is wrong, period. They deserve some justice, some say, well that is true, but 2 wrongs DO NOT make 1 right. Only in maths does 2 negatives equate to 1 positive, but does the world operate solely on mathematical equations? If it does, could someone let me know the equation for love and kinship?

Like they say, you reap what you sow. This is a well understood concept and society works on it. Hence, non-Christians and probably some Christians have difficulty understanding GRACE. Grace is giving something to someone who does NOT deserve it. In this case, it would be the act of forgiving their spouses (and not having an affair), which I will call grace. Unfortunately, the latter seems more human and thus portrayed in the movie. It is natural for us to want to hurt the people who hurt us.

Thankfully, God does not work that way. Although we have hurt Him countless times, He still loves us and sent His son down to die for us. God is also just, and the punishment for sin is death. However, as long as we accept Christ as our Saviour, God will forgive us of all our sins, regardless of whether is it murder or lying. Sounds too good to be true? Perhaps. But God after all is GOD. If we were to fully understand how He is able to be so gracious, we probably do not need Him. As Christians, I guess the only way to repay God's goodness is to do our utmost best to obey Him, not to get an entry ticket to heaven, but simply because its the least we can do to show our love for Him. This means that many a time, we will have to turn away from the human way of reacting to certain situations. It will take more than just self control and it can only be accomplished by relying on God for strength. Have I told your how great my God is? =)

Lydea blogged at 3:34 PM

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