contemplation
This should answer a lot
Pedro is the spanish or portuguese form of Peter. Derived from the Greek word, Petros, meaning "stone". This is a translation used in most versions of the New Testament of the name Cephas (meaning "stone" in Aramaic) which was given to the apostle Simon by Jesus (compare Matthew 16:18 and John 1:42). Simon Peter was the most prominent of the apostles during Jesus's ministry and is considered by some to be the first pope.
Either ways, my name is intertwined with the imagery of a stone, a rock. There is also much biblical allusion to my faith being of a solid grounded foundation.
Last year, on the parade square. I lived up to my name. I felt "stoned" during my commission. I tried really hard to find purpose and a sense of achievement in my newly-earned ranks, but all I felt was emptiness. It was probably for this reason that I didn't see myself fit to be Delta's contingent commander, I thank you warrant Bala and Wayne for your support. (Wayne did a much better job anyways)
It felt so weird, it was one of the 2 events that psyched us through missions and yet... When I held my golden-weaved ranks in my hand on the final night... I felt nothing but fabrics. I looked through my photos, I could see that I was trying to smile. There was really no sense of achievement.
A couple of weeks back, I finished leading my recruits through the BIC and began to remember my training days. Why? why did I feel more accomplished in these 4 weeks than my whole 9 months in Delta altogether?
God is guiding me now. I was always worried that I would be transmogrified into a hormone-driven animal, or eventually an old man with nothing to anchor himself to but the pathetic pieces of metal upon his uniform.
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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- Matthew 6:19-21
Pedro is the spanish or portuguese form of Peter. Derived from the Greek word, Petros, meaning "stone". This is a translation used in most versions of the New Testament of the name Cephas (meaning "stone" in Aramaic) which was given to the apostle Simon by Jesus (compare Matthew 16:18 and John 1:42). Simon Peter was the most prominent of the apostles during Jesus's ministry and is considered by some to be the first pope.
Either ways, my name is intertwined with the imagery of a stone, a rock. There is also much biblical allusion to my faith being of a solid grounded foundation.
Last year, on the parade square. I lived up to my name. I felt "stoned" during my commission. I tried really hard to find purpose and a sense of achievement in my newly-earned ranks, but all I felt was emptiness. It was probably for this reason that I didn't see myself fit to be Delta's contingent commander, I thank you warrant Bala and Wayne for your support. (Wayne did a much better job anyways)
It felt so weird, it was one of the 2 events that psyched us through missions and yet... When I held my golden-weaved ranks in my hand on the final night... I felt nothing but fabrics. I looked through my photos, I could see that I was trying to smile. There was really no sense of achievement.
A couple of weeks back, I finished leading my recruits through the BIC and began to remember my training days. Why? why did I feel more accomplished in these 4 weeks than my whole 9 months in Delta altogether?
God is guiding me now. I was always worried that I would be transmogrified into a hormone-driven animal, or eventually an old man with nothing to anchor himself to but the pathetic pieces of metal upon his uniform.
.
.
.
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- Matthew 6:19-21
posted by F I S at
7:26 pm
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