My love for the reels - feature films and TV Movies, short films and documentaries, animations and cartoons, from action to adventure, to magic and mystery, and all that - is a gift. A gift that I have long shelved. When I took it out of the shelf, it was dusty, but was still very new and vibrant, even after years of being shelved. Then I asked God, "After 30 years of existence, I have always asked you what is my purpose in life, and now, I understand that you have answered that question already, but is this really it?"....
He taught me before that writers write because there are so many things to write about and there are only few minds that can fathom them. Above that, He taught me that all, everything, each thing, idea, thought, picture, sound -- EVERYTHING -- leads back to Him. I have learned and forgotten many things, but these 2 things He taught me, I remember vividly, even where He taught me them. The first was while I was writing in my big, green notebook and the latter, while I as in the food court of Shangri La Mall in Shaw Blvd., both in the Philippines. Don't ask when though, but I'm sure it was during my teenage years, my years of youth.
He has given me eyes that see things that not all see - both applies while watching a reel, and while writing a piece. I was arrogant and ignorant and didn't understand why I saw those things, I merely enjoyed them for what they were and when I got bored, shelved those things away. But thank God for His grace, I still see things that not all see.
This is me, trying to say to you, do NOT waste the gift that God has given you. Use it, use it for His glory. The following pieces that you will be reading here are NOT mine - they belong to God. May they bless you as they have blessed me.
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