When was the last time where you find yourself saying something like, "没办法的，there's nothing I can do about it now" and then you simply "resigned to fate"? I realized I have the tendency to use this excuse as a cover up for my own carelessness. But if I honestly trace back to what decisions were made before it led to a stage where there's "no return", it really all boils down to the earlier decisions I made that led to it.
God is good (though it's pretty hard for me to say this) to teach me thru a painful experience called TeenGames. After the brochures were printed, I was pretty happy to have at least one thing off my mind so that I can start worrying about other issues. But Lo and Behold, a fellow staff brought to my awareness that the website address that was printed on the brochure was not working! Turns out that there should not be a ".sg" behind the address! Arghh! But never mind, small issue. Just had to employ the help of my dear Project Servants to start striking off the ".sg" portion with a marker and the brochure still looks good. Then came the next shocker just 1 day after the ".sg" incident. Lo and Behold again, another colleague of mine came and verified with me the age categories that were listed in the brochures. And guess wat? No prize for the correct answer, but yup, the year listed for the different categories were 1 year off. Arghhh x2!! Still never mind, manageable issue. I just had to employ, once again, the dear help of my project servants to strike off the year and write down the correct year on the brochure. And I thot this would be the end of my worries. But Lo and Behold x3, this same colleague of mine came and verified with me the dates and location of the basketball competition and then I saw the mistake, again. This kinda did it. I was like, "God, why must this happen to me??" While I am still seeking a solution to this "mini" problem of mine but there were a few things I learnt/observed thru this experience.
Firstly is the fact that ALL this could have been avoided if I had put in a little bit more effort to check the design before sending it for print. A lot of assumptions were made and those were what killed me. I made a choice earlier, now it's back to bite me. Secondly is my sinfulness. When I heard about all those errors from my colleagues, my first reaction was like, "How come I send to the comm., the comm. didn't point out the mistakes to me?". This just illustrated man's tendency to want to protect himself and blames others in the process. Thirdly is how can I now then be accountable to God and the supporters for the money they have given for the work of evangelism? Because of my negligence, money is wasted in the process when it could have been used for a better purpose. For that, I feel lousy. And I am glad that I do feel lousy. Lest I become numb to my own faults and start pointing fingers at all directions except to myself. My conclusion: Be careful in what I choose to do or be prepared to face the consequences when it comes. Thank you God.
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