160th Reflection💬

“How will you receive your dear guest❓”

By throwing away whatever my guest hates.

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17/01/2020 (Fri) 16:00 Home

Another me said, “Let’s tidy up your upper bunk bed.”

I said, “No, I’m busy.”

Another me said, “Since you moved in, you have never tidied up the upper part of your bunk bed. The bed sheet has gone mouldy. It smells weird.”

I said, “When did I move in?”

Another me said, “2006. It’s 2020. It’s been 14 years that the upper bed is left in a mess.”

I said, “Clear it later.”

Another me said, “God, who loves you so much, has prepared a cat you love - Tung Tung. He’s coming next Friday, on the Chinese New Year Eve. Your Tung Tung will have no liking for the dust that has been piling up on the upper bed for 14 years and no desire to jump up there.”

I said, “I do it, now.”

The moment I climbed up onto the upper bed, Pei Pei started running around and biting.”

I said, “I get to calm her down before I do it.”

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The iron gate and the door is opened.

I said, “Who’s that?”

A familiar female sound came, “It’s me. You suspect I’m a thief?”

I said, “It’s just 4 p.m. You shouldn’t have been off from work, should you? Why are you here?”

Sister said, “I’m checking the shops today. I’ve finished it earlier and take my time to see Pei Pei.”

I said, “I think you come to see me.”

Sister said, “Visit both. What are you doing? The floor is full of rubbish.”

I said, “Tidying up the upper bed.”

Sister said, “Tidying up the upper bed? You’re tidying up the upper bed? What’s up with you? Why are you tidying up the upper bed?”

I said, “Tung Tung is coming. Next week, I get 4 days of classes. I’m left very little time. It’s about time to do it.”

Sister said, “Alright. I play with Pei Pei. You do the work.”

I disposed a large bag of rubbish and a mouldy sleeping mat, vacuum up 14 years of dust, and wiped out the stubborn stains with Dettol spray.

The iron gate and the door were opened. Mum returned.

Mum said, “Son, what are you doing?”

I said, “Tidying up the upper bed.”

Mum said, “Tidying up the upper bed? What’s up with you? Pei Pei’s so powerful. She can move you to tidy up the bed.”

I smiled. I picked up two Ling Long towers and the statue of the god of Longevity.

Mum said, “Son, what are you doing with the statues?”

I said, “Dispose them, trash.”

Mum said, “The Ling Long towers blesses your studies and your sister’s. The statue of the god of Longevity protects your and your sister. The statues have been here since we moved in.

I said, “I’m already working. What’s for to seek blessings for my studies? After all, these three are trash. I don’t believe them. I believe in Jesus. I find peace in Him.”

Mum said, “Keep them here no matter what!”

I said, “OK. Then you get them away. Don’t leave them in my room. I don’t need them.”

Mum said, “No, leave them in your room a littler longer.”

I said, “If it is left in my room a little day, one day, I’ll throw them away.”

Mum said, “No, leave them in your room a littler longer.”

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19/01/2020（sun）07:45 My room

I climbed to the upper bunk bed and grabbed the two Ling Long towers and the statue of the god of Longevity. I opened the door, walked along the corridor to the door for fire escape, and threw the statues away into the rubbish bin.

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Another me said, “Why did you tidy up the upper bunk bed that you had left in a mess for 14 years?”

I said, “To welcome my dear guest, Tung Tung, which doesn’t like dirt.”

Another me said, “Why did you throw away the two Ling Long towers and the statue of the god of Longevity as well?”

I said, “To welcome my dearest guest, Jesus Christ, who hates idols.”