Most searched Bible Verse in 2020

 

Isaiah 41:10 ranked as the most searched, read, and bookmarked verse on the app: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Living inside airport for 18 years - Sir Alfred's story

 

Beginning in the late 1980s, a man who went by the name “Sir Alfred” lived on a red bench inside a pre-departures terminal of Charles de Gaulle international airport in Paris for eighteen years. To this day, no one is sure why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQfXd1YlkS4

It's O.K. Not to Be O.K

 The story of Naomi Osaka, she won big and yet was shamed by the media. 

Yet, all she did was to prioritise her mental health in the face of the victory and media coverage. The media has acted as if they own her and that she must come forth for the interviews after the win. 

https://time.com/6077128/naomi-osaka-essay-tokyo-olympics/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=ideas_&linkId=123623037&fbclid=IwAR1Xm4zoe5vunhs5ebD5_0_JppHmU9LwkTTrvtX055ef1fh3BF5zjWPkTuo

It's OK to sing happiness from the 2%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZJvBfoHDk0&t=2s

Her stage name is Nightbirde, she changed her name after she dreamed of a bird during winter nights, came to sing outside her window for 3 nights, on the third night, it happened to be true. Her real name is Jane Marczewski. 

This is her blog, this is her instagram account. 

She is the latest senstation at AGT (American Got Talent) audition 2021. She is one of the few that moved Simon Cowell and he gave her the golden buzzer. So at 30 years old, she won it big, she won the heart of the Simon and the other 3 judges, she is going to the summer final of AGT 2021. In fact, she won the whole world over with her lines on stage :

"Thank you. It’s important that everyone knows that I’m so much more than the bad things that happen to me. … You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy."

“2% of survival isn’t 0%. 2% is something and I wish people knew how amazing it is.”

Later in interview, she shared :

“There are a lot of hard battles that you fight within yourself to be positive, to stay present in this world when it hurts really bad.” 

Her original song written by her is "It's Okay". 

IT'S OK

Nightbirde

I moved to California in the summer time
I changed my name thinking that it would change my mind
I thought that all my problems they would stay behind
I was a stick of dynamite and it was just a matter of time, yeah

All day, all night, now I can't hide
Said I knew myself but I guess I lied

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright

I wrote a hundred pages but I burned them all
(Yeah, I burned them all)
I drove through yellow lights and don't look back at all
I don't look back at all
Yeah, you can call me reckless, I'm a cannonball (uh, I'm a cannonball)
Don't know why I take the tightrope and cry when I fall

All day, all night, now I can't hide
Said I knew what I wanted but I guess I lied

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright

Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's alright
Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's alright
Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's alright
Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's alright
To be lost sometimes

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

I love how she wrote about her relationship with God : 

I am God’s downstairs neighbour, banging on the ceiling with a broomstick.

I show up at His door every day. Sometimes with songs, sometimes with curses. Sometimes apologies, gifts, questions, demands. Sometimes I use my key under the mat to let myself in. Other times, I sulk outside until He opens the door to me Himself.

I fear sometimes that when I die and meet with God, that He will say I disappointed Him, or offended Him, or failed Him…

She went through a lot with God from crying out day and night to Him, to cursing Him. Yet she is confident of this:

One thing I know for sure is this: He can never say that He did not know me.

Links :-

https://www.nightbirde.co/blog/blog-post-title-three-2rjnk

https://www.instagram.com/_nightbirde/?hl=en

https://thirst.sg/blog/nightbirde-the-true-story-behind-americas-got-talent-golden-buzzer-winner/

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a36676470/who-is-agt-nightbirde-jane-marczewski-golden-buzzer-2021/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/nightbirde/

童年 Childhood

 

童年 Childhood（羅大佑詞曲／黃俞憲編曲）- National Taiwan University Chorus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafycD5jiN8

池塘邊的榕樹上　知了在聲聲叫著夏天 操場邊的鞦韆上　只有蝴蝶停在上面 黑板上老師的粉筆　還在拼命嘰嘰喳喳寫個不停 等待著下課　等待著放學　等待遊戲的童年 福利社裏面什麼都有　就是口袋裏沒有半毛錢 諸葛四郎和魔鬼黨　到底誰搶到那支寶劍 隔壁班的那個女孩　怎麼還沒經過我的窗前 嘴裏的零食　手裏的漫畫　心裏初戀的童年 總是要等到睡覺前　才知道功課只作了一點點 總是要等到考試以後　才知道該唸的書都沒有唸 一寸光陰一寸金　老師說過寸金難買寸光陰 一天又一天　一年又一年　迷迷糊糊的童年 沒有人知道為什麼　太陽總下到山的那一邊 沒有人能夠告訴我　山裏面有沒有住著神仙 多少的日子裏　總是一個人面對著天空發呆 就這麼好奇　就這麼幻想　這麼孤單的童年 陽光下蜻蜓飛過來　一片片綠油油的稻田 水彩蠟筆和萬花筒　畫不出天邊那一條彩虹 什麼時候才能像高年級的同學有張成熟與長大的臉 盼望著假期　盼望著明天　盼望長大的童年 一天又一天　一年又一年　盼望長大的童年

Here is the original singer for this original song

童年 劉文正

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyHNNmC68c8

Praying for sons

 

Praying for our sons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrkxXxGt8lU

Prayers for my son protection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryoa1-57pzY

交朋友的十五個叮嚀

These are writings of a famous writer and artist, a news about his daughter's wedding in New York and at the end, there was this posting he wrote when his daughter was a teenager on How to make friends with opposite sex. 

https://cdn-news.org/news/19494?fbclid=IwAR3ZD798hf8lf6aAm_CQbwq7R6vqXm7iE99tB8kLtf-K_fLs3J39ULVpWLo

Search on 劉墉's works and news

https://s.weibo.com/weibo/%25E7%259F%25A5%25E5%2590%258D%25E4%25BD%259C%25E5%25AE%25B6%25E5%258A%2589%25E5%25A2%2589?topnav=1&wvr=6&topsug=1

劉墉經常在社交媒體上分享，也常談及自身教導兒女的方式。他曾在微博上分享「劉墉給女兒交朋友的十五個叮嚀」：

 

（這是我給女兒的叮嚀，有些比較西方的觀點，希望跟國內沒有太大的距離，請大家指教！）

 

1. 妳可以讓別人知道你是單身，但是不要把妳整個人攤在陽光下。就算妳有很多優點，也讓他慢慢發現。因為愛情要有幾分神秘才美，情感要不斷因為發現彼此的優點而加分。

 

2. 不必讓他知道妳的財務狀況，無論你窮或富，都與他無關，因為吸引他的是妳，不是妳的錢。先知道妳很富有，再跟妳談戀愛的人，會讓妳不敢確定他的愛。

 

3. 吃人的嘴短，而且男女平等，所以不要都由男生請客，總要有來有往，妳可以由他讓妳付錢的情況，譬如因為妳說要請客，他是不是比較節制，來觀察他夠不夠體貼。

 

4. 跟初次交往的男生說好幾點回家，然後觀察他是不是放在心上。一個玩在興頭，還能注意時間的男生，可以顯示他的自制與對妳的尊重。一個能夠掌握約會時間的女生，可以顯示她的教養。

 

5. 當男生送妳回家，注意他是不是確定你進門安全了，才離開。初次約會的男生，不要隨便請他進入妳的房間，這是妳該有的私密與矜持。他就算失望，也該尊重。

 

6. 如果由妳決定去什麼地方，要小心選擇，因為那能反映妳的品味。但是不要因為想炫耀，而選擇他難以負擔的。為對方考量，是賢慧的表現。

 

7. 不要用禮物討好對方，也別收受不恰當的禮物。對接受的人而言，太貴重的禮物會讓他不安，對送禮的人來說，送太貴的禮物難免有所期盼。禮物貴在有情，不在有價，不恰當的贈禮會模糊愛情的焦點。

 8. 跟不熟的人，或去陌生的場合。最好不要飲酒，而且別讓飲料離開妳的視線。妳可以渴死，也不亂喝一口。寧可因為拒絕而顯得不夠親切，也絕不碰觸任何毒品。

 

9. 絕對不讓喝了酒的人開車，也對喝酒開車的人重新評估。只要對方喝酒之後還想開車，一定要警告他。雖然他飲酒開車是不智與逞強，妳不提出警告卻是不仁與軟弱。

 

10. 無論多麼激情，都要自我保護；無論情感多麼穩定，也拒拍私密照片。絕不用身體換取不確定的愛情，只能為確定的愛情解放身體。

 

11. 除非妳有意，當對方在語言或動作上有性的暗示，要立刻技巧地迴避，千萬別等他露出醜態，妳才喊NO。除非妳有意主動，也不放出任何容易讓人誤解的訊息。

 

12. 約會時家人跟妳聯絡，一定要有禮貌。對家人無情卻對外人有情，是不成熟的表現。當妳不尊重家人，妳的朋友也會輕視他們，輕視妳的家人何嘗不是輕視妳？

 

13. 在公共場所說話要小聲、對服務人員要客氣，對老弱婦孺要禮讓。多寬容、少責備，多露笑容，少耍脾氣。該快的時候不拖拉，該慢的時候不浮躁，進退有度能夠顯示妳的優雅。

 

14. 既然是你們談戀愛，就少把家人拖進來。家人可以提供意見，可以分享快樂，不必承擔責任。以後過日子的是你們，千萬別讓你們的打打打鬧鬧，成為爸爸媽媽的精神負擔。

 

15. 別在同一時間談幾個戀愛，下了一條船，才能上另一條船。所以從開始交往，就要平等互惠。可為分手傷心，別為金錢糾纏。只有兩不相欠，才能分得乾脆。