TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
My dear friends today I am bringing a coin (show the coin) as you notice that there
are two sides of a coin (show both side
of the coin). If I will drop this coin to the floor do you know which side
will appear? Of course not! Subukan po natin…(drop the coin to the floor) first toss: guess? Hari o patay? 2nd toss: hari o patay? And third
toss: hari o patay? The two sides of the coin represent the two situations in
life: Heads for glorification, happiness, success and other fortunate events in
life. The tails represent sacrifices, suffering, deaths, and all dreadful
events in life. Do you know that Jesus
embraces the two sides of the coin? Jesus Christ embraces suffering, the
passion that we are about to celebrate next week, and he also dies. However the
story does not stop at the death of Jesus it continues until he was glorified
into heaven.
Our gospel today tells us about Jesus who will
suffer and die in order to be glorified. Jesus embraces the two sides of the
coin: heads and tails Jesus narrates that “a grain of wheat falls to the ground
and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much
fruit”. Jesus wanted to embrace death because it is the fulfillment of his
mission. The hour has already come that Jesus will suffer and will die. Jesus uses the parable of the grain of wheat to
explain that by denying suffering and death it reduces his mission ("remains
just a single grain") whereas by giving himself to death in order to save
his people extends his mission here on earth(produces much fruit).
Most of us do not want to suffer, to sacrifice, and
to experience death. All we wanted to be is happiness, enjoyment, leisure. But
my dear friend life is not like that. Life is like the two sides of the coin.
Life involves sacrifices, suffering, happiness, enjoyment. Life is the two
sides of the coin.
I have encountered quotes about life in the
internet, the author is unknown, and it goes like this:
Life
isn't about keeping score.
It's not about how many friends you have
Or how accepted you are.
Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you're alone.
It isn't about who you have kissed,
It isn't about who your family is or
how much money they have
Or what kind of car you drive.
It's not about how many friends you have
Or how accepted you are.
Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you're alone.
It isn't about who you have kissed,
It isn't about who your family is or
how much money they have
Or what kind of car you drive.
Or
where you are sent to school.
It's not about how beautiful or ugly you are.
Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on,
Or what kind of music you listen to.
It's not about if your hair is blonde, red, black, or brown,
Or if your skin is too light or too dark.
Not about what grades you get how smart you are, how smart
everybody else thinks you are, or how smart
standardized tests say you are.
Life just isn't.
Life is about who you love and who you hurt.
It's about who you make happy or unhappy purposely.
It's about keeping or betraying trust.
It's about friendship, used as a sanctity or as a weapon.
It's about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening.
It's about starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip.
It's about what judgments you pass and why.
And who your judgments are spread to.
It's about who you've ignored with full control and intention.
It's about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge.
It's about carrying inner hate and love,
letting it grow and spreading it.
But most of all, it's about using your life to touch or poison
other people's hearts in such a way that could have
never occurred alone.
Only you choose the way those hearts are affected, and those
choices are what life's all about.
It's not about how beautiful or ugly you are.
Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on,
Or what kind of music you listen to.
It's not about if your hair is blonde, red, black, or brown,
Or if your skin is too light or too dark.
Not about what grades you get how smart you are, how smart
everybody else thinks you are, or how smart
standardized tests say you are.
Life just isn't.
Life is about who you love and who you hurt.
It's about who you make happy or unhappy purposely.
It's about keeping or betraying trust.
It's about friendship, used as a sanctity or as a weapon.
It's about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening.
It's about starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip.
It's about what judgments you pass and why.
And who your judgments are spread to.
It's about who you've ignored with full control and intention.
It's about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge.
It's about carrying inner hate and love,
letting it grow and spreading it.
But most of all, it's about using your life to touch or poison
other people's hearts in such a way that could have
never occurred alone.
Only you choose the way those hearts are affected, and those
choices are what life's all about.
LIFE IS THE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN…
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