.Saturday, April 11, 2009 ; 11:14 PM -
.His Mercy is New everY mornInG.
Angels in disguise by Corrine May
I woke up this morning feeling kind of blue
and I stumbled out of bed and
dragged my feet across the room
Right outside my front door was a rose
and a note that said 'Somebody Loves You'
Oh~ But out on the street it starts to pour
and before I get soaking wet,
A total stranger runs to give me
the jacket off his back
I turn around to thank him
But he waves me with a smile
And I can hardly believe my eyes
He puts on a halo and starts to fly
Take a look at the ordinary
Don't need to look for Paradise
You could be next to
an angel in disguise
I met a good friend for lunch
and we had a delicious meal
But I forgot to bring my wallet
I felt like an imbecile
But she was sweet, she gave me a treat and
Bought me a chicken sandwich
To take home for tea
Oh~ But out on the street with nothing to eat
A man and his shopping cart go
Travelling to places
Collecting social graces
I give him my sandwich
and we chatter for a while
I see a rainbow wash over his eyes
He gives me his halo and
I start to fly
Take a look at the ordinary
Don't need to look for Paradise
You could be next to
an angel in disguise
Don't try to hide away from me
Take a look at the ordinary
Don't need to look at Paradise
You could be next to
an angel in disguise
Everyday can be legendary
Every minute, an endless surprise
You could be the next angel in disguise
I woke up this morning
Feeling kind of new
Today, I met so many angels in disguise.
Went to bond with the nature. The sun was shining, a tad too bright though. But, that does not bother me. So I went on admiring the trees and the flora and the fauna. At the distance, I heard the sound of thunder. It was fast approaching. I had the make a decision - to go on or turn back. Moving on, I will reach mount faber. It was another 1.4km before the next shelter. Will I reached the shelter before the heaven empty its water storage. If I am to turn back, it will be another 0.5km before I reached the bus stop and hopefully I'll be able to hop on to a bus and escape the torrential rain. So i made my choice to move on to mount faber. (At that time, I wasnt sure where I was heading to. Only after the rain stop, I got to know from pedestrians that I was at Mount Faber. )
The moment I stepped into the shelter, the heaven decided to open its flood gate. Raining was an understatement. It was storming followed by lightning and thunder plus strong wind that practically blew everything in its path. I was stuck!! Not to mention the shelter does not provide much shelter. Everyone was practically drenched from head to toe.
As I was standing there, one middle aged lady offered to lend me her umbrella. I was practically praising God for her act of kindness. She told me I can use the umbrella to block off the rain water.
Finally the rain stopped. Thank God. That was 2 hours later. I was totally lost! As I tried to figure out a way to get to the main road, the aunty that lend me umbrella offered to bring me to the bus stop. Apparently, she is from Malaysia and currently staying in her bro's house. She is angel in disguise! We chatted a bit while walking to the bus stop. I don't know her name neither she knows mine. I felt so grateful towards them. Without this random act of kindness, I would have turn into drenched cat!
It has been sometimes since someone offered random kindness to me. On the other hand, When was the last time I extended a helping hand to random strangers?
So that was the 1st angel in diguise.
I met the 2nd one on the bus. God knows when I lost my ez link card. I was rummaging through my bag and half hoping that I misplaced my card in one of the inner pockets. Well, I cant find it. Plus, I forgot to bring my coin purse. Hence, I have no coins nor smaller notes. I got out my 10 bucks notes and went around asking for whoever that has smaller notes to exchange with. None has it. One lady asked me how much I need, I said 1.50. She was rummaging her purse and found 1.50. She gave it to me and said don't bother returning. I was so grateful!! Another angel in disguise! Thank God. Felt so undeserved yet blessed.
Somehow, these 2 incidents reminded me of certain part of myself that seems to be disappearing. Lately, i have turned into this narrow minded, small hearted, irritable and unreasonable person. I got irritated when someone block my path. I got pissed when I did not receive the service I am entitled to. Since when I turn into this defensive and insecure person who feels that I have to stand up for myself all the time. I don't like this side of me.
