After making a really awesome and cute-looking card for one of our sisters in church, we started talking about time management and it went seemingly off-topic to the question of why do we study?
I asked questions such as,
"why do we have to study?"
"as Christians, do we have to study? Is it wrong or okay to quit school if we don't find it relevant?"
"as Christians, why do we study?"
These are indeed very important questions, because at least half or one third of a youth's waking hours is spent in school. If school and education is indeed not useful for us as believers, then, why bother?
I shall not put her responses here as I respect confidentiality. Anyway, I went on to talk to her about how we need to have stewardship over the resources that God has given to us (the parable of the talents), the attitude of faithfulness and how we can have ambition so that we can influence the world: being salt and light when we are IN the world though we are not OF the world.
But, one thing that she said I find very encouraging is what she shared about what her father told her. If I were her, I would be very very touched.
He said, "I wouldn't want you to be cleaner. But if you are a cleaner, give your best to doing it well."
In society, I guess most parents would want their children to reach their potential as far as possible and that's natural, and a good thing. Yet, it's so moving to hear a parent saying those words. There is dignity in every occupation and in every human being, even though we have been conditioned to think otherwise.
If God gives you "one" talent, use it to your best ability and be faithful.
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