The teachable moments

Daniel posted some history of my former school, Sekolah Tinggi Sarikei, in his blog. It was a delight to see this page in the magazine -

I could not remember participating in a debate in school! But, I do remember the English teacher, Mr Francis,when I was in Form 4. He was my first mentor and the mentor who taught me to use my heart to see things. Without him, I would have missed many of the wonders and the beauty of many people passing through my life and the passion of expressing such beauties in English words …

Mr Francis introduced me into the inspiring works of Fanny J. Crosby. This included “Blessed Assurance” and “All the way my Saviour leads me”.

What’s so special about Fanny? My mentor said she “saw” with her heart. She was blind from the age of six weeks. How could she “see” the world and wrote such beautiful songs? She used her heart to see God’s creation. I believe Fanny saw with her heart. Therefore, she had the inspiration to pen over eight thousand gospel songs in her lifetime filled with praise, thanksgiving and trust in God.

See the things and people around with your heart today. Take a photograph with your heart.

Here is the original photograph sent by Mrs George Wong. George, who is now in Canada, is first from the right, while yours truly is first from the left. Other classmates in the picture are Mary Ranggau, Connie Wong, Robert Ting, Ling Siew Lang, Joseph Wong and Wong Chi Tieng. And of course, my mentor/English Teacher Mr Francis is in the middle.