This is the story of a little boy who was bad and bad....
Once upon a time, there was this boy who was mischievous and really rebellious, he was a boy who thought that he ruled his life. All day long he would play soccer and all sort of sports with "friends" and never return home until dinner time. It was a rather "carefree" (more of care-less) life and he enjoyed it.
The boy was smart, he knew many but nonetheless was a master of none. He was an all-rounded sportsman and never knew what was tired. Though he was plum and short but he could outdo any other kid. He was naive, he thought that everything he wanted he could have because of his abilities. He could do well in his studies if he wanted to but nonetheless he didn't cared. Even with that attitude, he still passed his exams year after year. It seems like he has nothing to fear at all.
The boy was only fearful of 2 things, loneliness and his parents. Without his friends, there will be no attention for him, no fun and worst of all, no one to win over. Without his parents, he will have no home and money. With these 2 things in mind, he treated his friends and family with respect. He also had a buddy called T. T had done everything together with the boy and he was an important person in the boy's life.
The boy's life was chaotic, rather wild in a sense. Beating up other kid because he was unhappy, venting his anger on others, and even committing crimes like theft, fights and even gambling. It was more than the average kid's life. Once, he beat up his brother until his tooth dropped out. Another occasion was that he flunk chairs and tables at other pupils. He even stole money because he wanted to buy poker cards.
Even though this kid was such a rascal, he had a soft spot. He has a heart, like all male, he too can fall in love. A rather "emotional" guy, he fell in and out of love all a little too often. Breaking many hearts including his own. 6 years of his hooliganism, he finally quieten down, the reason? - a young and pretty lady called M.
Now M was the complete opposite of the boy, she was pure, and sweet. An angel even, she was the apple in the eye of the boy. The boy knew that in order for M to get to know him, he had to be on the same wave-length with her and therefore he tried to change his behaviour. No time to waste, he promised himself to get his act together and started changing for the better.
It was a tough road, no one taught him what to do. A very lonesome battle where sometimes giving up is the only option. During this time, he had stuck away from his old behavior but still, some of his old self came back and each time it happened, he would think of M. That way he would not do even more wrong. The boy had a really tough time, he was looking for a way to become good - the easy way. In 12 month's time, he finally found the answer. He accepted Christ and from there it was a rather fast pace change. He stopped many habits and started new hobbies and helped out in numerous activicties which contributes to the community.
Along the road, he had committed mistakes, some serious and some minor but he was told to learn from them because it's God's way of teaching and that God has not completed him. It took him 4 years, he finally confessed to M. It took a lot of courage and time for him to speak to M. There are only 2 results, the happily ever-after or the life-crumbling and 4 year wasted result. There was no answer from M, the boy had told M that for them to be together would be impossible because M was not in Christ. It wasn't a rejection, it wasn't an acceptance. The 4 years did not gone to waste and it was not life-crumbling.
The boy had in mind of God. That if he had trusted God, God will provide and therefore he didn't proposed to M. He went on doing God's work and grew even more. Today, when you see that boy, you will not believe the past that he has had. It was God's work in the making and there can be no other way that He would have planned it.
The story does not end here but will be continued on another time, it's a true story...
