btw, im not emo

death is much easier than life. isnt it?

one of the first things man learnt how to do was to kill. in the first generation of man after adam and eve, man learnt to kill one anth. over the years, ppl have discovered new ways to kill, and invented the new international event known as war.

but how do u create life? no one has ever succeeded in creating anth human being. life is so much more precious. its irreplaceable, once lost can never be brought back.

how bt eternal life? your salvation? the fate of your own eternal soul.

although people give up their life for a variety of reasons, i can think of hardly any reason for a person to give up his salvation, or his faith, assuming he really believes in it. in fact, many ppl would give up anth, even their life on this earth, in the name of their god, their faith, their beliefs or their soul. in other words, there is nth more impt than the fate of ur eternal soul. u would not give up ur salvation, or ur place in heaven for anth at all. even if it means being ridiculed, losing frens, giving up ur plans, ur studies or ur careers, or even ur life, u would not exchange it for the grace of God.

"Love your neighbour as yourself."
- Luke 10:27

to love ur neighbour as urself, would mean tt u would care for him as much as u care for urself, tt u would want the best for him as much as u would want the best for urself, and would treat him as well as u treat urself. u would care as much for his soul as ur own, and would not give up his soul for anth. even if it means being ridiculed, losing frens, giving up ur plans, ur studies or ur careers, or even ur life, u would not exchange it for his soul, or his salvation.

"'Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?' 'Yes, Lord,' he said, 'you know that I love you.' Jesus said, 'Feed my lambs.'"
- John 21:15

to love God, to love Jesus, is to take care of his ppl, his children. when Jesus asks peter, do you love me? he uses the word ἀγαπάω, agapaō, which is used to refer to God's perfect, unconditional and unfailing love. peter then replies, you know that i love you. he uses the word φιλέω, phileō, which is used to refer to brotherly, human, imperfect love. but still, Jesus tells him to take care of his ppl. althou we may think we're not gd enuf (we arent), or if we're scared of failure (we might), God still wants us to do his work.

so, just as the priest put it,

"And who is my neighbour?"
- Luke 10:29

jesus then tells the parable of the good samaritan, where a jew was lying almost dead by the side of the road, when a samaritan, the enemy of and the race looked down by the jews, helps him, even thou he's a total stranger. they didnt noe each other, or were related by family, race, country or religion. but still,

"'Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?' The expert in the law replied, 'The one who had mercy on him.' Jesus told him, 'Go and do likewise.'"
- Luke 10:36-37

he was a neigbour becos he saw someone in need, and helped him. he was a neigbour becos he showed mercy on someone who was seeking it. he was a neighbour becos he saved a life, not fearing the risks, the possible consequences or the cost to himself.

who is the person in our life, whom God has called us to be a neighbour to? is it our fren, our relative, our classmate, or the person we met the other day? are u willing to give up all tt its going to take, to bring the gift of eternal life? compare the risks of losing a friend, or being ostracised, while trying to bring them into eternity in heaven. compare it to the comfort of friends, and happy talk and laughter, with their eternal damnation, despair, pain, suffering, loneliness and death in hell.

life or death? take ur pick.