he gave us about 3 minutes to think of the answer, and heard out each of our answer. i sat at the edge, so i got more time to think about it. and it was good, because even until my time came up, i was still unsure about my answer.
i gotta admit, once i heard the question, i thought of God. but then i thought, it was a youth service. we were at the church. i do believe God is the most important thing in your life. then i thought to my self, what about the second? and this was the list of thing that popped in my head.
1. family
once i thought about it i was like, "eyy...is it?" i didn't mean to be an ungrateful child, but to be honest i don't think family is the most important thing in my life. they are people I would die for, that's for sure. they are important more than anything and irreplaceable, that's for sure. but to say they are the most important means i would put them first in any, if not most, situation. and as much as i love my family and the uncountable thing i would do for them, to say family is the most important thing for now isn't...right. there are times when i would prefer to spend time with other than with them. therefore, i didn't say "family".
though i guess if the question was, "who is the most important thing in your life?", my answer would be, "my family."
this is kind of contradicted with my final answer -__-
2. time
i gotta be honest, i thought to answer 'time', because i just re-watch the movie, lucy. have you seen the movie. it was about a human who was able to use her brain up to 100%. she told people, that the only real measure is time.
but i also dismissed this idea at once. time is flowing, therefore you cannot embrace it. and what would happen if the most important thing in my life keeps fleeting out from my fingers?? that won't do.
3. my self.
this was my final answer. the most important thing in my life...well, is me. i mean, after God.
in the end, it is me who is living my life. and my life contains so many things. my place. i would stay at where i want to be. i would go to where i want to go. if i disliked my place, i'd leave. my decision. to decide where i want to go, with whom i want to be, what i feel and how i deal with it, when i will act, and so on. to decide what future me would deal with. and other things contained within me, they are all so important. altogether, i am the most important thing in my life. after God.
but in the end, the person who asked told us one important thing. my answer could change, as i aged. my answer could change, after all i've been through. i would learn more about life and the most important thing in it. but what matters, i need to always ask God, for i belong to Him. i am His and He is mine. and God would put the answer in my heart and give me all the abilities and ways to make the most from the most important thing in my life, if only i listened and trusted Him. which i do, with all my strength, my mind, my heart, my soul, and my life. why?
because God is my God, my number one.
well, more than number one. He is my Alpha and Omega, my Above All.
regards,
ael.
