Sense of Humor to prove a point

Ever faced a situation where you are lost with words on how to make a delicate point without putting people off? Well, a friend sent me this short illustration to prove a point...

Israeli Sense of Humour at UN
An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently in the United Nations Assembly and made the world community smile.

The representative from Israel began:
'Before beginning my talk I want to tell you something about Moses. When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he thought, 'What a good opportunity to have a bath!' He removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water. When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Palestinian had stolen them.'

The Palestinian representative to the UN jumped up furiously and shouted, 'What are you talking about? The Palestinians weren't even there then.'

The Israeli representative smiled and said 'And now that we have made that clear, I will begin my speech.'

I am learning..

Keeping Myself Busy

I just finished a 4-1/2 day certification training workshop for four special students last week and then this week I had just two participants for a banking BCM course. Someone asked me whether I should continue with the classes knowing that I only have two students but my response is that I would. I have to keep myself occupied and also keep my promises that I will deliver the courses.

The last time I taught one class with just three participants was indeed a blessing to me because there were may follow-on classes after that session and these are still keeping me busy. Guess the Lord has His unique way of blessing me.

Well, my next project is in December and then something in January and based on my calculations, this project will allow me to complete earlier than scheduled which is another of the Lord's blessing. Wow! Praise the Lord.

America had chosen

Yes, it is official now. Come January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the USA. He has only slightly more than two months to sort out his team (cabinet) and have them testify before Senate Committees to assess their suitability for their respective roles.

Well, at least we can expect less resistance now that the Democratic National Party has the majority in all the legislative arms of the US Government - the Presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Republican Party is now left with scraps after their scathing defeat at the polls yesterday.

Already I can sense that Obama is being tested. The Russian president has already launched his first salvo and asked USA to review all its policies; the glove had been thrown down and lets see how Obama addresses that. Another hotbed is the Middle East - the Palestinian issue and the Iranian nuclear challenge will keep Obama busy for at least the next six months and this is not even addressing the Iraq and Afghanistan issues.

Well, I don't know about you but I feel that with his election, we are indeed nearer to The Rapture of the Church (refer to my post of October 9th where I shared about the four horses and their modern day significance).

The USA Presidential Elections 2

You will notice that I have titled this post so as to continue with what I wrote 2 posts ago.

America has been going to the polls over the past week or so and today will be the big day as everyone else who did not participate in the absentee vote will get to do so in person at the booths. So after two years of campaigning, who will emerge the winner?

Ultimately a lot more hangs on to this election compared to what happened in previous elections. After 8 years of the Bush Administration, Americans want a change and for sure they will get what they want because both McCain and Obama had expressly said so; McCain is not George Bush and therefore his policies will definitely be different but are Americans prepared to test him? or are they so set to have an African American as their Commander-in-chief and immediately get thrown into the deep end with an international crisis which I am not sure whether he can handle it well?

Tomorrow will be the day of reckoning and I do believe it will be a rather explosive day - if McCain wins because voters are not prepared to have a black president, there might be emotional turmoil and bloodletting; if Obama wins, the Republicans will be thoroughly dejected and they will have lost a valuable voice in government - already the Democrats control the Senate and the House of Congress - and the next four years will be rather turbulent years not just for USA but the world at large. Terrorism and rogue state actions will rear their ugly heads again.

So what would I be doing in the light of these developments? Life goes on regardless of whoever the new President of USA will be and we will be one day nearer to the Lord's Return for the Church (referred to by Christians as The Rapture). The wheels had already been set to motion and nothing can turn it back. Are you ready for that Day of the Lord? I know I am.