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murty said on March 16th, 2008

murty can has high five?

ephesians 5:18 “do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. instead, be filled with the spirit.”

i woke up this morning and this was the first thing that came into my head. although i did not get drunk at my party, my intentions were more towards my flesh and not my spirit. this challenged me, and i am still thinking about it. how hard is it to not just please your earthly desires and push away your new spirit. hmm

anyways, moving on. the 7th of march 2008 i celebrated my 20th birthday with my family. the 8th of march 2008 i celebrated my 20th birthday with my girlfriend. the 15th of march 2008 i celebrated my 20th birthday with my friends. this was the first time i have ever had a party where i was surrounded by people that loved me for who i am! not who they want me to be or who the world dictates i should be, but people that loved me for me. and it was truly an awesome experience.

i was fortunate enough to receive a t-shirt on my birthday that states: ‘i high five strangers’. the first high five i received when i got the t-shirt was from the counter chick at kfc. it was truly a life changing experience. but i decided to state the kind of person i am, i though i would bear this t-shirt at my party. i like the fact that i can do these kinds of things and not be judged by the people around me. it really makes life much more fulfilling!

as my housemate wanders through the kitchen behind me, i giggle slightly… not too much, otherwise i will wake the sleeping ogre in the room next to me, but just a little bit. tim got pretty drunk at my party (as well as a few other people). it was pretty funny, and the day after he suffered the consequences. i in no way judge him for what he did, i know his intentions are completely innocent. but it makes me think about all the other people in the world that do this several times a week. how can anyone live like this? what drives a person to drink to the extend of chucking their guts up? what fulfillment is there in this? so many questions, and little answers. it really is a shame to see a beautiful world and people created by the same god, in this state. i hope and pray i can somehow be used in god’s plan to change this.

well i could go on for ages, but it is quite late and i have to work tomorrow. i will conclude by summarising my birthday experience.
it still has not fully sunk in that i am 20 years of age now. it really shows how quickly life moves. but have every intention of following godss plan for my life; and in that, i will find a fulfilling life. i have also taken it upon me to mature to some extent. i am not sure if it is working, but who knows, maybe this is how people mature… it is also interesting how as a person gets older, presents really become irrelevant in the celebrations. but that is not to say i don’t appreciate my gifts i received.
my main gift was a new digital camera! this is something i have been wanting to take with me on my trip to america. so expect many more photos! i have already uploaded a heap from my party to flickr. (i also had to purchase a flickr pro account, so use it!)

i leave you with a video of my sunday morning summary of my party.

love murty!