Our VP office in Singapore had a dedication of our new office today.Since I was helping with the refreshment for this event, my morning was unusually tight. I intended to walked Daniel across the road and rush back to complete my preparation of the refreshment but Daniel had something else on his mind. He had asked this question upteen times:
"Why did God born me into this world?"
My standard answers like, you are really special to God ... could not stop him from asking over and over again. I thought about it briefly and told him,
"You are a caring boy. God sent you here to care for others." He was not impress with my answer. "But there are others who are more caring than me."
To help him understand that it is possible to have several individuals with common contribution, I illustrated using his second sister who is good with the piano.
"There are many people who are good with the piano too besides your sister."
He was upset and told me,
" I am not talking about talent!"
He is seriously thinking why did God put him here on earth; something that only he can do! As I was in quite a big hurry, I had to just assure him that he will know when he gets older.
As I hurried home I could not believe that my 7 year old had reached that stage of self actualisation which is the highest level in our hierarchy of needs.
Later in the evening, I repeated the story to Joycelyn. She shared that God put us here to share the good news! I felt so proud of her. Then Daniel protested and said,
"But that's papa's job. That's why he got so many 'chop' on his passport."
Ha,ha! I sure have a wonderful bunch of kids!