October 27, 2001
A friend of mine got laid off this week. I havent really talked to him
about it, but i think he's a bit bummed that he's no longer employed. but
at the same time, i think he's a little relieved, as he hated his job. but
the fact that he is no longer employed must be a point of concern--i mean,
no job means no income. that's kinda scary. i dont know what he's
going to do though...if he's gonna look for more work or what, because he
has to work to live, but he doesnt like what he does. a dilemma for sure.
im sure God will provide for him, but in what way, i guess, will be seen.
should be interesting to say the least.
last night i went up to sacramento with eric chen and laura yang, so we
could meet up with josh chiu. the plan was to go to the passion concert.
unfortunately, laura, eric and i didnt go to the concert because we were a
bit late, and we (well, i) didnt really care to go. but we did want to
hang out with our homie josh. that was the whole point. but anyway, while
josh was having a time in the concert, eric and i were chatting with
laura's parents. that was interesting. it's always neat to meet people's
parents, i think, because it hints at how they were raised, and their
background. it was really cool because laura's father and mother took the
time to talk to us for about an hour or so. they actually wanted to talk.
this is different from my dad, i know, who would not have done so had
the situation been in my house. my dad, as far as i know, has no interest
in just spending time chatting with people, especially people like my
friends, because when it comes down to it, they have no relation really to
his ministry and his life. theyre not HIS friends--theyre mine. and they
dont go to our church. this is the opposite of my mother, who enjoys
talking to people and socializing. im not saying that my dad is a jerk.
he's not at all. he knows my friends, and says hi to them and is nice to
them. but he wouldnt spend an hour talking to them if they came over our
place, i guess unless they had specific questions to ask him and they
approached him first. i dont think he would ever volunteer time to just
talk, as laura's dad did. he has too much on his mind. but he is devoted
to his work.
this fall quarter, my mother started teaching at de anza junior college. she teaches
elementary korean language. this is her class: korean
1. i havent talked to her about this, but i think she is happy with
her job. all her life, she has been a teacher. she's taught every level
from elementary school through college. but it's been hard for her in the
past, because she wasnt able to get situated in one place, because we
moved around. but now, i think she is able to settle down with this. her
class, she told me, is overflowing with students. this is great to hear. i
think in the past she was unhappy and discontent because she wasnt able to
follow her heart and do what she wanted. it seems like her whole life she
was unable to really find fulfillment in her work. but now, i think she is
beginning to. which is great.
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