“Failure to prepare is preparing to fail”. These were the words of wisdom from Ms. Tina
M. Palma, TV Announcer of ABS/CBN. She make the remark after observing what
transpired at the opening of the Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief
Justice Renato Corona.
Her words made me reflect on the importance of PREPARATION.
Indeed, for any event, big or small, preparation is needed,
for the success of any endeavor or event depends much on the preparation undertaken.
Looking back at past events, I could say that when time, talent and treasure were invested on the
needed preparation, the expected event has been very successful.
Applying this in my own life, I consider my entire life time on earth as a preparation for the next
life. I do believe that the next life is
an intimate personal relationship of love with God as our Father. To prepare for this kind of relationship, I
believe that here on earth all my activities should be motivated by an unselfish
love of God and geared towards the goal of being truly united with God.
There are certainly many different ways through which this
personal relationship of love can be achieved.
For me, however, the simple way is to consider myself as God’s servant
and all that I have to do under the various circumstances of my life should
always be a service of love, in accordance with God’s Holy Will.
Hence, everyday, as I wake up in the morning, I pray: “Lord,
God, what is it that You want me to do today.
Grant me all the graces I need to be able to serve You today with all
the love I can give and in the best way I can, all for your greater honor and
glory.”
By: Buddy Cagurangan
January 29, 2012
