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God's Artwork

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

As it is...
By Victor Tan Wee Tar

If you've been to the Esplanade lately, you'd have seen this larger than life artwork at the main entrance.

I didn't think much of it the first time I saw it, passing it off as just one of those things that looked nice but was actually nothing but metal being artistically twisted to form a really nice human shape.

But the second time I was there, I was moved to tears when I saw the artwork for what it really was. As I sat there, looking at every single piece of art, it all suddenly made sense to me. For every piece was a memory of something. And then it struck me. This must be how God must see us. All the instances, all the memories. He must have seen all of this, just like how I was looking at all the artpieces. I could relate to almost every single item that was displayed.

-The times when I needed a lift and asked Him for help
-When I played and jumped on sofas
-When I was distressed and frustrated
-The small and big problems with the relationships I've had with people
-When I finally crawled out of the crate and saw the light
-When a relationship was turned upside down
-When I reminisced about my life
-When I felt like I was wallpaper and no one could see me
-When I was changed by different influences
-When my mom carried me in her arms as a baby
-When I felt a very close bond with a friend, as though we were all that mattered
-When my ego was big and I only saw the size of my head
-When I wished that I was older
-When I tried to avoid conflict
-When I felt I had to face obstacles alone and coped by pretending everything was alright
-When I tried hard to forget the unhappiness in my life
-When He helped me walk when I couldn't
-When I helped others
-When I was romanced
-When I felt as though I could fly

I had no idea that art could convey so much. It took a chance meeting with one to realise it. God must see things like how this artist has displayed his artwork. Only God's artwork must be so much more extensive, an artpiece for every single experience in your life. That must be what? A million esplanade halls worth of artwork?

Oh, how can I not be moved?

Rachel wrote in the pages of her life at 11:54 PM

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