Yesterday Tun Dr Mahathir was operated on the third time in Institute Jantung Negara. Despite his age and weak condition, thankfully, the operation went through successfully and he is now under post-cardiac surgery care and monitoring for the next 36 hours.
Surprisingly, when I read his daughter, Marina's blog post, I sort of felt for the man, wishing that he would survive, in spite of all the negative vibes about his past leadership dealings in the country.
Apparently an infection had developed 18 days later where he was cut up during his second heart bypass. The same team that worked on him had to do another surgery to rid the infection. After five hours of nervous waiting, the family greeted him as he was wheeled out of the operating theatre.
Dr Mahathir got through the operation fine.
Life is short and fragile. For some, 83 years is a long time. But compared to eternity, it's merely a sniff in time.
The richest, most powerful and famous man in the world may live to a ripe old age of 120. Even then, that is merely a longer sniff in time.
So how are the rest of us mortals planning to make good our short journey on earth? We who are less rich, less powerful, and less famous?
Does our sniff get smaller because we've achieved less? How do we measure up on God's larger blueprint? Surely, the world's standards are not God's. And if we truly believe that, then how is it that we so often find outselves trying to live by the world's approval instead of God's?
Surprisingly, when I read his daughter, Marina's blog post, I sort of felt for the man, wishing that he would survive, in spite of all the negative vibes about his past leadership dealings in the country.
Apparently an infection had developed 18 days later where he was cut up during his second heart bypass. The same team that worked on him had to do another surgery to rid the infection. After five hours of nervous waiting, the family greeted him as he was wheeled out of the operating theatre.
Dr Mahathir got through the operation fine.
Life is short and fragile. For some, 83 years is a long time. But compared to eternity, it's merely a sniff in time.
The richest, most powerful and famous man in the world may live to a ripe old age of 120. Even then, that is merely a longer sniff in time.
So how are the rest of us mortals planning to make good our short journey on earth? We who are less rich, less powerful, and less famous?
Does our sniff get smaller because we've achieved less? How do we measure up on God's larger blueprint? Surely, the world's standards are not God's. And if we truly believe that, then how is it that we so often find outselves trying to live by the world's approval instead of God's?
What does it matter?
Any thoughts on this?
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