My 2nd attempt at writing

Ive got my drink beside me, in my air conditioned room, with a bag of chips beside me on this Tuesday night, thinking bout stuff and i just thought im gonna write this essay, hope u guys like it!

This is all a fiction btw.
Sometimes it only takes ONE

There was this kid back in high school. His name is Alex. He is from a broken family and plays truant in school. His parents are seperated, and his father is very abusive to him. Alex is a boy who does alot of things us regular people don't do. What i really mean is that he is really a rebel. One time, he was caught smoking in the toilets, another time he was caught in a fight with some other pupils. It seemed as though his life was messed up beyond any hope of returning. Even by then, teachers gave up on him and just left him to do what he wanted.

I was a student in his class and i am here to narrarate you on this tale of woe and tragedy.

As Alex got older, his behavior got worse. Things started to go downhill for Alex when he started to join a gang. He was really trying his best to do anything he could to go against the school and mess his life even more. Sooner or later, he resorted to cigarretes and drugs.

I sit in my seat in class and just wonder sometimes, what is it that causes him to do all this things just to get some attention. Sometimes i just wonder, what can i do for him? All my questions went in vain, as i could never understand why he did the things he did, nor did i understand what i, as one person could do for him.
All i could do at the time was just pray and hope that at least something will happen to this young boy, and his destiny and purpose in life will be changed.

As i was taking a stroll down the corridors during recess, i saw this girl. She was beautiful beyond imagination. A girl who is just so nice and had a really sweet smile. I just stopped in my tracks to admire her. It was her first day in school and she seemed like a very nice girl. I just wish i had a chance to talk to her.

Suddenly as i was walking, i saw her approaching Alex. In my mind, i was thinking that she was attracted to bad boys and was one of those girls who would just give everything they had to a guy who is dangerous to live a life that is more exciting. I was very curious, so i sat at a table near their table. Questions riddled my mind, what is she trying to do? Is she nuts? Whats wrong with her?!

Before i had a chance to see more, the recess bell rang, and it was time to head back to my classroom. But i was really curious, so i observed them the next day. Everyday, they met under this "pondok" near the canteen and everyday, i just wondered what they were doing. To me, Alex wasn't a boy who loved to chat with someone nor was he a boy who cares about other people. And it made me very much curious when they were sitting together reading this little black book.

I kept wondering, what was this little black book they were reading. As i got closer, i noticed that it was the Bible. I was very much skeptical and thought to myself, if teachers and counsellors can't change this boy, what more a book which claims to have all the answers. So day by day passed and i watched them meet under that special "pondok". It just broke my heart.

One day, as i was walking home from school. I bumped into Alex. Actually, out of jealousy and anger, i purposely pushed Alex who was walking with that pretty girl. I regretted doing that, cause all of a sudden , i felt a hard push on my back. Alex pushed me to the ground and was getting ready to punch me. But as he did, the girl stood in his was and said some mumbo jumbo verse from the Bible and Alex backed off.

In shock and awe, i am laying in the middle of the street, just thinking, has Alex just lost his mind? Has he just given his whole life to what has been said in some black book? Questions filled my head.

The next day, i was too afraid to see Alex. I hid in my corner of the class and did not make a sound. As the bell signalling the start of recess rang, he rushed off to that special "pondok" but this time, it was different. He actually went to the staff room to apologise to every teacher with the girl next to him. The teachers are really shocked and think he was on drugs. Even his buddies couldn't believe what they were seeing. But it seems it was reality. Alex had really taken a 180 degree turn and has turned over a new leaf.

Was the bible really that powerful in influencing this young person?

As it was nearing our graduation, it was the time for all of us to make a choice. A choice that would radically change our destiny. A choice to choose where are we going next in life. It was the time, when we left the comforts of what the government offered us, and what our parents could give. It was the time when we choose the next step in our long and tedious story. Sometimes it makes me tremble at the thought that we are gonna leave everything to pursue our goals.

On the last day , as i once again take a walk along the school, i noticed the two lovebirds beneath the renovated "pondok". The pretty girl has made a decision to take up missionary work to other countries and change people like him to be more like Christ and to spread the love of God everywhere. Alex was really in shock, and he was wondering, will he ever see her again.

Eventually, they parted ways, promising to keep in contact through the telephone and internet. The girl eventually became a very active ministry, involved in the various countries all over the world and reaching out to the people in the interiors of the forest. Alex dint do that bad either. He became the head of a 5 star kitchen in a hotel. Everyday they would call each other and talk.

One day, as Alex took up the phone to call her, she never picked up. Alex was wondering what was happening. From that day onwards, she never picked up any of his calls ever again. Alex was heartbroken. He lived from that day on with regret, knowing that he never had the chance to tell that girl with the sweet smile, how much he loved her and how much he wanted to be with her because he really din't know how she was gonna feel about it. But that is life, sometimes you get an orange, sometimes you get nothing.

As Alex grew older, he never got married, and worked hard at his job. He was a very well rated chef and a well known author for food books. Finally, he decided to retire. After his retirement, he still remembers the life changing experience he had when he was in high school and he remembered her. He thought to himself, that he should take up missionary work like her and change the destiny of others like him and less fortunate all over the world.

50 years after Alex last met the girl, Alex was now going to a part of the world on a mission trip. It was in the interiors of Ecuador. As he is driving all the day through the forrests and natural barriers, he passes by a cemetary and some how decides to stop. He gets down and just walks around it. Suddenly he sees the name of his lover. He is shocked. Very very shocked as though he was dead. He knelt down and cried. Tears just flowed from his eyes. The girl he loved was just laying right infront of his eyes, 6 feet under.

The tombstone wrote:

This grave is for:
Jennifer Loy
June 1995 - Discember 2040

A dedicated missionary,
A life changer,
A women of love,
A great wife.

"Greater love than this no one has, that one lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13"

From that day on, Alex fully commited his life to God, and became a great missionary like Jennifer, and bringing hope to communities without hope. From a truant to a preacher. It was impossible

Currently in this world, there are 6,750,000,000 people and counting. 6,750,000,000 who can bring love hope joy and peace to each other. 6,750,000,000 who were meant for a purpose. 6,750,000,000 who have the choice to change the destiny in their life. But in the end, it just took ONE to change another and it was through love. ONE can make a difference. There are 6,750,000,000 people, but it takes only ONE to make a difference in the place you are at.

Sometimes all you need is that special someone to hold you together in tough times and in good times. It takes just ONE to change the destiny of someone else for a lifetime. The question is, who are YOU? and what are YOU here FOR?


I Love You :)