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| I am a Bad Officer; From Beyond Blues | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 9 2009, 08:48 PM (63 Views) | |
| nigelsim | Jan 9 2009, 08:48 PM Post #1 |
 
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I am a Bad Officer. I ask my Boys to be punctual, but I am late in submitting forms, attending meetings or going for Parade. I demand that my Boys perform drill with perfect synchronicity and smartness, but I can’t even lift my legs and raise my arms at 90-degree angles. I question my Boys’ commitment when they are not wholeheartedly volunteering for responsibilities, while I shy away from BB commitments in church as well as State and National levels. I tell my Boys to “work for the whole BB” because “we are all Brothers,” but I encourage unhealthy competition and am concerned only for my own Company. I motivate my Boys to be selfless, but I have my own personal agendas. I tell my Boys that we must be willing to give up things “for the sake of the BB” as long as I not asked to give up my time, money or energy. I wax lyrical about BB Unity, but I really want uniformity… according to me. I want my Boys think about “BB… BB… BB” but I am only thinking about “me… me… me…” I expect my Boys to handle stress well (especially during NCO Training School!), but I snap at others when I’m driving on the road or having a bad day. I encourage my Boys to be tough and to persevere through tough times – but when the going gets tough for me (whether due to work, home or whatever reasons), I’m gone. I can’t stand Boys who give excuses for skipping BB when, in fact, they are just lazy… but it’s okay if I’m feeling “too tired” to go to BB myself. I say that attendance in all programmes is compulsory, but it does not really apply to me. I wonder why my Boys are absent from Company meetings, but never consider that my Boys may be wondering why I am absent from Company meetings. I always say that BB emphasizes the health of a Boy, but hope Boys do not see me smoking. I punish my Boys whose uniforms are not polished or well-maintained, as long as no one needs to inspect me. When I put on my uniform, I also put on my ego. I tell those younger than me to be open to new ideas, but I am set in my ways. I think my Boys don’t know anything and I think I know everything. I yell at Boys for their wrong attitude, behavior or mindset… never thinking that they might have learned it from my attitude, behavior or mindset. I am quizzical as to why Boys don’t seem to learn anything during Bible Study, as I continue to prepare them only 30 minutes before I am supposed to teach. I wonder why my Boys aren’t interested in the Bible… but I don’t attend any Bible Studies or read the Bible regularly myself. I wished my Boys would go to church more… once a month, just like me. On Saturdays and Sundays, during Parade, I talk a lot about Jesus Christ. But during the week, at work, my colleagues love to hear my dirty jokes from my potty mouth. I say that Jesus Christ is the most important Person to me, that He is my Captain… but at work, I I’m really worshipping money, status and power. I always recite The Lord’s Prayer during Bible Study, but at other times, the only times I pray is when I whisper a rushed “ThankyougodforthisfoodAmen.” I expect to be obeyed, but I don’t inspire them by my example. With me, it’s usually “Do as I say” not “Do as I do.” When I read articles like this, I immediately think of how it applies to others… but not me. “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do… What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:15 & 24-25, New International Version) “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24, New International Version) “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.” (I Timothy 1:15, New International Version) Without God’s love, help and mercy; without the grace freely available through Jesus Christ; and without the Holy Spirit’s continued redemptive work in his life, I would remain a Bad Officer with the 1st Kuala Lumpur Boys Brigade Company. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by Officer Wong from 1st KL Company http://beyondblues.blogspot.com i like dis veri much oso... hehehe... in response to yeong's teenage story.. =P |
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| Sylvester90 | Jan 9 2009, 10:31 PM Post #2 |
 
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i read dis b4~~~  a good 1 |
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| nigelsim | Jan 10 2009, 12:10 AM Post #3 |
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i wonder when will i be thinking dat way... hmmm |
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| ben poh tze lik | Jan 10 2009, 11:00 AM Post #4 |
b.l.a.h~~
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wahhh...tru2... |
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