Indeed, indeed... it has been an extremely long (almost) two weeks since I visited this blog to say something. After many days of traveling, speaking, meeting people - basically working - I'm now back in my home in Seremban with the family.

It's a peaceful night and I refuse to entertain any considerations pertaining to ministry and work. Not tonight. Tonight is a night for peace and tranquility. If this is the one moment for which I have done all my travelling, I'd say it has been well worth it.

It's strange how many people spend their lives chasing things which they'd only end up finding undesirable or ungratifying. A good example of this are fame and fortune. Fame and fortune are truly illusions that trap only the gullible deluded minds of the world.

For those whose feet are firmly planted on the ground, they understand that the ultimate importance in life is to be found in the people who truly know you - the wife who stands at the doorstep of your home to greet your return, the parents and sibblings who can't wait to hear stories of your travel adventures, the kids who pounce on you for extended cuddles, and the dogs who can't stop jumping in glee at the master's return. That's where, in a real sense, you can truly find God.

So, yes... it is strange how we devote such significant parts of our lives endeavouring to develop images of fame and fortune, position and recognition, around people who hardly know us and who're probably not interested to know the real us. In the process, we leave behind those who have deeply come to understand who we are and keep on loving us anyway.

All that glitters is not gold. What we mistake for gold may just be candy bars in golden wrappings.

What man thinks is a desire for fame and fortune is actually a desire to be known and to be loved. If we open our eyes, we may just find that what we've been searching for is actually already there around us. But few ever learn it in time. They are to be pitied.

I have a family that knows me and loves me - I am therefore the most famous and fortunate person in the world. That is my treasure.