Finding true meaning and purpose in life

Elaine Ko

The story of Little Sprout

2004

“A Girl’s Diary” ( 少女的日記 )我在乎！我在乎他友善的眼神我在乎他突然的冷漠我在乎他拒絕我的告白我在乎，因為── 等等──我怎會不在乎呢？

心目中的我，站在路旁等著可是白馬王子一個個飛馳而過怎麼，他們沒有看到我嗎？再平凡不過的臉隱藏了那股內在的渴望，只但願有人停下來，跟我說：「我在乎你。」

I care!I care about his friendly glancesI care about his sudden coldnessI care that he rejected my love.I care, because— wait—How could I not care?

I stand by the roadside, waiting,But each Prince Charming passes me by.Why, didn’t they see me?An ordinary faceThat hides a longing deep within,Only wishing that someone would stop, and

say to me:“I care about you.”

“A Girl’s Diary” ( 少女的日記 )嚴肅的長者啊你難道忘了 初戀的滋味嗎？（為什麼沒人讀雅歌書了呢？） 你難道沒有過 心在碰碰跳的感覺嗎？（為什麼你們都笑我單純呢？）

咦，我聽到馬蹄聲 朝我這裡來──他慢下來、慢下來上帝啊，這會是他嗎？

Oh, stern and solemn elderHave you really forgotten the taste of first love? (Why doesn’t anyone read Songs of

Solomon anymore?) Have you never felt the fast beating of your heart? (Why do you all laugh and say that

I’m naïve?)

Why, I hear the sound of hoof-beat coming towards me—He slows, he slows.Dear God, could this be him?

Who I am

My story

Taiwan Adventist College

My first wheelchair, 1994

Scoliosis surgery, 2000

Singapore Changi Airport

Media in Taiwan

Why live?

When I started high school,I was quite skeptical of God and people

I started writing for the church magazine

小豆苗Little Sprout

GodLife

FeelingsWorld

Myself

Words?

I believe that life is meaningful.

Be honest

I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched.My eyes fail, looking for my God.

Psalms 69:3

Look beyond yourself

Ask God your questions

“This is what the LORD says… ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’”

Jeremiah 33:3

It’s your life

…That you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life...

Deuteronomy 30:20

This has been my life; I found it worth living.

Bertrand Russell

Keep seeking.Don’t give up.

Happy Sabbath!