Design

I can't help but get a sneaking suspicion that lots of people out there don't really know what design is, especially those who ridicule "intelligent design" and claim that ANYTHING can happen if you give it a gazillion years.

I, fortunately and unfortunately, was trained as an architect and had spent around 25 years in the industry dealing with the subject of design - agonising about it over sleepless nights and getting hammered for it when things don't work out. (Luckily good design is achievable and I will blog about that later.)

Have a look at these two videos to see how much thought needs to go into the building design process before idea becomes reality. Look at how many people are involved. And then ask yourself whether it's possible to get from single-cell organisms to our present complexity via Darwin's simplistic "natural selection" process.

Dreams

Recently someone asked me why I am a Deist and not an Agnostic. An Agnostic, from what I can see, is someone who thinks that there is no way man can know God and therefore is not going to bother trying. That is not my attitude. I am still thinking, seeking and exploring.

One possible way a personality from another dimension may choose to communicate with us is through dreams. Normally I don't remember what I was dreaming about when I wake up, but last night's is still fresh in my mind.

I was walking down the street to my mom's place when an uncle of mine overtook me. (He had passed away many years ago.) He was wearing white and walking much faster than me. As I neared the house, I saw a bunch of relatives standing outside. I was informed that two of my cousins had bought 3-storey shop lots. One of them was already doing a successful jewelry business. (In real life, none of my relatives are in the jewelry business.)

In the next scene, I was sitting next to my dad (recently deceased), watching a video projected on a large screen. Again it's my uncle (dad's elder brother) walking down the street. I asked, "Is that uncle?" He said, "Yes, that's definitely him." I said, "Isn't it amazing how I can project what's in my head onto a screen for everyone to watch?"

Hehehe! Funny dream, ain't it?

Now, assuming it's not due to something I ate for dinner or my blood pressure peaking in the middle of the night, what is its significance? Is it a bit of advice from my dad? Is he pointing me in some direction? Or could it indicate something that I need to watch out for over the coming days? Only time will tell. In the meanwhile, I will mull over it.

And that's something we all need to do in our hectic lives - to take time to ponder and plan.

[Art by Tiffany Liu]