love you no matter what

drafted 04 dec

i just watched chicken little tonight. the characters were all super duper cute! most parts were silly slapstick funny but there were a couple of awww hes-so-poor-thing moments as well. overall it was a wacky, lighthearted movie with a shallow plot. enjoyable if you just want a no-brainer :I

somehow i have a knack of getting the emo, struck-to-the-heart moment at the most unexpected of times. its the moment where strangely the line of a song, or the words in the dialogue (in or out of its context), or some statement in a casual conversation brings you to a realisation or reminder of sth that strikes you to the core. no one expect the moment in the middle of a silly animation flick or whilst shopping or even clubbing. no one but me!

tonight i got it in the dramatic & stressful scene where chicken little was to ascend dangerously up a steeple against his dad's better judgment & daddy rooster yelled to his son: i love you no matter what!

love you no matter what. a promise i made with someone very impt years ago. i remember the night fairly clearly... we were sitting on the steps of a very makeshift, kampong-like chalet in indonesia, facing the beach under the dark night sky. we were on a mission trip and in the middle of a difficult time in our rship. there was alot of uncertainty but we both knew we wanted to be a huge part of each other's life whether or not we were together. we were best friends and we would love each other no matter what. no matter what the hurt, no matter what we did to each other, no matter who we ended up dating, who we ended up marrying.

i havent heard that phrase for a long time now. when i heard it again today, i wondered if we were silly to have uttered such words... kinda juvenile eh? i wondered how much of that promise is still true for me & him. i wondered if he remembered that night at all & if he still cared. i wondered if i am, if i could still keep my side of the bargain? we may be far from each other's lives but i can still care by praying for him & his, by wanting the best...

ill probably never make the promise to anyone else save the person i marry. it takes alot to make such a statement and alot more to stick to it... in a way, only Someone can make that kind of a promise & keep it perfectly. Someone who has paid the price & done it all. that special Someone... mr JC :)

reminds me of a song by Third Day, unoriginally entitled Love Song... super cool words tho

I've heard it said that a man would climb a mountain
Just to be with the one he loves
How many times has he broken that promise
It has never been done
I've never climbed the highest mountain
But I walked the hill of calvary

Chorus
Just to be with you, I'd do anything
There's no price I would not pay
Just to be with you, I'd give everything
I would give my life away.

I've heard it said that a man would swim the ocean
Just to be with the one he loves
But all of those dreams are an empty emotion
It can never be done
I've never swam the deepest ocean
But I walked upon the raging sea

Bridge
I know that you don't understand
The fullness of My love
How I died upon the cross for your sins
And I know that you don't realize
How much that I gave you
But I promise, I would do it all again

Just to be with you, I've done everything
There's no price I did not pay
Just to be with you, I gave everything
Yes, I gave my life away

abit romanticised lar but kinda makes man's love pale in comparison doesnt it? ;) heh mr JC rocks!!!