greener?

many a times, we tend to look across.
a quote uttered one too many times,
'the grass always look greener the other side'
somehow, i was reminded of dis in the shower.

thinking from a sheep's perspective,
do i really care if the other side's greener?
all i care is i've grass in front of me!
wherever i go, i know there'll be grass to graze..

on the other hand,
thinking from a shepherd's point of view.
i'm not caught up eating the grass,
neither am i made to eat grass!

but what i'm here to do,
is to make sure my flock has grass to eat.
so i should be the one looking on the other side!
in fact, i hope my sheep will not look there..

i'm not gonna be an anal opinionated persona here,
and apply direct personification on the characters.
in other words,
i'm not saying we're the sheep, Jesus is the shepherd..

all i'm saying is that,
we're made for different roles.
and that we'll no wonder be frustrated,
to try and fit into a bigger or non-fitting role!

imagine the sheep trying to stick out its neck,
looking out for greener pastures.
firstly, it'll be hungry most of the time,
secondly, it cannot look far coz it doesn't haf a neck!

and now, imagine the shepherd trying to eat grass.
trying to actually taste which kinda grass taste nicer,
in order for a better life for his flock..
other than the already-insane nebuchadnezzar, nobody does that!

but the strange thing is,
we tend to look at other pple for comparison.
i've a friend who compared himself wif his friend,
"at least you can talk to her openly, i can't!"

and another who said,
"why can't i just die now and go heaven?"
the problem here is dis,
we often compare and feel so bad abt it that we wanna escape.

but if that was even a solution,
i don't think we even need to spend life on earth.
God could've just made us angels,
void of human intricacies and conundrums!

but the fact that we're here,
shows that we've something to learn or take from here.
and i highly doubt that
God wants to teach how the escape route..

sometimes, life is just as simple as 'grazing' on
the pastures right in front of us.
be it bitter or sweet, sometimes bittersweet,
it's sometimes better to do what we're called to.

and leave the looking out and planning to the shepherd.
afterall, he doesn't hafta eat grass!
and we can only graze on the grass wherever we're led,
when we truly trust and obey the shepherd.

pple say sheep are stupid,
but i'd say, sheep are smart and humble.
at least it doesn't try to be what's its not made to be.
and that makes us, the intelligent kind, foolish..

trusting and obeying are mandatory, albeit difficult.
but if it was easy,
it no longer is a sacrifice or offering.
it'll just be a non-event..

Lord, i wanna truly trust and obey You.
for there's no other way to be happy in You,
but to trust and obey.
may You continue to strengthen me, and teach me..