News ~ "He was still my father after all, and I had to bury him."

Dear God,

We pray for this boy of 17 (in 2010), Yu Wei that he would grow up without the negative effects of his experiences with the circumstances surrounding the death of his mother & father. May he adjust well in soceity and may he meet people who will help him in his life's journey.

Amen.

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His Suicide Is An Escape
The Electric New Paper, June 24, 2010
By Elysa Chen
http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,245996,00.html

Chinese youth whose father murders mother and kills himself in prison says father didn't have courage to face punishment. On June 26 last year, 17-year-old Yu Wei rushed home to find the police at his door. His mother had been stabbed to death. Worse, his father was the killer. Three months later, on Sept 20, his father committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial for murder. The tragedy has left Yu Wei, who came from China with his mother to study here, an orphan. He has no relatives here. A family friend acts as his guardian and visits him once a week. The findings of a joint coroner's inquiry into his parents' deaths yesterday brought him little comfort. Yu Wei's father, Yu Qiangguo, 45, had fatally stabbed his mother, Madam Wei Hong, 41, and hanged himself in his jail cell. He was prepared to forgive his father once the man was sentenced in the High Court, but that chance never came. Still, Yu Wei decided to forgive his father when he learned of his death. He said: "He was still my father after all, and I had to bury him."

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Forgiveness ~ Car Hogs The Only Shaded Pick-Up Point

I don't have the time to go through this now but I may elaborate on it at a later time.
Anyway... here's the story... the first (& maybe only) take...

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What happened:
It was raining very heavily this morning. Jack and his wife Jill were going to work. They made their way to the multi-storey car-park. At one portion, the rain was beating in and was difficult to cross. Jack, made it across easily with his manly shoes. Jill, had difficulty with her office shoes so they both decided that she should wait at the "Circle" nearby. The "Circle" is the "Only Shaded Pick-up Point" in their estate that could only fit one-car-at-a-time. While waiting for Jack, Jill saw a car drive into the "Circle". The driver got out and left his car there. As Jack drove to the "Circle" he noticed that same car. Jack waited behind. Jill signalled that the driver was not in the car. Jack waited awhile and when he thought it was too long, he reversed out. Jill had to make it into the car in the rain with her small umbrella. At that point, the man came rushing back with his wife carrying a baby.

Jack & Jill's Initial Response:
Both Jack & Jill thought that the man was inconsiderate. Jack then spoke about forgiveness. But it was easier for Jack coz he wasn't the one who was wet from having to walk in the heavy rain before getting into the car.

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Ok... I'm going to stop here.
This may or may not be continued...
but you're free to use this story in your discussion of forgiveness.

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Rosary On The Classical Guitar ~ by PGA

Latest updates are at the top.

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Update: 2010 Sep 07, 0831hrs

As of this date, this has been an unfinished project I started somewhere in 2005. All prayers will be put to tune already in existence or if no suitable tune exist... I will compose. The purpose of this classical guitar arrangement is to accompany those who wish to sing the rosary.

Here's what I've done (or not done) so far & some existing melodies I intend to use which is subjected to change.

Sign Of The Cross ~ by PGA (done)
I Believe ~ by Peter Low (tentative)
Our Father ~ Common Tune or PGA (to decide)
Hail Mary ~ by PGA (done)
Glory Be ~ by PGA (done)
O My Jesus (to do)
Hail Holy Queen (to do)

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