Happy Birthday, My 2011-Self!
Versi Bahasa Indonesia dari tulisan ini dimuat di WarungSaTeKaMu.org dengan judul Selamat Ulang Tahun, Diriku di Tahun 2011 . Dear my past self, First, I’d like to congratulate you on your new birth! On this date, 2 November, we received Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. And soon, your age will match mine: 15 years you have been on earth, and 15 years I have been living as a Christian. Besides commemorating this unique occasion, I feel the need to share one truth you need to hold on to during your journey. To be precise, it’s a quote from one of the forerunners of our faith, which we’d come to see as an implication of the verse that led us to our repentance. You’d actually read the words soon. So, why do I have to tell you earlier than you would? Because this new birth, which would change our life trajectory forever, is the hardest possible journey option that we would walk down. We would repeatedly fall and lose hope: “Why have we still not reflected Christ, th...
