At every turn, it seems like we keep running into "predictors" foretelling that William will one day have a prosperous life. I'm not one to put much stake in fortune tellers, palm readers, or even plain old-fashioned luck. Still, the following is interesting:
William's Chinese name, Szu-Chuan, bears the charcaters for gold. Incidentally, we learned from Sister Rosa at St. Lucy's that his birthfamily paid good money for a fortune teller to create his name.
Sister Rosa also said that two of the volunteers who come to work with the babies at St. Lucy's are palm readers. They looked at the lines on William's hands and predicted that wealth and prestige await him.
My Aunt Mary, who joined us at St. Lucy's on pickup day, tells me that when she reads our blog in Chinese via Google's translation tools, the name "William" translates into "wealth."
Perhaps inspired by William's Buddha-esque physique, my own father can't help but predict that he is destined to bring great financial gain upon our family.
I don't know what God has planned for our baby. There are so many things I would wish for him. However, if it's wealth that is headed his way, may he have the wisdom to know that money is not the sum total of life, that it's not his to keep anyways. He is merely the custodian of it on behalf of Someone Greater. If it's poverty that marks his days, may he have a deep-rooted faith that trusts that the same God who feeds the sparrows and clothes the lilies of the field will do the same for him. And if he's somewhere in between, may he have the humility to judge neither the wealthy nor the poor but to love them indiscriminately and to be generous with what he has been given.
2 comments:
What a great post... wow... what a rich history little William has in his life thus far! :)
Judy, this was a great post. How interesting to hear about his life at St. Lucy's!
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