Just The Wei I Am

Watched Singapore Idol on TVMobile last night. Reality TV really hooks you. The emotions are real.

I realised that most of the time, we see rejected participants who are sad, disappointed, desperate. This girl who begged the judges for a second chance, who wept to Gurmit, "I wanted it so much...". This guy who wanted very much to get in to, just to put a smile on his dying mother's face. This other guy sitting on the floor, looking dejected like his house just burnt down with his family in it. Their feelings are real. I feel sorry for them.

Then I wonder, why do people join in the first place? Don't they know they will be disappointed? I mean, only 28 out of thousands will not be disappointed, so that means (thousands - 28) people will have to be disappointed. Why did they torment themselves trying to join the show?

Because of hope. As real as the disappointment after the results, is the hope on their faces before their auditions, before the results are announced. The anxiety, the confidence, the fact that they joined in the first place. They have hopes. Some are selfish, for fame and glory. Some are noble, for a mother's smile. Some, perhaps, hope to lift themselves out of life's problems. They all want it so much, they've put their hopes in it. Most have to walk away disappointed.

I know of a hope that does not disappoint. One day, we will all have to stand before a Judge too. On that day, He will let some go on to the next round, but others will not pass. Yet, more than 28 will get in, and in fact, anyone can get in. Everyone have hopes, but hope in Jesus is surely a hope that will not end in tears and sadness.