November 30, 2008
My Birthday Message – 2008
Posted in Education, Guyana, Messages, Philosophy tagged a purposeful life, Cast your bread upon the waters, G. Matheson, never too late to learn, Randall Butisingh celebrates 96th birthday, We live in deeds not years at 8:46 pm by randallbutisingh
My dear Brothers and Sisters wherever you are, Greetings!
December 1, 2008 is the 96th Birth Anniversary of my sojourn on planet earth in my transitory fleshly garb, awaiting the inevitable when I shall have to discard it and be ready for Higher Service. On this occasion, this is my message to you
Live today as if it will be your last,, but at the same time work and learn as if you will live forever, and remember always that it is never too late to learn. You may not live as long as I have, but it is possible that you may live longer. Know this, that longevity has no meaning if it is not lived purposefully. We live in deeds, not years, and a short life lived with real purpose is far better than a long one lived aimlessly As the poet puts it:”Better to die in the flower of youth in trying to win a noble name, than to live to a good old age and die like a sheep in the pasture.” Some of our great men who have added lustre to the human race were cut down in their prime but their contributions to humanity will live on to the end of time to guide us.
Remember, also, that no matter how long you live, it is only a blink of the eye in the context of eternity, and that God who is a God of the Now, the Present see you as you are in the present and not as in the past, Sinful, fallible man tries to unearth your past so that he can drag you down to his own insipid level.
I have made many errors and bad judgments in the past which must have hurt some one or the other, and perhaps will make more in the future, but not willfully, because I am only human; but thank God, I have, with the help of the wise, been able to see a tiny spark of His light and am making every endeavour to follow it. May you also see that spark of the Light which always follows you.
Here is how the Hymn Writer puts it:
‘”O Light that followest all my way, I yield my flickering torch to Thee; My heart restores its borrowed ray, That in Thy sunshine’s blaze its day May brighter, fairer be”. G. Matheson.
Finally I would like to remind you that we are all here to Serve one another. Service with love is the only way to find fulfillment in your life. Give and it will be given unto you. Cast your bread upon the waters and one day it will return to you, for in doing these things your reward will not only be transient material comforts, but ineffable joy and the Peace that passeth all understanding.
May God bless you and keep you. May His Light shine upon you and give you Peace.
Your brother in Spirit.
- Randall Butisingh – randallbutisingh@hotmail.com
Stephanie said,
November 30, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Happiest Birthday Randall. Thanks for sharing your love. I shall endeavor to live in deeds… in part because of you.
-Steph
Sandra Edith Roth said,
December 1, 2008 at 5:44 am
Here is something I´d like to share with you:
If I could,I´d write for you a rainbow
And splash it with all the colors of God
And hang it in the window of your being
So that each new God´s morning
Your eyes would open first to hope and promise
If I could,I´d wipe away your tears
And hold you close forever in shalom.
But God never promised
I could write a rainbow,
Never promised I could suffer for you,
Only promised I could love you.
That I do .
Hope you enjoy this poem……
Te amo,
Sandra Edith Roth.
Lita Gobardhan said,
December 1, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Subject: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:53:08 -0500
Dear Uncle,
I wish you all the health and peace on this age. I have great respect for
you and the way you live your life. You are an inspiration for a lot of
people. I also want to celebrate your 100th birthday so keep up the positive
attitude and go for it!
Have a wonderful day.
Love,
Lita Gobardhan
Eric Shackle said,
December 1, 2008 at 6:43 pm
To: randallbutisingh@hotmail.com
Subject: Happy birthday!
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 22:44:03 +1100
Hi Randall. Greetings from Sydney, Australia.
Congratulations on reaching your 96th birthday. You are undoubtedly one of the world’s oldest and most articulate bloggers. I enjoy reading your posts.
I think I have previously sent this list of venerable writers to you:
CYBER WRITERS NINETY AND OVER
Name Hometown Born Title Age at Aug 20, 2008
Ivy Bean – Bolton, Yorkshire, UK: September 8, 1905 (oldest Facebooker) 102
Frank Pelatowski – Merced, California: August 10, 1907 (oldest columnist) 101
Ken Sillcock – Melbourne, Australia: Oct 24, 1910 (2nd oldest columnist) 97
Maria Amelia Lopez – Galicia, Spain Dec 23, 1911 (oldest female blogger) 96
Henry Jackson – London, UK: June 12,1912 (most amusing old columnist) 96
Randall Butisingh, : December 1, 1912 (most philosophical old blogger) 95
Ray (Dad) White – Knoxville, Tennessee: Sep 2, 1913 (best tomato-growing o.b.) 94
Donald Crowdis – Toronto, Canada: Dec 24, 1913 (most erudite old blogger) 94
ROLL OF HONOR
Age at death
Ruth Hamilton – Orlando, Florida: 1898-2008 (world’s oldest blogger until June 2008) 109
Olive Riley – Woy Woy, Australia: 1899-2008 (world’s oldest blogger after June 2008) 108
Could you please tell me where you now live? I’ve seen various references to Buxton, California and Florida. You certainly get around!
Best wishes, Eric (born May 13, 1919).
Eric Shackle is a retired Sydney journalist whose hobby is searching the Internet and writing about it. He is author of “Life Begins at 80 on the Internet,” http://tinyurl.com/58p9cv and is a featured writer for OhmyNewsInternational, http://tinyurl.com/6jny63. He also writes a column for senior citizen webzines in US, UK, Canada, South Africa and Australia, and is copy editor of Anu Garg’s Seattle-based A Word A Day newsletter, http://wordsmith.org/awad/ which is e-mailed five days a week to more than 600,000 wordlovers in 200 countries.
Richard said,
December 2, 2008 at 4:43 am
You are one of my heroes. May all the gods bless you.
Gaitre A. Lorick said,
December 3, 2008 at 12:50 am
To: randallbutisingh@hotmail.com
Maha Shri:
I heard it is your birthday and time to celebrate another year on this earthly plane where you continue to shine and be such a beautiful example of living life to the fullest … being all that you can be regardless of age … time etc… You are already a timeless soul. I saw some pictures of you during Guruji’s visit to Florida and it so filled my heart with wonderful memories of our time together a few years back. I remember those moments as if they were yesterday and wish for the day when we can meet again. I do hope we have that opportunity soon.
So on behalf of the NY group and myself, we wish you a wonderful day and a wonderful year ahead. May your hearts desires be fulfilled in the most perfect way. May you continue to be in the God’s favor with good health, mind, body and spirit. May your light be a reminder to us of how we can continue to strive to be better and to continue to learn no matter what….
Happy Birthday Maha Shri and may God and Guru continue to bless you ever so richly. May you continue to have perfect health and may you always be surrounded by love and light as you continue to send your love and light into our world.
Love Anupriya
Maria said,
December 6, 2008 at 12:42 am
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:31:58 -0500
To: RANDALLBUTISINGH@hotmail.com
Subject: HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HI TEACH!
JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN, IN WRITING THIS TIME.
I READ YOU WEB LOG AND YOUR BIRTHDAY MESSAGE: VERY IMPRESSIVE.
HARVEY READ IT TOO. HE SENDS HIS REGARDS TO YOU AS WELL.
BE WELL AND WE’LL SEE YOU SOON.
LOVE,
MARIA
Stephanie said,
December 6, 2008 at 12:45 am
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:21:15 -0800
From: Stephanie Bowry
Subject: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
To: randallbutisingh@hotmail.com
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY DEAR FRIEND,
You already have my love and my friendship. What can I give you now? Take my heart- there is a prayer in it for you: ‘God please bless Randall now as only you know how.’
Maude asked me to say Happy Birthday for her.
all my love.
Stephanie.
net selepe said,
September 27, 2010 at 2:49 pm
i really liked your message guy it filled my heart with pride…. thanks a lot
may d grantz said,
June 4, 2011 at 1:27 am
Anyway,it was three years ago that I read her book about how she help
among of the poorest in the world,including the sick,dying,homeless
and the forgotten,I was amazed of her great love and courage…I still believe
that she was a woman of faith and she was living saint when she was alive..
though she question of her own faith,maybe she wrote those words because
she was self afflicted or even depressed ,as human being we are subject those
feelings,specially we see the great suffering of human being…It doesn’t mean
we do not believe about God..if we said something and question our individual
faith is just because we are weary and feeling empty..I believe that God is
more understanding than us…He forgave us…