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‘Heaven and earth’ was this book from high school whose title was more significant than the story itself in my opinion. The title referred to what we think things will be as opposed to the reality of how they end up being.

This title helped me view things in a more realistic view unlike how I previously romanticize them. I for instance, know that relationships are not all rosy, life is not a constant feel good hyper party and such a like. These realities are the ‘earth’ the author was referring to.

We get to jobs, relationships, houses, church ministry and all these spaces with a certain expectation in our head only to be hit by the reality that they are occupied by people with different tastes, preferences and ideologies from us. If we do not tame the ‘heaven’ in our heads, we end up getting disappointed, loathing or even quitting these spaces.

I am not saying that these spaces should not live up to their expected standards, they should, but we, too, ought to be realistic with our expectations of them.

Heaven and earth should always ring our minds whenever we are about to experience a new reality.