Today, while administering a TOEFL test, I saw some very supermodel looking lady walked in. Thinking that she seems familiar (seems to look like Uma Thurman), like a movie star, so I googled her name: Daria Strokous. (Today 03/06/2015, another model: Mirte Maas showed up) And to my half surprise, she was listed on many fashion pages and even wikipedia.
Flashes of exciting suggestions came into my mind: Should I take a photo with her? (I always carry a camera with me) What's she doing here in New York? Should I talk to her later? Should I tell the other staffs? Should I...etc.?
Another set of flashes interrupted, intermingling with the former. I recalled an incident Dr. Tong testified when he was taking photos with actors in Hong Kong and people told him how lucky he was to have pictures taken with famous celebrities, he responded differently (Can't remember what reaction it was but I remember enough to know that it wasn't something usually expected nor was it too drastic).
I have often viewed the fashion world as vainity. Sometimes, I do see a sense of beauty the designers trying to imitate from God. I then concluded that if a christian's profession is in fashion, he/she must have quite some temperance. Now I even recall (if I have not mistaken) that the Redeemer's Church has a fellowship group just for those in fashion industry.
Well, at least this one has a good manner, saying thank you everytime. I supposed I would just let it be. People are here to take TOEFL test, not to be bothered-whether they like it or not. It is now almost 2 hours into the test of 4 hours as I write this entry as she's testing in another room proctored by another. Good thing I didn't know who she was when I was taking routine photo of hers just as she was any TOEFL candidates while checking her in to her testing station or I might have been tempted to say: pose like this, face this way, look there, etc.
On the other hand, I'd better do some self check. I shouldn't have this paparazzi/vain fan emotions in me. I should rather be excited at seeing people like my family, pastors and elders, even paintings of Paul, Peter, etc. Just as the lesson from last night's fellowship taught, I should be more mindful of the righteous ones as Abraham did when he welcomed our Lord during the visit of the three.