Favorite anime of 2011

My favorite anime of 2011 is Steins Gate. It is a thriller about time travelling, consisting of a great story (unpredictable most of the time) and involving many unconventional characters. I actually really enjoy the main characters which is one of the main aspects I looking into when watching an anime. There were also other great anime that I watched like Madoka (yeah, I was astonished about the quality of this one) and Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae (the name is not that good, but the show is the total opposite).

One of the reasons why I like Steins Gate more is probably because the show is about a very cool and interesting topic like travelling through time, and alter the past to make a better future. To a certain extent, I have thought of wanting to change something from the past because of silly mistakes I made that I regret now or I want to change events to turn into my favor. I can think of tons of things.

And with this, I realize that mistakes or struggles from the past have actually taught me much, and if I haven't made these mistakes in the past, I could probably be making them now. As for making choices (selecting school, career, fellowship and church to attend, classes to take, people to invest in, etc), there are things that I could have done differently which will affect me and the people I hangout with. It is interesting, there were probably better choices that I could have made.

But here is where I need to trust in the sovereignty of the will of God. In the moment I made a decision, I can barely see a small snapshots of the bigger picture. And as life goes on, I start to see additional snapshots that reaffirm me, that even if a decision done does not seemed to be the best, it has provided me a valuable impact that is for the best.

When I started going to church, I went to this intensive seminar for basics of Christianity. And there I learned to definition of the "will of God" for me. And it is defined as "the best plan for me if I knew all the circumstances". Yeah, I don't see the whole picture, that's why I need to trust God even in times of uncertainty, taking each step at a time being convicted that God is always good.

So yeah, there is no need to travel back through time.