Compartmentalization

com·part·men·tal·ize (compart·mental·i·zation noun.) -
To separate into distinct parts, categories, or compartments:
“You learn... even the ability to compartmentalize ethics” (Ellen Goodman).

On Monday we had an unexpected electricity outage at MPK campus, this rarely happens nowadays since major campuses usually have backup auxiliary systems. I recall reading a chain email back in college days called "Jesus Saves", couldn't help but laugh at the thought that yes, we do need to constantly press that SAVE button to ensure our hardwork are not lost in the split of a second (~ several instruction cycles? ;)

One interesting thing that happened was "bam bam bam", all the doors in the hallways shut automatically, which really scared me, so people outside cannot get in (because most of the entrances are card-reader accessed, which is kind of scary when it does not work due to lack of electricity), and we have to spend some effort in openning the doors in the hallways to get to other parts of the floor/building. I was later informed that those hallway doors are specifically designed for the purpose of containing the fire/smoke in case of emergency. Arrh.... kind of like those water/air tight gates for space/ships... (recalling Sci-Fi movies here...)

I started thinking, we should treat things in our lives in a similar way, to compartmentalize the different sectors of our lives. So that when one area hits a down side, it does not affect our generally positive mood/outlook or our performances in other areas. Only exception I've heard through sermons is in regards to our spiritual matters, our spiritual walk with God is really the basis for our moral/ethical values, that is supposed to transcend through all of our worldly doings and be the compass and guideline to how we live out our daily lives.