A dream came true on Saturday for me…

After a whole decade of Star Trek fandom, I was finally transformed into the quintessential Klingon character of Lieutenant Commander Worf at CosCon 2007, part of the World Cyber Games held over the past four days.

It was a most enjoyable experience - being in full costume has its perks. Everyone wants to take a photo with “you”, regardless of who’s underneath the mask. Definitely a reminder of what I truly wanted from my life without a mask - fame, recognition, acceptance in a world that’s not exactly ‘mainstream’. But it was also an epiphany of what I wanted to move away from - a naive fascination for glamour and all that accompanying jazz. When it came down to it, I appreciate the privacy I enjoyed now, and I wouldn’t trade it for all the photo opportunities.

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord - the event where Jesus was revealed in his full divinity to the closest of his apostles: Peter, James and John. Like my namesake the Prince of the Apostles, I too sometimes blurt out nonsense in my excitement to be part of God’s revelation of his love for each and everyone of us. What’s most important though, is that God is not asking us to take charge and be in control of each situation that he places us in. Instead, he is reminding us to just listen to Jesus, the Beloved Son of God, and everything will go according to the perfect plan of God.