How shall it end?

We have come to the last day of Year A and it is appropriate that we read the last chapter of Revelation, the last chapter of the Bible.
Through the middle of the Holy City flows the river of living water. On both sides of the river banks grow the legendary tree of life which produces 12 different kinds of fruit, one kind per month. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:2). On the foreheads of the servants of the Lamb shall be his name --- Jesus. They will worship him who is seated on the throne of God (Revelation 22:3-4). There will be no night. There will be no need for light or lamp because the Lord God is their light and they will reign forever (Revelation 22:5).
The angel who showed all these events to John told him the following:
And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy." (Revelation 22:10-11)
Yes, as it was in the days of Noah.
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man.
They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all (Luke 17:26-27).
For the time being, everybody will continue to do the things they are currently doing. The evildoers will continue to heap up evils on their own heads. The righteous will continue to accumulate their righteousness until they come to their full share of goodness and evil. And how shall it end?
From what John has seen, through his own interpretation of what he has seen, he wrote it down. Now, it is our turn to read and interpret. It seems that John is optimistic despite the persecutions and oppressions confronting him everyday. Yes, there will be natural disasters. There will be betrayals. There will be many more bloodsheds and battles etc. Yet, they will not be the end. In the end, God will be our bridegroom and we will be His bride. John could find no happier, more joyful images to describe this encounter, this communion. The wedding banquet of the Lamb is the best descriptor he could figure out.
Today, I was honoured to be sent by the Principal to accompany the Vicar General to our school to celebrate our Golden Jubilee. We had a good chat on the way. Fr. Dominic Chan is in charge of the formation of perpetual deacons in the diocese. We touched upon the topic because recently, one of the perpetual deacons passed away and another one sought retirement. The Vicar General has been very decisive and supportive whereas I have been very very hesitant. The birth of Symphorian changed my mind. I thought God had other arrangements for me. Probably He wanted me to be good father instead of serving the church. The Vicar General has a different view. He saw no conflict between being a good father and serving the needy. He encouraged me to seek higher sanctification in this married state. In fact, both my wife and myself are Catholics. We should seek higher sanctification together, through prayers, through service.
While we were at the junction going to Tuen Mun or Yuen Long, we did not take the VG's advice. We went the Tuen Mun direction and got stuck in a traffic accident and were late for more than 20 minutes!! What an omen! A split-second "inferior" decision and we had to spend 40 minutes more in the car. Alex, you have spent 7 years more before you make up your mind. Do not need more signs?

My dear Lord, You have the tree of life to heal me of my illness. All my life, I have not been confident enough to make decisions, until Your hand forced me. I am a sinner. Have mercy on me. Amen.