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To Kajang for Life

into each other, I came close to bashing him up. I was still
furious at him for his betrayal. He was later transferred to
another block to keep him away from me.
Unable to accept my fate, I swore and cursed at everyone
and everything, but my anger was futile – life imprisonment
was the reality that I was staring at. While most young men
my age were busy with family and career, here I was locked
up in a prison cell, with only the wardens and other prisoners
for company. I, the once-powerful Sam Kian Seng of Hong
Moon 3821, was rotting away. If only I could change my
circumstances!
Humanly speaking, there was no hope. But strangely, it
was here at Kajang Prison that I finally found new meaning in
life. That happened when I encountered God, and my life was
turned 180 degrees around. I had to be brought down to my
knees before I could see that there was Someone far greater
than Sam Kian Seng. My pride dissipated, and I began to see a
great light.
There may be people who do not believe in God, but this
is my own testimony which no one can dispute. It was God
who made all the difference in my life. Right there in Kajang
Prison, I found Jesus and accepted him as my personal
Saviour, and God changed my heart and gave me new hope
and meaning in life.

NEW LIFE

Reflecting on my past, it became clear to me that I had
been enslaved in the underworld, powerless to escape. Even
though I was free to make my own plans, I was in effect a
pawn in the hands of those who were powerful and had
the means to pay for my services. I felt fettered to a ball-
and-chain, controlled by an unseen force that caused me to
continually commit unlawful deeds.
I had worshipped idols in the early part of my life,
something that my parents taught us to do since we were
young. Those gods were supposed to protect me from harm.
But here I was in prison, and I realised they were as helpless

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