VEST: WHAT DO THEY SYMBOLIZE..???

....A waiter's vest (1st picture) MUST come with a bow tie and longer cutting for neck....the last picture is a 'braided two-toned vest' for choppers out there...the smiling couples are also big bikers and the smiling guy with his hands in the pocket is A NORMAL PERSON WEARING A NORMAL VEST...

"VEST"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vest

Many still in the fog when they came across people wearing vests. Of course we see them wearing it in church, courtroom, offices and even in the restaurants. But since i was provoked into investigating and spending time on the topic of 'vests' let me then begin by saying "vests play a significant role and symbolized many varities of different things or activities and is NOT confined to only one purpose and therefore open your eyes widely."

To begin with, there are many types of vests in the world. And since the vest-trend is still uncommon to some people, it is appropriate for the community (in Malaysia especially) to read this article and redefine what a 'vest' really is and about.

The photos above are supposingly to give the idea of the different types of vests and what their functions are. Like for example, the yellow one is for rescuing purposes as they are visible from afar and equipped with many external pockets.

A vest is a type of collarless sleeveless upper-body garment. There are a variety of similar garments that can be referred to as vests, but may go by other names in different regions. Vests typically fall into two broad categories:
Sleeveless upper-body garments, usually worn as undergarments, known as vests, undershirts or singlets.
Sleeveless jackets or coats, known as vests in the US and as waistcoats in the UK.

Etymology
The term vest derives from French veste, Italian vesta, veste "robe, gown," and Latin vestis, from vestire "to clothe". The sleeveless garment worn by men beneath the coat may have been introduced by King Charles II of England; a diary entry from October 8, 1666, written by Samuel Pepys states, "The King hath yesterday, in Council, declared his resolution of setting a fashion for clothes .... It will be a vest, I know not well how; but it is to teach the nobility thrift."

Sleeveless shirt
Known as an undershirt in the US, vest in the UK and many commonwealth countries or singlet in Australia, this garment is typically a sleeveless T-shirt, often (but not exclusively) used as an undergarment.

Sleeveless jacket
waistcoat
The garment known as a waistcoat in the UK and many commonwealth countries and as vest in North America, is a sleeveless jacket or coat. It is often worn as part of formal attire, as the third piece of the three-piece suit.

A form of this garment, sometimes known as a sports vest, is worn as an outer garment, usually in association with outdoor activities. The padded vest is popular apparel for hunting, commonly known as a hunting vest. Another common variant is the fishing vest which carries a profusion of external pockets for carrying fishing tackle.

Other varieties
Other garments called vests include:

-Pullovers, also known as sweater vests or tanktops. Tanktop also refers to a type of sleveless shirt.

-The Banyan, an indian garment commonly called vest in Indian English.

-The jerkin was an ancient form of leather vest; a modern form was issued by the British Army and other Commonwealth militaries as winter clothing in the First World War and again in the Second World War.

As an iban (i'm half iban actually) i am proud to say that we also have our own version of vest, the 'Baju Burong', we wear it for warring purposes and Gawai celebration and Ngajat Dance. We do not think it's cool to wear it to go for movies. Anyway, what i want to clarify here is that depending on the type and cutting of a vest, they are NOT the same in function and purposes.

NOW we go to my real post...!

I am a servant. That is one good thing about being a pastor, i will become a servant and a leader at the same time (LOL!). A servant is someone who serve. I serve The True God. I love Jesus so much that i decided to wear a cassock to symbolize my deepest apreciation of the cross. But then, to show my servanthood, i couldn't wear my cassock all the time in public, unless I'm in the church of course.

The best way to potray my servanthood is b wearing my vest. My vest is a reminder that i am indeed a servant, since some people thought that only a waiter (a servant in the sense) wears vest. Actually, i DID NOT come with the idea that this vest i am proud of is a mark of a servant...!

Anyway, thank u for your accidental bright idea...

This morning, when someone making a lame joke by telling me straight on the face that i look like a waiter (and he literally ordered an orange juice from me!), i was not amused at all. I was fuming. But then The Lord (the same God that he worships, amazingly) told me to take it into a small prayer and a reflection and thus, this post comes out as a result of yielding to The Lord.

My vest is a cheap one, bought in Romp Collection, Midvalley last month. I initially bought it for fashion, to be honest. I thought this should be the 'uniform for clergies' in the years to come and i am still working on promoting it to be worn under our longsleeves and the clergical collar UNTIL this person shut his eyes and opens mine. Thank you very much.

The vest is now A SERVANT'S VEST instead of a waiter's vest. Halleluyah.