constant.
it's all about how
to make that graceful transition.
strange is not
terribly foreign in my life-
i get it every now and then.
but yesterday was just bizarre.
because the rest of
the family has decided to
be Godly,
they thought maybe it would
be important to hold
some sort of ritual to
remove all sorts of
un-Godly, chinesey
ornaments and statues
and convert the household
altogether.
there was this
Goddess of Mercy sitting
on the altar,
who/which hasn't been worshipped to
nor given particular attention to
as far as i can remember.
it's just one of those "things"
that occur in a non religious
a chinese household hoping to "err" on
the safe side.
so as long as ive been in the household,
she's been there with
this look of tranquility-
she doesnt look too worried
being totally ignored.
not like she's giving me a problem,
i was happy to just let her be.
so yesterday some church people
came and performed the rituals,
God-talked, sang hymns, praised God and
condemned the Goddess of Mercy.
they then proceeded to
destroying her,
smashing her up,
and ordering her:
to leave in the name of Jesus.
my questions:
1) Why are they talking to a statue?
2) So if it is assumed that she
takes on a life of
her own, does she understand English?
She looks asian.
3) Why the hostility?
4) How does she feels being smashed up?
Not like she's done/not done anything
to deserve it.
i learnt that humanbeans
will believe what they want to.
if they decide that that an
idol moulded from clay is to be sacred,
it would be.
if they decide that the
same idol moulded from clay
is to be evil,
it would be.
so now they believe
that God has been
introduced into the household,
oh and
i was told God loves me.
i hope he does.
we could be friends.
10:50 PM