For sometimes I have been noticing that my church fellows always wrongly describe the East Malaysians. They call them Malays.
Malays?!! What Malays?!!
First of all, we in West Malaysia know three groups of people very well that we think that Malaysia is formed by these three groups of people. Simply said, UMNO, MCA and MIC. Malays, Chinese and Indians. That is why that when people from Sarawak or Sabah come to Peninsula, we call them Malays.
Like we in West, have these three races including Baba Nyonya, Portugese, Sikhs and more, they too have multi races like Bidayuh, Kadazan, Iban, Murud, Dusun, Chinese, Malays, Indians and more.
And like us, they too are Malaysians and NB: Malaysia formed when Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined Malaya. Malaya is the Peninsula. Malaya is not Malaysia. I keep on hearing people asking them questions like, "So. How did you find here in Malaysia?" or asking me, "So Anbu. Now you are with the Malay group is it?".
In Sabah and Sarawak, there are Malays and these people are not. We must get it right and know the cultures of Malaysians. Every year, the Government promotes Visit Malaysia campaign but we would rather choose to travel to India, China or ext. Why not we travel around Malaysia and learn others' livings and happenings?
My friends. Next time you meet the East Malaysians, don't call them Malays if they are not. Get to know their background, and you will know them well and learn something extra.
The least I can tell you is, "There are a lot to venture. Get your ass up and explore"
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Our God never makes sense
When we talk about the Wonders of the world, the Pyramids, Taj Mahal, Great Wall, ext, we have the common questions, "How did they built them?". This question arises in our mind because our brain could only accept if something is logic.
Could you believe if a solid looking object that is actually hard and stiff, actually not solid? Could you believe that we with advance technology could not compete with the ancient designs and concepts? Could you believe that God made himself a man, and lived as a man and God at the same time? Could you believe that God suffered like man do though pain is nothing for Him?
Glass is a solid looking object, but infact it is not a solid. It is a liquid made hard that melts in a long period.
I could not answer the second question, but I believe somewhere there could be an answer.
The third one, is about Jesus Christ. God made Himself in a human form and born from a virgin. A divine creature should born from a holy and guarded creature. Humans are sinful creature, but in order to mingle and mix around with us, the Lord has to preserve a woman, pure, holy, innocent and immaculate from every sin. And that is Mary our Mother.
Jesus, is the human form of God Himself, left His mighty power, His authority, His rule over all creations so that He could feel the pain when He falls down, He could suffer the hunger like us, He could work and sweat like we do. My friends. He loves us so much that He wanted meet us personally, and eat together with us but we have rejected Him because His way is not so cool.
We could never agree if the President of USA wipe our shoes. We could never agree if the King is going out with us for a dinner in Mamak stall. We could never believe if a multimillionaire is buying a RM6.00 T-Shirt for his son.
God, like in the story of Prodigal son, made himself so humble. In that story, the second son asked the father to give him his share. According the Jews custom, when a son asking from a father to split the property when the father is still alive, it is like telling the father, "Go and die". Jesus tells us that we like that son, hurt our God but like the father in this story, God forgives us. And again, after the son came back, the father embraces him and celebrated a feast. Will our own father do that for us? Because God loves us so much, He humbled and put down Himself lower than us, therefore He is being judged as not a God. When we say God, Holy Fear must emerge in our hearts. Do you know that He has the authority to destroy us and we have no rights to question Him. But is that what our God is? No..
His authority on us, His love on us, His way of treating, His presence with and in us have never been making sense.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Blessed Easter everybody
Could you believe if a solid looking object that is actually hard and stiff, actually not solid? Could you believe that we with advance technology could not compete with the ancient designs and concepts? Could you believe that God made himself a man, and lived as a man and God at the same time? Could you believe that God suffered like man do though pain is nothing for Him?
Glass is a solid looking object, but infact it is not a solid. It is a liquid made hard that melts in a long period.
I could not answer the second question, but I believe somewhere there could be an answer.
The third one, is about Jesus Christ. God made Himself in a human form and born from a virgin. A divine creature should born from a holy and guarded creature. Humans are sinful creature, but in order to mingle and mix around with us, the Lord has to preserve a woman, pure, holy, innocent and immaculate from every sin. And that is Mary our Mother.
Jesus, is the human form of God Himself, left His mighty power, His authority, His rule over all creations so that He could feel the pain when He falls down, He could suffer the hunger like us, He could work and sweat like we do. My friends. He loves us so much that He wanted meet us personally, and eat together with us but we have rejected Him because His way is not so cool.
We could never agree if the President of USA wipe our shoes. We could never agree if the King is going out with us for a dinner in Mamak stall. We could never believe if a multimillionaire is buying a RM6.00 T-Shirt for his son.
God, like in the story of Prodigal son, made himself so humble. In that story, the second son asked the father to give him his share. According the Jews custom, when a son asking from a father to split the property when the father is still alive, it is like telling the father, "Go and die". Jesus tells us that we like that son, hurt our God but like the father in this story, God forgives us. And again, after the son came back, the father embraces him and celebrated a feast. Will our own father do that for us? Because God loves us so much, He humbled and put down Himself lower than us, therefore He is being judged as not a God. When we say God, Holy Fear must emerge in our hearts. Do you know that He has the authority to destroy us and we have no rights to question Him. But is that what our God is? No..
His authority on us, His love on us, His way of treating, His presence with and in us have never been making sense.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Blessed Easter everybody
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