1) St Joseph Catholic Church (O’ Connor, ACT)
2) St Vincent De Paul (Aranda, ACT)
3)羅東聖母升天堂 (Yilan, Taiwan)
Friday, 22 June 2018
Collections of Lk 1:38
I found myself always drawn to the paintings from Lk 1:38.
3)羅東聖母升天堂 (Yilan, Taiwan)
3)羅東聖母升天堂 (Yilan, Taiwan)
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
The "romantic" couple
Proudly presents this wonderful crazy couple, not so romantic (the photo can speak for itself), sometimes arguing with each other over small things, and has brought a crazy girl to life.
The best harmony is not without arguments, but arguments with harmony.
They are the best parents ever!
The best harmony is not without arguments, but arguments with harmony.
They are the best parents ever!
Friday, 15 June 2018
Conversation about faith
So this is a conversation I had with a friend yesterday about faith (wordings are not exact due to my poor memories):
“I have a problem reading the bible because it doesn’t make sense. Then my friend told me Bible is not read in that way.”
“Oh yea, it’s not meant to be read word by word.”
“And it’s illogical. How come the Israelites do not believed in God shortly after ten days when Moses was up hill for the Ten Commandments?”
“They were starving after a long period of walks fleeing from the Pharaoh.”
“It doesn’t make sense for them making themselves a new idol to worship after seeing those miracles God has done for them to free them from slavery.”
“It’s already after a while since they have left Egypt. Perhaps they were already counting on themselves with the food they have brought out of Egypt, and forgotten it’s God who has saved them from slavery and fed them. [The hardships at present have switched their focus to what they were lack of instead.] Sometimes we have take things for granted when we are already used to that and forgot.”
“They were starving... that makes more sense.
But the Old Testament doesn’t make sense, the New Testament is fine, the revelation is again not making sense.”
“The Old Testament is talking about strict rules and orders. The New Testament is wonderful as it focuses on love. The revelation... I have no idea. Ha.. To me, God is evolving too. Just like a mother won’t teach her baby about the three components of fire before scolding her baby for attempting to touch the fire. The Old Testament talks about rules and orders. Then Jesus comes to bring love - the New Testament - that the only rule is to love God and love thy neighbours. It makes sense to us now, because we are living in the present - we learn and know what is love. Just like our life journey, when we look back, we often find our past doesn’t make sense, and future? Uncertain and sometimes terrifying. Perhaps the same for revelation. We only find what’s making sense at the present moment, aren’t we?”
“Oh yea”
“I have a problem reading the bible because it doesn’t make sense. Then my friend told me Bible is not read in that way.”
“Oh yea, it’s not meant to be read word by word.”
“And it’s illogical. How come the Israelites do not believed in God shortly after ten days when Moses was up hill for the Ten Commandments?”
“They were starving after a long period of walks fleeing from the Pharaoh.”
“It doesn’t make sense for them making themselves a new idol to worship after seeing those miracles God has done for them to free them from slavery.”
“It’s already after a while since they have left Egypt. Perhaps they were already counting on themselves with the food they have brought out of Egypt, and forgotten it’s God who has saved them from slavery and fed them. [The hardships at present have switched their focus to what they were lack of instead.] Sometimes we have take things for granted when we are already used to that and forgot.”
“They were starving... that makes more sense.
But the Old Testament doesn’t make sense, the New Testament is fine, the revelation is again not making sense.”
“The Old Testament is talking about strict rules and orders. The New Testament is wonderful as it focuses on love. The revelation... I have no idea. Ha.. To me, God is evolving too. Just like a mother won’t teach her baby about the three components of fire before scolding her baby for attempting to touch the fire. The Old Testament talks about rules and orders. Then Jesus comes to bring love - the New Testament - that the only rule is to love God and love thy neighbours. It makes sense to us now, because we are living in the present - we learn and know what is love. Just like our life journey, when we look back, we often find our past doesn’t make sense, and future? Uncertain and sometimes terrifying. Perhaps the same for revelation. We only find what’s making sense at the present moment, aren’t we?”
“Oh yea”
Classifications
這是個很深的感受，總感到這裡的人很喜歡劃定界線。
第一眼見到你，就會問：Where are you from? 大家都在同一所學校/大家一同參與會議/大家一同參與彌撒，大家都在做同一樣的事情，從哪裡來有什麼所謂嗎？
知道以後好像被界定了這個人的類型，然後猶如被分類，中國人一組，非澳洲人一組，非English as the first language 的一組...
歧視？我又不這樣認為，只是覺得很小圈子而已。而更有趣的是，中國人自然有他們的圈子，新加玻人有他們的團體，印度人有，印尼人有（甚至有印尼人玫瑰經小組）.... 而香港人嘛，一見到面好像怕會被黏著似的，一個個獨立個體。是希望融入當地人的圈子嗎？還是從小就在國外長大不想與香港人交流嗎？這大概是一個很有趣的研究課題。
話說回來，其實有必要把自己界定是什麼人嗎？
每個人都是當下的這個自己吧。
對，這是有時間性的，今天的我打倒昨日的我其實沒有問題呀！
一生人從小到大一成不變不才是有問題嗎？
人總是會長大，好好的成長就是了。
第一眼見到你，就會問：Where are you from? 大家都在同一所學校/大家一同參與會議/大家一同參與彌撒，大家都在做同一樣的事情，從哪裡來有什麼所謂嗎？
知道以後好像被界定了這個人的類型，然後猶如被分類，中國人一組，非澳洲人一組，非English as the first language 的一組...
歧視？我又不這樣認為，只是覺得很小圈子而已。而更有趣的是，中國人自然有他們的圈子，新加玻人有他們的團體，印度人有，印尼人有（甚至有印尼人玫瑰經小組）.... 而香港人嘛，一見到面好像怕會被黏著似的，一個個獨立個體。是希望融入當地人的圈子嗎？還是從小就在國外長大不想與香港人交流嗎？這大概是一個很有趣的研究課題。
話說回來，其實有必要把自己界定是什麼人嗎？
每個人都是當下的這個自己吧。
對，這是有時間性的，今天的我打倒昨日的我其實沒有問題呀！
一生人從小到大一成不變不才是有問題嗎？
人總是會長大，好好的成長就是了。
Self discovery
Bus journeys are always a perfect time for reflections.
到了Canberra快五個月，遇到的挑戰可謂一籮籮，到現在也終於開始settle down了。
剛來進駐的那間怪屋，跟5隻雞和一隻老鼠做housemate，一個會在後院自己搭小屋的老人家，搭小屋從梯子掉下卻血流披面也要自行駕車去醫院，然後再發現屋裡的怪味原來是那位不願意洗澡的老人家的體味...
這個當時覺得很痛苦的經歷卻成了現在茶餘飯後的笑話。
原來自己的彈性適應力是可以增長得那麼快。我還在碰碰撞撞的去研究自己到底是怎樣的，可以為天主做怎樣的事。
從前的我很想要一個肯定清楚明澈的答案，現在發現，原來過程本身就是答案的一部分。
突然想起那幅圖：「一個人搬大石上山，石頭看似沒有絲毫移動，人的臂力卻培增了；最後那塊石頭究竟有沒有上到山似乎並不重要，那個人的增長才是重點」
大概開放的心才是所需要的吧
Being comfort with uncertainties
God of surprises
大概都是這個道理吧
到了Canberra快五個月，遇到的挑戰可謂一籮籮，到現在也終於開始settle down了。
剛來進駐的那間怪屋，跟5隻雞和一隻老鼠做housemate，一個會在後院自己搭小屋的老人家，搭小屋從梯子掉下卻血流披面也要自行駕車去醫院，然後再發現屋裡的怪味原來是那位不願意洗澡的老人家的體味...
這個當時覺得很痛苦的經歷卻成了現在茶餘飯後的笑話。
原來自己的彈性適應力是可以增長得那麼快。我還在碰碰撞撞的去研究自己到底是怎樣的，可以為天主做怎樣的事。
從前的我很想要一個肯定清楚明澈的答案，現在發現，原來過程本身就是答案的一部分。
突然想起那幅圖：「一個人搬大石上山，石頭看似沒有絲毫移動，人的臂力卻培增了；最後那塊石頭究竟有沒有上到山似乎並不重要，那個人的增長才是重點」
大概開放的心才是所需要的吧
Being comfort with uncertainties
God of surprises
大概都是這個道理吧
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