Tuesday, March 22, 2011

When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do

well well well... in my retrospect, i discovered this part of me - that i'm totally "do in Rome as the Romans do!" 怎麼發現的呢? 一天跟表姐跟姐夫坐公車要回家... 當時真的很累,所以沒特別注意身邊的人。當我回過神來時,看到表姐在幫個長輩(也不是說白髮蒼蒼這麼老啦)撿他掉的單張(不確定是甚麼,就是很多疊紙)。煞時我才發現:我怎麼沒有想幫助的心?以前的我,一般看到需要的人都會有所行動。啊~~~~玉妹也說我回來很“ㄑㄧㄥ”~我其實是發現我非常的入境隨俗了,even the way i drive in either TPE or Tainan, 我都滿狠的 XD probably not a good thing...

那天我跟家人去花博,這次。。。又看到有人想插隊~我本能的“正義感”就出來了,整個不開心這位盲目的阿姨裝傻想插隊。We weren't slow... but she just kept walking closer and than faster than us trying to squeeze us out.... hello, can't you see the invisible 'line'? 在跟家人講話時我試著暗示她不要插隊,很沒禮貌... 直到她名正言順的插在我們前面了,我總算忍不住了!在後面問她“妳沒看到隊嗎?”之後又有一家似乎覺得我們沒跟上(我們只是不想貼著前面人的屁股走),就慢慢也要插隊。。。。這次她看到我們手中拿著哥哥犧牲離開隊伍去買的冰淇淋,笑臉問我說“這個天氣吃冰最棒了是吧!”我忍不住回她“為什麼你們在插隊啊?”當下大家的臉都變了。。。。i was just being honest.... seriously, i hate people CUTTING the line!!!!!! 我媽說我不應該說這樣,表妹也一臉尷尬。但是。。。我只是說直話啊!是讓她很尷尬沒錯,但我又不是說謊話~!k, this last part is not Chinese, but... my point is, i do feel my 'change in attitudes' now that i'm more used to Taiwanese culture.. >< i don't wanna have some components of it but i think it's penetrating if i don't pay close attention or be sensitive enough to identify the 'subtle change!'.... argh, 主啊 求祢幫助我!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

婦女節

(: and... 3/3 is japanese's 女兒節! i guess only when i'm there in kyushu under the cultural influence will i 4ever remember the date! lol

Sunday, March 6, 2011

台北懷恩堂3.6.11

第一次去這個浸信會的聚會點, 還滿傳統的.. 不過有很多很好的地方. (: 音樂仍是被大大看重的, 雖然其實很傳統, 是唱傳統詩歌加上拿聖詩本, 又有很正統的詩班合唱團, 不過能力跟素質是滿棒的. 特別是 - 用聖詩本: 幫助平信徒學習看音樂, 而不是只會唱 (聽歌聽久了大家都會唱)... congregants learn to 'read music!' and get to see the "parts" like the worship vocalists do! 除此外, 我最appreciate的地方應該是牧師的講道 (其實因為捷運有點坐錯 - 南勢角/淡水站原來是有兩批但卻在同一地方... 跟jasmine算是學經驗吧, 所以遲到不少 >< 不過能有聽到講道很感恩! 牧師講道hebrews 5:11-14. 也講到苦難 ... 雖然像牧師說的, 面對苦難我們沒有答案回答"為什麼".. 但是我當時自己想到些想法而就想順手寫寫以便記錄下來 (:

苦難雖然沒有答案, 但是... 其實人對苦難本來就是負面的... 一般人是不會在第一時間遇到苦難時歡歡喜喜的. 遇到好事發生在我們身上時, 我們不會像遇到苦難時可能會對主說得說的: "主啊, 為什麼讓我發生這種事呢?" 我們遇到好事時會question嗎? i doubt it...

福音不是救我們脫離困難, 而是提高我們的眼目.. 去思想那從 神而來更高的意念 - 永恆的眼光 (lifting our eyes to see.... eternity). 常常忘記永恆的居所才是我們真正的"家", 真正的"盼望"... 比起永恆, 是否能輕看現在的苦難? 真正救恩給的是 ---------> redeemption, salvation...! 救贖的大能... 不免除我們在地上或是肉體上可能會受到的苦難... well, only if God allows and His mercy extends to us will we stand firm and possibly reduce our physical/mental pains/sufferings. else... pray that we'll learn to see what God sees, and be joyful, cuz ... we're saved! and ... that's the most important thing in life! (: