I said in my last post on religion that the fifth installment would be the last, but then again, I got this comment from my friend-reader, Pau, and it was too good a reply to not be noticed and--err--replied to.
and the part with: “If you don’t behave for the rest of your life, you’re going to burn in hell!” (hsb. which i think is related to my professor talking about how elders would scare their children by saying, "don't go there, may mumu" instead of just saying that it's dangerous)
And that reminds me of all the times when children play with things on the ground, and their parents would exclaim "Dirty! Dirty!" I swear it's so fucking retarded because the kids would do it again in a matter of seconds. It's either the parents keep stopping them until the kids finally get sick of it and stop altogether or it's either the kids keep getting their hands "dirty" until the parents finally get sick of it. If I get a kid, I'll call his attention and say "This is what you can do" and then dig my palms onto the ground and then wipe it with a handkerchief or whatever.
I remember then that for almost everyday in my life, my mother nags at the maid. "Do this, don't do that" (and that would be a far too simple and too inaccurate way of putting what she actually says) which is more or less a form of "Dirty, dirty!" I told her one night to try a different approach. She told me she tried doing so, and the day after things didn't change a bit. I think I told her a few days after to try that approach for a week or so, but then I realize, do I have the right to tell her to do that when I don't even want to try to keep telling her that for a week or so?
In my case then, it's either I advise her for a week (or a year--or ten) until she gets sick of it and does what I want her to do, or she keeps telling the maid to don't do this and do that, but the maid doesn't get sick of it and does what she wants her to do--she--and I--get used to it, and we get invisible earplugs. Oh, how the adult world and the world of children are so similar--yet different.
as for what i am doing? well, i can't really include the fact that we participate in world vision (which is kind of supporting one child through financial donations yearly) http://www.worldvision.org/home.nsf/index.htm
because i'm not the one who's donating money-mom is.
When I opened the link and saw the face of that little kid smiling, it made me go "Oh shit"--and in a good way. I wanted to try joining one of those programs wherein you give P500 a week to a charity. I was thinking that I could do it, but it'd take a fourth off my allowance. Well, it's either you spend it on comics or you spend it on helping a poor kid. And you can probably guess what I decided. Hopefully, I get to do that when I get a job.
On a side note, if ever you decide to donate to an organization, as much as possible, avoid giving to an org that just feeds. You know the saying "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day; teach him how to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime", right? So, it'd probably be better if you help an org that gives people jobs or kids education or something like that. (Side note: Got the idea when I remembered that author of "Dead Aid," a book that argues that the help people are giving to Africa is done wrong.)
besides, i don't think people only need finnancial help. i'll try helping in little ways like comforting people and giving them hope and prayers. a smile can also lift people's worries.
don't worry about it, i'm sure there are many christians who are trying to help. :D
I'm afraid that by "many" you mean "a lot, but not most." And that reminds me how Jesus said in the Bible that the road to damnation is wide, but the one to salvation is narrow.
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hm. i knew this long ago. the goddess Hel.. how people made contributions that molded this ideology..and the part with: “If you don’t behave for the rest of your life, you’re going to burn in hell!” (hsb. which i think is related to my professor talking about how elders would scare their children by saying, "don't go there, may mumu" instead of just saying that it's dangerous)
And that reminds me of all the times when children play with things on the ground, and their parents would exclaim "Dirty! Dirty!" I swear it's so fucking retarded because the kids would do it again in a matter of seconds. It's either the parents keep stopping them until the kids finally get sick of it and stop altogether or it's either the kids keep getting their hands "dirty" until the parents finally get sick of it. If I get a kid, I'll call his attention and say "This is what you can do" and then dig my palms onto the ground and then wipe it with a handkerchief or whatever.
I remember then that for almost everyday in my life, my mother nags at the maid. "Do this, don't do that" (and that would be a far too simple and too inaccurate way of putting what she actually says) which is more or less a form of "Dirty, dirty!" I told her one night to try a different approach. She told me she tried doing so, and the day after things didn't change a bit. I think I told her a few days after to try that approach for a week or so, but then I realize, do I have the right to tell her to do that when I don't even want to try to keep telling her that for a week or so?
In my case then, it's either I advise her for a week (or a year--or ten) until she gets sick of it and does what I want her to do, or she keeps telling the maid to don't do this and do that, but the maid doesn't get sick of it and does what she wants her to do--she--and I--get used to it, and we get invisible earplugs. Oh, how the adult world and the world of children are so similar--yet different.
as for what i am doing? well, i can't really include the fact that we participate in world vision (which is kind of supporting one child through financial donations yearly) http://www.worldvision.org/home.nsf/index.htm
because i'm not the one who's donating money-mom is.
When I opened the link and saw the face of that little kid smiling, it made me go "Oh shit"--and in a good way. I wanted to try joining one of those programs wherein you give P500 a week to a charity. I was thinking that I could do it, but it'd take a fourth off my allowance. Well, it's either you spend it on comics or you spend it on helping a poor kid. And you can probably guess what I decided. Hopefully, I get to do that when I get a job.
On a side note, if ever you decide to donate to an organization, as much as possible, avoid giving to an org that just feeds. You know the saying "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day; teach him how to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime", right? So, it'd probably be better if you help an org that gives people jobs or kids education or something like that. (Side note: Got the idea when I remembered that author of "Dead Aid," a book that argues that the help people are giving to Africa is done wrong.)
besides, i don't think people only need finnancial help. i'll try helping in little ways like comforting people and giving them hope and prayers. a smile can also lift people's worries.
don't worry about it, i'm sure there are many christians who are trying to help. :D
I'm afraid that by "many" you mean "a lot, but not most." And that reminds me how Jesus said in the Bible that the road to damnation is wide, but the one to salvation is narrow.
hey!! i added at the end that i hope that all christians will help :)).
ReplyDelete"If I get a kid, I'll call his attention and say "This is what you can do" and then dig my palms onto the ground and then wipe it with a handkerchief or whatever."
ReplyDelete~Very Good.
"Oh, how the adult world and the world of children are so similar--yet different."
~True. Very true.