Do you believe?
Shea attends a mission school, one that I attended as well when I was her age. 5 months into it ... she has emerged a much more different child than I was.
Environed by a different God that my parents believe in at home, whatever teachings and praise I learned from school ... remained in school. No hymns, no saying of grace, no praying.
Shea? She comes home singing aloud the baby hymns that I still remember 20 years on. From the void deck, to the bedroom, to the bathroom, at the computer table, in the car ... everywhere! Evidently the same household, as my parents see her a whole lot more than I do but ... their tolerance of their granddaughter is just infinite. I'm glad that my daughter can exercise this freedom of hers.
At the same time, I am perplexed by the ease of submission that she has rendered. I came home one night after a fight with my sister ... and she caught me sobbing.
Shea: Mummy, why are you crying?
Abi: I had a fight with Huini.
Shea: Aww ... but she's your sister! God said that we should not quarrel and must be nice to each other. Why are you fighting with her?
Abi: ****
Shea: Now, will you say sorry to her? God will forgive you if you stopped crying and do that.
I did stop crying and nearly suffocated her with my 3-minute hug. My daughter has found what I have not the courage to face.
Belief.
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Posted by
egoMassive |
3:02 PM, May 04, 2006
Sia lah!! Egomassive has made an appearance on my blog!!!
Posted by
Abigael |
11:06 AM, May 05, 2006
*snigger*
Posted by
egoMassive |
11:32 AM, May 05, 2006
A lot of times, kids make more senses than us because we are complicated and think too much. Maybe, we should stop thinking. =)
Posted by
TriplePeriod |
12:53 PM, May 06, 2006