Thursday, August 31, 2006
Tug-of-war
Kel told me something last night.
What happens in a parents-boyfriend/girlfriend tussle?
In an Asian society which prides filial piety, this is more of an issue than other more liberal societies? Hmmm... Apparently, our loyalty and priority should be on the future family which we are setting up. This is because God made man and woman (to go forth and produce?)... Parents should at this point of time learn to let go and encourage the son/daughter to set up his/her own family. However, with this in mind, we should not do it at the expense of our parents... like totally heck them or something along that line. We still need to honour our parents, like how God instructs us to.
Though it probably sounds like a rather thin line to tread on, I think it's possible. Let's just pray for understanding loved ones, and be understanding towards them. Afterall, we love them and they love us.
From Barney's theme song....
"I love you. You love me. We are one big family. With a big big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won't you say you love me too?"
A rendition of it....
"I hate you. You hate me. Let's go out and kill Barney. With a shot gun bang bang... Barney on the ground. No more purple purple dinosaur."
So which camp do you belong to? I'm the latter. =)
What happens in a parents-boyfriend/girlfriend tussle?
In an Asian society which prides filial piety, this is more of an issue than other more liberal societies? Hmmm... Apparently, our loyalty and priority should be on the future family which we are setting up. This is because God made man and woman (to go forth and produce?)... Parents should at this point of time learn to let go and encourage the son/daughter to set up his/her own family. However, with this in mind, we should not do it at the expense of our parents... like totally heck them or something along that line. We still need to honour our parents, like how God instructs us to.
Though it probably sounds like a rather thin line to tread on, I think it's possible. Let's just pray for understanding loved ones, and be understanding towards them. Afterall, we love them and they love us.
From Barney's theme song....
"I love you. You love me. We are one big family. With a big big hug and a kiss from me to you. Won't you say you love me too?"
A rendition of it....
"I hate you. You hate me. Let's go out and kill Barney. With a shot gun bang bang... Barney on the ground. No more purple purple dinosaur."
So which camp do you belong to? I'm the latter. =)
# posted by Banana Saviour @ 2:58 PM 
