rarely rally.

i made an extra effort to watch the rally last night!
and i'd say i didn't regret a bit of it..
though many would reckon that rally's boring,
but i begged to differ.

maybe because i'm partially in dis sector,
i'm particularly intrigued at the way the PM coined his words,
and how he tactfully handled the epic touche topics,
religiosity and harmony..

he quipped, inter alia, a parable which i thought made some sense.
and it goes as such.

a woman has 4 children of different religion.
a christian, buddhist, jew and muslim..
which child would she love most?
it was an impossible qn.

but it has a sound answer to that.
if she had to choose which child to love more,
she'd choose the child who cares and respects his/her other siblings more.
that, i thought was prudent.

commandment no. 2 reminds us to love our neighbours.
love does not condone exclusiveness, does it?
love does not judge and think its self-righteous, does it?
for full definition, refer to 1 Cor 13..

although it is sad when PM mentioned that the government,
in order to be fair and working,
has to remain secular.
but i gave it some thought, and concurred.

God didn't put christians in just one country.
He didn't only make Christians, He made humans..
He made us all equal,
and there definitely isn't one supreme race cited by hitler.

and we're placed in a community.
we're not made to live in solitude in a faraway mountain..
we're placed where we are,
so that we who are called, can be his light!

we need not be radical and rebellious.
neither do we need to be exclusive, nor judgemental.
there is a difference btw being called to be different,
and being difficult and stiff-necked.

as much as we promote ethical religious values,
we must always love the sinner, hate the sin.
and by hating the sin,
we need not provoke and judge the sinner in the midst of it.

i guess as christians,
being tactful requires the spirit of discernment.
it is not easy,
but it is not impossible, in fact, it is essential to be effective!

we're called to be different, not indifferent.
so let us not form judgements in our heads,
when we see a behaviour or an act we detest.
but let us intercede in our heads, each time we see a difference.