We looked at Ephesians again, and how we must become one family, all the brothers and sisters in Christ. Jew, gentile, Aussie, European, African, Asian, American, whatever continent you come from. I was chatting with a guy from Malaysia. D-. Great guy. He has a great sense on humour and the ability to laugh at himself, his situation and his heritage.
I asked where he came from within Malaysia, and he hinted that it probably wouldn't mean much to me. I informed him otherwise, as my last girlfriend was (is still, I guess) Malaysian and I have an abundance of Malaysian friends. He was very surprised and told me he was from PJ. He then asked a rather odd question.
D- asked, "Why did you choose to go out with a Malaysian girl?"
I was stuck. I stuttered and stammered. I came up with reasons like: We both enjoy a lot of the same things and we're both followers of Jesus and... I trailed off. I finished with, "Err... We have a lot in common."
"So you're also a money-grabbing, gold-digger who's unaffectionate?" he asked.
I stopped dead. I laughed. He laughed.
"It's all right. It's the stereotype, yes? A lot of them are that way," D- chuckled.
"Well, she's not like that. She's lovely most of the time. She loves to cook. She's a doctor."
"And why do you think she's a doctor?"
"No, no. It's not like that."
"In Malaysian families you're told you can be whatever you want; a doctor or a lawyer."
"Yes, it's very often the case," I laughed.
I like D-. I think he may have flinched at my nail polish, though.
I pray that we can put aside cultural differences and truly be united in Christ.
Amen.
TheSovietChairman
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